Archive for September 2014
Portola Valley Ranch – The Peninsula’s Hidden Gem
Amazingly Distinctive Custom Homes Are Still Undervalued Amidst Market Chaos Developed in the 1970s Portola Valley Ranch (PV Ranch), a planned community of approximately 205 homes located in Portola Valley off Alpine Road, is truly a hidden gem of a development which offers so much for so little on a comparative basis. Portola Valley Ranch…
Read MoreHow To Avoid The Big Housing Crunch Awaiting Many Baby Boomers
There Are Dire Predictions For Baby Boomers But It Can Be Overcome With Planning Those American Baby Boomers born between 1946 and 1964 are facing some pretty serious issues in the foreseeable future none of which are as daunting as the cost of housing in their retirement years. Notwithstanding the estimated costs of $220,000 a couple will…
Read MorePalo Alto’s Comprehensive Plan Delays Prompt Zoning Changes – The Value Of Your Real Estate At Stake
Citizens Should Get Involved To Help Mold The Future Of Palo Alto Growth The massive overhaul to Palo Alto’s Comprehensive Plan is not expected to be completed for a couple more years, but several city council members would like to implement zoning changes right away because of all the development that is currently occurring and…
Read MorePaying Off Your Mortgage Early Might Not Be the Investment You Think It Is
There are Better Investments Available Instead of Paying Down Your Mortgage Mortgage is Latin for “dead-deed.” Black’s Law Dictionary defines mortgage as an interest in land created by written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty or the payment of a debt. Mortgagees are the banks who lend money secured by real property…
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