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Willow Glen Home Sale Stats 5/10/09

Written on May 15, 2009 by Holly Barr in Community, Holly Barr, Real Estate, Realtor Holly Barr

Well, I gotta say on my blog as I say to all my clients… the market is CHANGING! I have buyers that refuse to believe me and still want to wait until prices go down further. I am seeing multiple offers 35 offers in some cases!! There were 23 sales in the last week for…

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San Jose Guide

Written on April 27, 2009 by Holly Barr in Community, Realtor Holly Barr

My marketing guru husband Greg just put together a very cool guide to San Jose, CA that includes Campbell, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Cambrian and Willow Glen (neighborhoods within San Jose). There is information about schools, shopping and up to date home pricing -even a map of each area. Let me know if…

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Willow Glen Schools Parent Info Night; 11/17

Written on November 6, 2008 by admin in Community, Schools

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Finding a good lender – in this economy.

Written on September 22, 2008 by Holly Barr in Buyer, Community, Holly Barr, Real Estate, Realtor Holly Barr

Okay, financially speaking, the world is a bit scary right now. Banks are closing and being absorbed. I am reading about people pulling money out of their banks (and putting it under their mattresses essentially). Our whole economic system is morphing into something new. That being said, people (lots of people) are still buying houses….

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Take a new way home and get a treat!

Written on September 16, 2008 by Holly Barr in Community, Holly Barr, Real Estate, Realtor Holly Barr

As a realtor, I like to think I am up on the neighborhoods that I serve. Part of that is driving around a bit and checking out streets I may have not seen in awhile. Today, my meandering home took me down one of my favorite streets, Franquette. I like this street because of the…

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Safety fair with something for everyone!

Written on August 17, 2008 by Holly Barr in Community, Realtor Holly Barr

It was billed as a safety fair, but I think it was more than that. We had 16 vendors from San Jose Police horse and K-9 unit as well as doing finger printing (80 children total were fingerprinted!) and Ace Hardware showing off the latest in earthquake safety to Morgan Mulitmedia bringing us the skills to make…

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Top three WG real estate picks for 8/7/08

Written on August 8, 2008 by Holly Barr in Community, Holly Barr, Real Estate, Willow Glen Real estate

Pick of the week! CARMEL COTTAGE CHARMER IN WILLOW GLEN! 1580 Cherry Glen Way (off Hicks & Mercer) 3 bed 2 bath 1732 sq ft. $1,199,000. This house felt like Carmel charm and just gave you a hug when you walked through the white picket fence (sounds cheesy I know, but really you should check…

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Building community through public schools

Written on August 4, 2008 by admin in Community, Real Estate, Schools

Building community through public schools

Anyone who lives in Willow Glen should be a proponent of strong public schools. Whether you send your kids to a public school or not , strong schools are a direct reflection of both the almighty dollar (property value) and community strength (do you know your neighbors, can you go [...]

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RG Neighborhood Produce Exchange

Written on July 26, 2008 by WGx in Community

Realtor Holly Barr continues her ongoing WGx column with a twist this time around. During a quiet week for the home tour, she instead brings word of a Produce Exchange hosted by neighbors in the Rosegarden area:
Highlights of July 17, 2008 Willow Glen Realtor Tour
Tricky to find a theme this week. I did see [...]

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Willow Glen Realtor Tour July 10, 2008

Written on July 12, 2008 by admin in Community, Holly Barr, Uncategorized, Willow Glen Real estate

The theme this week seems to be YARDS!! There were some beautiful yards on tour this week! While it was hot and you did not really want to be outside at all, it does help to have something very pretty to look at (and a cool drink in your hand). Realtors on tour often offer [...]

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