Category Archives: Real Estate

Flashy charts that show growth in the Real Estate Market

Fresh from the California Association of Realtors for those of us who like charts… a chart is worth a thousand words. CAR charts 2-2012  

Real estate prices expected to soar as Facebook stock is released.

Facebook is valued at some astronomical amount like $100 BILLION… that’s a lot of cheddar that will melt all over the real estate market slowly as stock is released. Should be interesting because right now, inventory is too low for the standard 3 bed 2 bath between $650,000 and $800,000 where many buyers want to…

Exquisite Eichler on Comstock

My favorite new listing on today’s tour is a stunning Eichler-style home at 1766 Comstock Lane. It’s a 1500 square foot 4/2 that’s listed for $878,000. It was remodeled in 2008…they spent over $200,000 renovating the kitchen and baths, including high-end features like granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Those with a green thumb will…

Willow Glen Update; April 10, 2010

Here’s my picks of the weeks from this week’s broker tour. As always, if you have any questions or want to see one of these houses just pop me a note or call me at 408-887-3225. 2003 Ellen Ave This 3/2 is going for $749,000. It’s got original kitchen and baths, but it’s got a…

Willow Glen Update; Feb 25, 2010

Today I went on the weekly realtor tour of houses coming on market in Willow Glen, there are some really nice houses coming on market. Here’s some stats and summaries of a few of my favorites. Fast Facts 20 homes were sold in Willow Glen last week, 5 of them were “short sales.” Accounting for…

Holly Barr's Willow Glen Update; Oct. 1, 2009

Holly talks about the Willow Glen real estate scene, including a breakdown of current listings, recent sales and deals in progress. She also describes a potential short sale on Glen Eyrie (3,500 square feet on an 11,000 square foot lot!), a good deal on Custer Drive, and two great listings that she herself has coming…

Holly Barr’s Willow Glen Update; Sept. 17, 2009

Willow Glen Home Sale Stats 5/10/09

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…

Classic Craftsman!

For those who love a Craftsman style home, there is a BEAUTIFUL one for sale (again) at 1226 Minnesota Ave. in the Willow Glen area of San Jose. This house has 2700 sq ft., artist studio and a HUGE full height basement. It was for sale almost exactly 2 years ago for the same price…

Finding a good lender – in this economy.

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….