Big is back – article in the Wall Street Journal. We see this to some degree in the Silicon Valley, Atherton, Los Altos Hills, Woodside area – but Most new estates are 10,000 to 30,000 square feet – with the average new estate probabbly just below 15,000 square feet (total square footage). Read more at [...]
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Mega Mansions in the United States
Posted in Los Altos Estate, Los Altos Luxury Estate, Luxury Estate, Real Estate, tagged atherton, Bay Area Luxury Estates, David Bergman, Intero Real Estate Services, Los Altos Hills Luxury Estates, Luxury Estates, mega mansion, Silicon Valley Luxury Real estate on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Facebook effect on Real Estate
Posted in Los Altos Luxury Estate, Luxury Estate, Palo Alto Real Estate, Real Estate, tagged atherton, atherton luxury homes, Bay area Estates, David Bergman, fine estates, Intero Real estate, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills Luxury Estates, Luxury, Luxury Estates, luxury homes, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley Luxury Real estate on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Will the Facebook IPO have an effect on the luxury home market? It’s already been happening. Shares of Facebook and other non-public companies have been traded in the secondary market – so we have already seen buyers trading their Facebook shares (and employee/shareholders of other private companies) and buying real estate. After a company goes [...]
Another sold Estate in Los Gatos, CA
Posted in Luxury Estate, Real Estate, tagged atherton luxury homes, Bay area Estates, Bay Area Luxury Estates, Bay Area Luxury Homes, David Bergman, fine estates, Intero Real estate, Luxury, Luxury Estates, luxury homes, Silicon Valley Luxury Real estate on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Another sold estate in Los Gatos. This one sold for $11.5 million. Good sign for the luxury market. Main House was about 13,000 square feet and has great views.
Hong Kong Home Prices increase at incredible rate
Posted in Real Estate, tagged David Bergman, International Real estate on December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
But there are concerns that the market in Hong Kong is changing. Sales in September fell 14%. Read this article from the Wall Street Journal for more: http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/12/01/hong-kong-home-prices-rising-fast/
IPO’s and luxury home sales
Posted in Los Altos Luxury Estate, Luxury Estate, Real Estate, tagged atherton, atherton luxury homes, Bay area Estates, Bay Area Luxury Estates, Bay Area Luxury Homes, David Bergman, Intero Real estate, Los Altos Hills, Los Altos Hills Luxury Estates, Luxury Estates, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley Luxury Real estate on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Silicon Valley real estate market will be impacted by coming IPO’s. I keep a list on my desktop of the hottest ones – with Facebook rumored as coming soon – the luxury real estate market will see increased demand for estates in Silicon Valley. Demand is strong now in select markets – and there [...]
CAP rates are improving
Posted in Real Estate, tagged David Bergman, Intero Real Estate Services on September 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Commercial real estate capitalization rates have been found to be good indicators of expected returns in commercial properties. Recent declines in these cap rates appear to be signaling a commercial real estate rebound, indicating improved investor expectations of price growth in the market. Movements in national cap rates are the predominant drivers of changes in [...]
Adobe Animal Hospital building on First Street is no more
Posted in Real Estate on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In the 70′s my family used to lead our horses to Adobe Animal hospital on First Street in downtown Los Altos. Today the building was demolished to make way for new housing. Here is a string of photos of the tower demolition today 6/22/11.
Los Altos Real Estate Update 5/20/11
Posted in Los Altos Estate, Los Altos Luxury Estate, Luxury Estate, Real Estate, tagged David Bergman, Home, house, Intero Real estate, Los Altos, Los Altos Downtown, Los Altos Hills Luxury Estates, Los Altos homes for sale, Silicon Valley Luxury Real estate on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Los Altos Real estate update for 5/20/11 from the multiple listing service. Total Active single family home listings – 67 Total under contract (pending) – 38 Sold (Closed) in the last 30 days – 27. Of those sold the average square footage was 2,637 with an average lot size of 12,887 and an average sale price [...]
Los Altos Hills Real Estate Update 5/17/11
Posted in Los Altos Estate, Luxury Estate, Real Estate, tagged Bay area Estates, Bay Area Luxury Estates, David Bergman, Intero, Los Altos, Los Altos homes for sale, Silicon Valley Home on May 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Good morning – it is Tuesday morning (May 17th). There are 56 homes for sale in Los Altos Hills on the multiple listing service. Prices range from $1.3 million to just over $20 million dollars. There are 12 properties currently pending (under contract). 9 properties have closed escrow in the last 30 days. Sale prices ranged [...]
Update on Downtown Los Altos Construction Projects
Posted in Real Estate, tagged David Bergman, DownTown Los Altos, Intero Real Estate Services, Los Altos, Los Altos Downtown on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For an update on timelines and planned projects for downtown Los Altos visit the city of Los Altos website at http://www.ci.los-altos.ca.us/downtown/index.html. This site gives a map view of the public works projects in progress, planned and proposed.
