Archive for October, 2008

Buying a Condo

By Raymond Stoklosa · October 16th, 2008

In addition to our blog, the team here at the RayChel Realty Group also presents San Mateo County Real Estate seminars. This month’s class is on buying a condominium in the Bay Area. Have you thought about buying a condo? Condominiums can be a great option for young professionals tired of paying rent or a [...]

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Best Neighborhoods for First Time Buyers

By Raymond Stoklosa · October 15th, 2008

You may have read Rebecca’s Monday post on how NeighborhoodScout.com can help San Mateo County Home Buyers and been a little let down. After reading that Atherton, California is the top neighborhood for first-time home buyers, you probably think there is no affordable housing in San Mateo County… the good news is that there is. [...]

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NeighborhoodScout.com

By Rebecca Williamson · October 13th, 2008

Some of you potential San Mateo County home buyers may have heard about NeighborhoodScout.com. Although it’s been around awhile now, we hadn’t really explored the site, which claims to match home buyer to their perfect neighborhood. So, I took a test drive of the site to see how well it performed. The user-interface is very [...]

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September MarketWATCH Report

By Raymond Stoklosa · October 10th, 2008

On behalf of The RayChel Realty Group, I am pleased to present the September 2008 edition of our MarketWATCH Report, a guide to San Mateo County real estate prices published on a monthly basis. With the financial markets in a state of panic, it is difficult to find positive stories on the state of our [...]

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Deal or No Deal?

By Raymond Stoklosa · October 6th, 2008

One of the statistics from last month that is catching a lot of heat lately is the percent of asking price that sellers in San Mateo County are receiving for their homes. Last month, sellers got an average of 96.6% of their list price on closed sales, but what does that number really mean? Mostly, [...]

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