Alarming Facts about Smoke Alarms

November 14, 2011

There are two types of smoke alarms designed for homes. One type is called an ionization alarm because it uses “ions,” or electrically charged particles, to detect smoke in the air. Smoke particles entering the sensing chamber change the electrical balance of the air. The greater the amount of smoke, the higher the electrical imbalance. [...]

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Closed Rivermark Townhome Short Sale

October 27, 2011

Short sale home deals are closing and good deals can be had by buyers. We just successfully closed escrow on 4536 Laird Circle, a Park Plan 3 town home. The unit was nicely upgraded and sold for $640K. Comparable units are being sold close to $680K in that area. Will little inventory in Rivermark even [...]

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Santa Clara Home Sales for 1st Half of 2011

September 30, 2011

Santa Clara single family home sales for the first half of 2011. Total home sales were 329 homes. 64 homes or about 20% were Bank owned or REO sales. 26 homes or about 8%  were short sales. Distressed property sales totaled roughly a quarter or 27% of all home sales. Street Address List Price % [...]

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2011 API Scores for Santa Clara Unified

September 6, 2011

2011 API reports are out and Santa Clara Unified schools continue to perform well. The main improvement this year were from 4 schools, George Mayne (API 842), Montague (API 815), Pomeroy (API 828), and Westwood (API 828). API Met Growth Target 2011 Growth 2010 Base 2010-11 Growth Target 2010-11 Growth School wide Both School and [...]

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Two Killarney Farms Neighborhoods in Santa Clara?

August 29, 2011

Its like the story of the twins separated at birth, OK not quite, but still interesting. In 1958 the first Killarney Farms neighborhood was developed in Santa Clara by Lacey and White, and was located near Lawrence Expressway and Monroe Street. These homes are unique to any neighborhood due to their distinctive barn garages, which [...]

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