Sam Shueh  SamShuehRealtor@gmail.com (four-o-eight) 425-1601                                                                     your local realtor since 2005                                                                         Total listings SFH =28                                                  Inventory: 1.4 month (2.5 month is healthy)                                                  unemployment rate=3.5%                                                         Sold/Asked=103.3%                                                         Marketing time= 14 days                                                         Avg home(1200-1999 sf) *                                         $ 897.3K  (2015 Oct-Nov)      $811K(1 yr ago)   +10.6%   ... 11/24/2015

                                             (95050,95051, 95054)                                                                          Sam Shueh, mba, cdpe, reopro, pe                                                                         SamShuehRealtor@gmail.com     (408) 425-1601                                                                          your local realtor since 2005                                                                       Total listings =73 (56 SFH)                                                             Inventory: 0.6 month (2.5 month is healthy)                                                             unemployment rate=3.5%                                                             Sold/Asked $=110.9%                                         ... 08/19/2015

Fourth of July 2015 Silicon Valley Bay Area Picnics, Parades, Fireworksby San Jose REALTOR Michelle Carr CroweWhile nearly 30 percent of Silicon Valley residents leave town over the 2015 Fourth of July holiday, the Bay Area is home to July 4th fun from picnics and parades to festivals and fireworks.  Here is a helpful list of fun, family-friendly free and low-cost Silicon Valley Bay Area Independence Day 2015 events for July 4, 2015.Whether residing in Saratoga, Los Gatos, Cupertino or Palo Alto, free family-friendly fun and celebrations are readily available. The hard part is choosing just which one to participate in. Fortunately for Silicon Valley residents the cities and towns are so close it’s easy to visit a neighbor city for viewing fireworks shows, including Gilroy, Milpitas, Mor... 07/03/2015

830 Quince Ave Santa Clara CA 95051 Search current inventory of Homes for Sale in Santa Clara CAListing DetailsHomes For Sale in Santa Clara CA830 Quince Ave Santa Clara CA 95051Unit #46Price: $449,000MLS number: ML81468346 Bedrooms: 2Bathrooms: 2Square Feet: 954Lot Size: 0.012 AcreYear Built: 1964  Call David Calvello at 408-761-2858 to see if this property is still available and arrange a showing or for information about how to sell a home in Santa Clara CA You Will Love this Beautiful HomeThis two story condo features hardwood floors, large bedrooms with walk-in closets, updated baths and lots of potential! Gated patio provides easy access to the club house and playground, perfect for entertaining! A short walk leads to the large, sparkling pool for plenty of summertime fun! Enjoy ne... 06/09/2015

357 Pineview Dr Santa Clara CA 95050 Search current inventory of Homes for Sale in Santa Clara CAListing DetailsHomes For Sale in Santa Clara CA357 Pineview Dr Santa Clara CA 95050Price: $949,000MLS number: ML81464842 Bedrooms: 3Bathrooms: 2Square Footage: 1530Lot Size: 0.131 AcresYear Built: 1954  Call David Calvello at 408-761-2858 to see if this property is still available and arrange a showing or for information about how to sell a home in Santa Clara CA You Will Love this Beautiful HomeA perfect family home located on a quiet street in one of the most desirable areas in Santa Clara. This beautifully remodeled ranch style home features a courtyard entry that will catch your eye. The spacious family room feels roomy with it's vaulted ceiling. You will love cooking in the new gourmet ... 05/26/2015

Morgan Hill homes in Santa Clara Find similar homes for sale to the Morgan Hill Homes in Santa Clara CA These Santa Clara CA homes have a super convenient location in Santa Clara CA.  You will feel right at home in the Morgan Hill homes in Santa Clara CA. Request a custom evaluation for your Home in Morgan Hill in Santa Clara CA. Spacious Quality Built Homes Homes in Morgan Hill in San Jose CA range in size from three to five bedrooms, 1,600 and 4,581 square feet, the average home is about 3,090 square feet. The first phase of homes in Morgan Hill in San Jose CA were built between 2011 and 2012. Homes in Morgan Hill in San Jose CA have two to three car garages. Homes feature spacious kitchens, family rooms, fireplaces, and big fenced yards. Prices vary depending upon floor plan, size, ... 02/05/2015

Monday, September 29, 2014 Fun Facts about the Santa Clara Unified School District Attendance Boundaries   Fun Facts about the Santa Clara Unified School District Attendance Boundaries   Posted under: General Area in Santa Clara, Schools in Santa Clara, In My Neighborhood in Santa Clara  |  September 29, 2014 8:57 PM    Email AlertsSend to a FriendPost to FacebookPost to Twitter RSS Here are some fun facts about the attendance boundaries in the Santa Clara Unified School District.As expected, the major street El Camino Real is a hard boundary between the school attendance boundaries. Students on the North side of El Camino Real are assigned to Wilcox High School. Students on the South side of El Camino Real are assigned to Santa Clara High School. Students who start at the northern tip ... 11/28/2014

30 Thanksgiving Thank Yous-Thankful For Mother Super-Agent Judy Carr  by San Jose Schools REALTOR® Michelle Carr Crowe Even as I daily help buyers and sellers buy and sell Silicon Valley homes, I am grateful for so many answered prayers and gifts.   Today I am thankful for my Mommy, the late great Silicon Valley super-agent Judy Carr.   Now it wasn’t easy growing up as the daughter of the great Judy Carr. My brother and I joked that everything in life had 2 ways-anyone else’s way or “the Judy way”.   As I’ve matured I realize and appreciate so much the strength of character it took for her to exact such standards for us.   Whether we liked it or not, she would make us figure out the solution and get it done.   I am grateful for her love, her faith in us and her commitment to family.   O... 11/28/2014

Blessed Virgin, Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, Alfred Nobel-Nov. 27 Tales By Cupertino REALTOR® Michelle Carr Crowe “The Blessed Virgin, Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and Alfred Nobel all have what in common?” All three share an important newsworthy anniversary on November 27th. Want to know more about the Blessed Virgin, Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and Alfred Nobel? Read on to find out about these and other interesting tales that happened in history on November 27th. ·         1810 – The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London. Hook had made a bet with his friend, Samuel Beazley, that he could transform any house in London into the most talked-about address in a week, which he achieved by sending out thousands of letters in the name of Mrs Totte... 11/27/2014

30 Thanksgiving Thank Yous-For My Answered Prayer Husband Steve Crowe by San Jose REALTOR® Michelle Carr Crowe Each day in November, I’m sharing at least one thing for which I am thankful. Twenty-three years ago God answered the prayer of a young divorcee-“Just only send the right man for me and make it obvious and clear to me and everyone around me he is ‘the one’ for me.”   Then I went out dancing with my friend Lizzie Holmes. That very night I met the man I would marry. It wasn’t an angelic blast from above. In fact he didn’t seem to be all that into me-but we had a good conversation about God and even prayed together. Initially we weren’t attracted to each other (neither of us was each others’ “physical type”). But it seemed like he would be a good friend to me-the kind of person wh... 11/03/2014

New Apple Corporation Head Quarters & Robert Vegas Bob Swetz 10-2-2014       New Apple Corporation Head Quarters & Robert Vegas Bob Swetz 10-2-2014   Well, it continues to look good for Vegas Bob getting hooked up on the New Apple Corporation Project in Silicon Valley in California.         Vegas Bob is very excited and knows that when this project starts up that he (WILL NOT) be able to take any photographs and videos. So for now enjoy some of these photo pics of drawings and or "click" on the Apple links below.         This New Apple Corporation Head Quarters is very wild looking, and the design looks like something out of a Sci-Fi movie. The building looks like a "Space Ship" and who really knows. The kind of money that Apple Corporation has, this might just be a Space Ship of the fu... 10/02/2014

Robert Vegas Bob Swetz working at APPLE CORPORATION in The Bay Area     Robert Vegas Bob Swetz working at APPLE CORPORATION   Well it looks like Vegas Bob may be leaving very soon for San Francisco and The Bay Area. Construction continues to "BOOM" with the new Apple Corporation Building, Samsung and several other huge projects getting ready for Glass Installation.     Apple Corporation is building a new headquarters in The Bay Area. Around a 5 Billion dollar project and it sounds like Vegas Bob may be working on the project installing glass.     Robert Vegas Bob Swetz will keep everyone posted on if he works at Apple Corporation and or any other commercial projects in San Francisco and or The Bay Area ;o)     Apple Inc. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc... 10/01/2014

Michelle Carr Crowe's Seven Surprising Stories From September 16 When I take a break from helping people buy and sell Silicon Valley homes, I enjoy learning new facts. Here are seven surprising stories from this date in history, September 16, courtesy of Wikipedia. 1620 – An estimated 130 Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower. The Mayflower originally set sail in July to rendezvous with the Speedwell and both ships left together in August. However the Speedwell sprang several leaks and had to return and the passengers rearranged.  1863 – Robert College of Istanbul-Turkey, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist. 1880 – The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The... 09/16/2014

Michelle Carr Crowe’s Three Tragedies From History on September 11 While September 11, 2001 remains a dark anniversary in the memory of all Americans, there are other sad tragedies on this date in history, too. Here are three tragic milestones from this date in history, September 11, courtesy of Wikipedia. ·                    1857 – The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah. ·                    1992 – Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu. ·                    2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a fi... 09/11/2014

Hillbilly Humor, A Zinger From Yesterday's National Tell-a-Joke Day by Michelle Carr Crowe (With a big thank you to my friend Brenda whose birthday fell on National Tell-a-Joke Day).   After living in the remote wilderness of Kentucky all his life, an old hillbilly decided it was time to visit the big city.In one of the stores he picks up a mirror and looks in it. Not ever having seen one before, he remarked at the image staring back at him, "How about that! Here's a picture of my daddy."He bought the mirror thinking it was a picture of his daddy, but on the way home he remembered his wife didn't like his father. So he hung it in the barn, and every morning before leaving for the fields, he would go there and look at it.His wife began to get suspicious of these many trips to the barn. O... 08/17/2014

Ten Tantalizing Tales and Tidbits From This Date in History July 26 By Michelle Carr Crowe, Cupertino real estate agent Learning new and interesting historical facts and trivia is a fun pastime of mine. Courtesy of Wikipedia, here are ten tantalizing tales and tidbits from this date in history, July 26.   ·         1775 – The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. ·         1803 – The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom. ·         1908 – United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation). ·         1946 – Aloha Air... 07/26/2014

Getting Back In Gear After the Fourth of July Independence Day Holiday by Cupertino real estate agent Michelle Carr Crowe Enjoying some time off with family and friends can be so refreshing, as on this recent Fourth of July holiday. Seeing our beautiful country with loved ones, whether on a picnic or road trip, reminds people like me why we work so hard in the first place.  The Fourth of July Independence Day holiday was a fun time spent with both sides of the family.  Now it's time to get back in gear so we can do it all over again on the next holiday weekend. Thanks for reading about "Getting Back In Gear After the Fourth of July Independence Day Holiday". 07/07/2014

3 Br, 2 Ba SJ Lynbrook Home for Rent on Quiet St. Cupertino Schools  by Michelle Carr Crowe Are you or someone you care about looking for a West San Jose home for rent in the Cupertino Schools, especially in Lynbrook High School?  Two 3 Br, 2 Ba Cupertino Schools/Lynbrook High Homes for Rent on Quiet Sts $3650/mo, Avail.7/15, 8/9 Two 3 Br, 2 Ba Lynbrook High Homes for Rent $3650/mo, Available 7/15 & 8/9   I have clients who currently are looking for renters-this 3 Br, 2 Ba single family home is renting for $3650/month.   Top Cupertino Schools including Miller Middle & Lynbrook High   Be sure to let them know Michelle Carr introduced you/your clients to the opportunity.   Charming San Jose Home for lease on large lot, on quiet street, available 7/15-8/1 1 year lease Best time for showing... 07/02/2014

VA Mortgage Loans in Santa Clara California and 100% VA Loans - the best loan program in the country! Designed for both active duty military and honorable discharged Veterans, VA Mortgage Loans are one of the best mortgage loan programs available today. Here are some of the main features of this great program: - Up to 100% financing, with no down required. - No monthly mortgage insurance added to your payment. - Compared to other types of mortgage loans, easier credit-qualifying requirements. - Low fixed mortgage rates result in a low monthly payment. Here's how to qualify for a VA Mortgage Loan in Santa Clara California: You must first verify your eligibility. This is done by ordering your Certificate of Eligibility or COE. A Santa Clara California VA loan lender can order your COE qui... 07/02/2014

The housing market in Santa Clara, CA, is showing some signs of improvement. Let's first look at the monthly absorption rate, which is a ratio between current inventory and closed sales during the month. It's a way of understanding the health of the market and is a hypothetical figure of how fast the current inventory would be sold off if no new homes came on the market and properties continued to close escrow at the present rate. The absorption rates for condos and houses in Santa Clara, graphed below, shows that single family homes have enjoyed a rate of less than 6 months over most of the year, which is quite good given the overall real estate market in Silicon Valley. (The National Association of Realtos says that under 6 months is a sellers market and over 6 months is a buyers mark... 06/23/2014