San Jose, CA Real Estate — Homes For Sale in San Jose, CA

Day 44 of Shelter in Place. I hope all of you who read this blog are safe and finding ways to stay informed, healthy and sane during this time. If you are like me and found that on Monday 4/28 it was announced that the 6 Bay area counties that originally started SIP on 3/17 have extended the orders through May it was a tough day. BUT.. we all have to continue to find it in ourselves to keep moving forward and get through this period. The CAREs act is in place to help people negatively impacted by the Covid 19 virus. Important to remind homeowners that Forbearance and credit protections have to be approved and agreed to by your loan servicer, they are not automatic. Reaching out sooner rather than later is important. There are even forbearance provisions for owners of multifamily owners of property, IF your mortgage is federally related, so again you'll need to check with your servicer. The Real Estate market is still active - interesting enough February 2020 was across the country one of the strongest February's in history. (Seems years ago at this point..) so the shutdown has obviously slowed that momentum and displaced the market. However there are still sales and closing of escrows taking place, albeit at a much lower rate. We personally helped clients enter into a contract to purchase a home this week- and it was all done remotely. By leveraging technology, following the new rules for safety and keeping the public safe we were able to utilize virtual tours via our laptops, on line meetings, share floor plans, AND the lender even agreed to have the appraisal completed as a desk appraisal. !!! As in every Real Estate transaction honest, direct communication is a key- but in this transaction it became paramount. Many conversations took place regarding locations, neighborhoods, commute times, quality of the remodeling repairs (the home is move in ready and Sellers have updated most of the home during their ownership) and almost anything and everything that involves living in Santa Clara county as our buyers are moving from out of state. With technology backing all of us up and the ability to be in real time remotely we all felt good about the decision to purchase. Note: the home the buyers purchased received multiple offers- yup, in the time of the Shelter in Place there are still multiple offers. Our Real Estate market has not fallen off a cliff; prices (so far) have remained consistent. 1464 Woodgrove Sq is on track to close escrow in 2 weeks - all parties to this transaction relied on technology to make the process move forward, safe distancing at all times and mutual trust that everyone had the same goals to complete the sale. If you have any questions about the effects of Covid 19 on the Real Estate market or rental market please reach out- we'd be happy to hear from you and share what we know. STAY SAFE less

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Hi this video is for people who are looking to buy into a smart well located community on the West side of San Jose at an affordable price. We have sold many of these homes over the years and people really enjoy living there and I can speak from first hand experience having lived there from 1974 until we sold the property in 1998. The association is extremely well run and they do so with a low HOA fee under $260 dollars a month. I challenge you to find anything like this in ALL of San Jose. On top of that you get well manicured grounds and walking paths, a cabana club, swimming pool, clubhouse with a pool table and ping pong or a quiet sanctuary where you can sit and read a book. All this and a well thought of school district called Moreland. Check it out and call us for availability of homes for sale. We often know of something before it hits the market. Thanks for the visit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iukhbe5RaoY less