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While I can assist you with your home purchase, lease, or listing; you'll need a lender to guide you to the best mortgage to fit your needs (unless, of course, you are buying for all cash). Julie Schumer-McMahon of Guaranteed Rate is a wonderful resource for those of you who speak Spanish (she also speaks English). Stefani Hartsell of Golden1 Credit Union and I have collaborated for years with buyers and she is amazing. She works hard to get her clients their best loan and is efficient, communicative and thorough. Enough about loans and lenders. What about homes for sale?
Today, there were 471 homes (including townhomes and condos) in San Mateo County for sale. Foster City has five single-family homes out of the 22 places available. What about other cities?
Belmont has eight homes for sale. Three single-family homes and the rest are condos. The least expensive home is asking $649,950 for a 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 600+ square condo built in 1976 at Village West (HOA $291). The highest priced home is asking $2,150,000 for a two-story 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2,000+ square foot home with panoramic views, on a 3,900+ lot.
San Mateo has 96 homes for sale. Thirty-three are single-family homes, 11 are townhomes, and the rest are condos. The lowest asking price is $128,000 for a 900+ square foot 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo built in 1988 at The Peninsula Regent. This is available only to qualifying 60+ aged seniors able to pass a medical exam and financial analysis. It has many amenities as is reflected in the extremely high HOA (HOA $5,864). The lowest price for younger buyers is offered at $499,000 for a studio, 500+ square foot condo built in 1968 at Casa Laguna (HOA $314). The highest priced home is asking $4,500,000 for 2,900+ square foot, 2 bedroom, 2 bath home built in 2001 on a 9,000+ square foot lot. This home is Mediterranean style with old-world charm; but built to modern standards.
San Bruno has 26 homes for sale. Thirteen are single-family homes, the rest are condos. The lowest asking price is $360,000 for a studio, 1 bath, 490 square foot unit at Shelter Creek built in 1972 (HOA $521). Shelter Creek has one indoor and two outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, a large clubhouse (with table tennis, WIFI and bar available for special events), fitness center, solar panels, EV charging stations, lovely walking paths, etc. Conveniently located to Highways I-280, I-380, and 101. The highest price is asking $1,788,000 for a 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,000+ square foot home built in 1967 on a 5,000 square foot lot. It is beautifully updated (described as "stunning") with a lovely backyard featuring a patio and fruit trees.
Redwood City has 44 homes for sale. Thirty-four are single family homes, three are town homes and the rest are condos. The lowest asking price is $428,000 for a studio, 470 square foot condo built in 1964 at Palm Gardens (HOA $517). The unit as no one above or below (giving privacy), but has not be updated and is white on white. A good opportunity for first-time buyers to get their toe in the market. The complex has coin-op laundry and in-ground pool. The highest asking price is $4,450,000 for a 2,800+ square foot, 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home built in 1953 on .8 acre with "majestic views from every level". It is stunningly remodeled and looks and feels like a brand-new home.
Pacifica has 23 homes for sale. Nineteen are single family homes, the rest are condos. The lowest asking price is $888,000 for a 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1,000 square foot condo built in 1973 managed by Manor Associates (HOA $770). The highest price is a magnificent brand-new 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath, 4,500+ square foot home on a little less than one-half acre. I have a lovely fixer-upper coming on the market soon. Watch this site for more details.
There are 471 homes available for sale in San Mateo County. Last week, we had 98 homes come on the market, 23 price changes, 6 offers fall through, 7 offers accepted with contingencies, 22 become pending sales, and 56 close escrow. (Santa Clara County has 1,057 places for sale, of which 596 are single family homes.)
Locally, there are 30 homes available for under $500,000, and 68 asking $5,000,000 or more. Of the homes that closed escrow, average days on the market (DOM) were 36, 35 and 9 for single family residences, condos and townhomes, respectively; median DOM = 16, 41 & 9.
Median Prices were $1,900,000 for SFRs, $775,000 for condos and $1,475,000 for townhomes. To give you an idea of the market: The lowest priced SFR sold was $980,000 for a 1 bed/1bath cute starter home on a 2,600 s.f. lot. The highest price was a $8,500,000+ for a 5 bed/5 bath mansion with a gorgeous view of San Francisco on over an acre in Hillsborough. (Santa Clara's County's median sales price was $1,740,000.)
Buying or selling a home can be an emotional roller coaster ride. But it doesn't have to be a 'nail-biting' one. I look forward to listening to your needs, supporting you, and using my real estate know-how to help make those ups and downs a little easier to handle. I look forward to talking with you soon.
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