Weekly Statistics Review from Jan '09 to present

WOW!! There is a lot of activity in the South Bay right now. Check out the the active listings number versus the pending transactions. The number of pending transactions has risen dramatically from Jan to now. Has the bottom passed?

2009 Single Family Res. Condos/ Townhomes
Date Active Pending Active Pending
1/5/09 3931 1598 1461 422
1/12/09 3998 1615 1505 456
1/19/09 4081 1615 1527 483
1/26/09 4115 1685 1525 510
2/2/09 4036 1705 1501 520
2/9/09 4177 1714 1540 528
2/16/09 4200 1779 1513 567
2/23/09 4252 1795 1520 572
3/2/09 4224 1822 1504 573
3/9/09 4300 1834 1501 588
3/16/09 4318 1919 1513 592
3/23/09 4286 2053 1518 631
3/30/09 4230 2174 1487 680
4/6/09 4097 2274 1405 719
4/13/09 3927 2407 1356 782
4/20/09 3872 2539 1312 982
4/27/09 3828 2611 1311 860
5/4/09 3672 2690 1238 893
5/11/09 3542 2790 1216 931
5/18/09 3450 2900 1163 969
5/25/09 3293 3004 1133 980

Appealing your property tax assessment value

I finally got down my list of to-do's and filled out my application to appeal my property tax assessment. If you live in Santa Clara County, the period for filing for assessment appeals begins July 2nd and goes through September 15th so get to it before its too late!

For all forms and instructions go to this site:
Santa Clara County: http://tinyurl.com/2fe7va
San Mateo C ounty: http://tinyurl.com/p7ur7o
Alameda County: http://tinyurl.com/pbhbuq
San Francisco County:http://tinyurl.com/qp37k7

Good luck!

New Luxury Bank Property Blog

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. I've been working on a new site/blog that highlights my favorite luxury bank owned properties in the bay area. Check it out!! www.bayareabankestates.com! Better yet...buy one! :)