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August 17, 2012
Coming Soon in Hillsborough...Elite Contemporary Estate
COMING SOON in HILLSBOROUGH!
Elite Contemporary Estate...
One of Hillsborough's most impressive and purely livable contemporary residences, this home has been totally rebuilt to take advantage of its all-usable flat garden. Themes of sleek modern elegance unite with a flair for entertaining. Dramatic linear beauty of the architecture merges with copious infusions of sunlight through tall windows and glass doors. Vast western exposure bathes the rooms in light and private garden vistas. Effortless for the entertainer and family alike, the ...
July 06, 2012
A.P. Giannini would have been right at home here!
Just a few doors up from A.P. Giannini's circa-1901 estate, one of the founding mansions of distinguished Peninsula living, 39 El Cerrito Avenue delivers the timeless good life: truly the best of town and country. Bordering Hillsborough, this sliver of San Mateo known as El Cerrito Manor is rarely available to the market. From your doorstep, you will enjoy strolling into downtown's upscale restaurants, or taking a bike ride into adjacent Hillsborough's bucolic streetscape. 39 El Cerrito was built in 1940 in the classic East Coast-inspired ...
April 26, 2012
First Five Million MLS Sale of the Year Comes on Roblar
330 Roblar Avenue has closed off market for $5,275,000. This 5800 sq. ft. Mediterranean-inspired estate commands one of Lower South's Hillsborough's most preferred addressess. This is the first $5,000,000+ sale of 2012 that has been posted to MLS. The previous high MLS sale of 2012 is on Lombardi Lane for $4,795,000.
To view all Hillsborough Sales Prices for Closed MLS listings from October 2011 to present, please explore here: http://www.hillsboroughblog.com/Hillsborough-Solds
April 21, 2012
Another Burlingame Sale $200,000 Over Asking
I feel myself sounding like a circa-2005 broken record: another multiple offer scenario with $200,000+ over asking sale! 479 Marin Drive (pictured) in Burlingame's Burlingables neighborhood is the latest example closing for $201,000 over its asking price: List: $899,000 Sale: $1,100,000. Ironically, to prove my point, this same Burlingame home for sale transacted in 2005 with the identical result of list price of $899,000 and a sale price of $1,100,000! The 1,482 sq. ft. home had just two bedrooms and one bath, plus an office/playroom built ...
April 20, 2012
Half-Acre+ Tear Down in San Mateo Park
What is land value in San Mateo Park? The new listing at 249 West Poplar (pictured) should tell us very soon. Offered at $2,250,000 this offering features a 1906 home on a sweeping 24,055 sq. ft. lot. The home is most likely not able to be salvaged due to its obsolescent condition and awkward positioning to the rear of this very deep lot. This glorious setting welcomes a new estate construction in an enclave known for architectural distinction. San Mateo Park homes for sale are among the most in-demand on the Peninsula. And for good reason. ...
April 19, 2012
Baywood School Area: Where are the Listings?!
One of the Bay Area's most in-demand school enclaves, San Mateo's Baywood Elementary school area, shows its rarity this spring with ONLY THREE detached single-family homes for sale as of this writing! 448 Iowa (pictured) in the Baywood Knolls is one of the listings, offered at $1,525,000 for 4 bedrooms, 2 baths of 2,240 sq. ft. This time of year should be peak listing time, and usually is, but the inventory has been historically low. For any seller considering a sale, Spring/Summer 2012 will be the best market conditions since the seller's ...
April 19, 2012
Burlingame Home Sells $355,000 Over List with 13 Offers
Low Supply, High Demand...Valley Technology money creeping northward...pent-up demand...flustered buyers tired of losing on multiple offers...attractive interest rates....ALL OF THE ABOVE contribute to our brisk Burlingame market. 211 Clarendon (pictured) is the most recent poster child closing at $355,000 over asking on 13 offers, with 8 days on market. List Price $1,395,000; Sale Price $1,750,000. Per MLS, the Mediterranean-inspired home featured 2,980 sq. ft. on a 7900 sq. ft. lot with 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, plus office. This ...
March 23, 2012
Burlingame Inventory Super-Slim: Only 24 Homes for Sale
Scouring the market for a Burlingame home? Lose out on one of those 10+ offer listings recently? (think Burlingame Avenue and Clarendon) Harassing your agent to view anything and everything off-market?? You're not alone. Inventory has been historically slim and the competitive buyer pool is more qualified, focused, and confident than ever.
Contact me about my upcoming Burlingame listing in the highly unheralded Burlingame Village location. This "best-kept secret" of Burlingame locations positions you within the Lincoln School assigment ...
February 22, 2012
Multiple Offers Command the Stage
Limited supply and high demand define this spring market. 3 such recent examples boast dramatic competitive success for sellers, and the relief for buyers of having secured a home before the comps get even higher in coming months.
1285 Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame's Easton Addition. List $1,275,000. Multiple offers received with 9 days on market for this 2200 sq. ft. ranch home with limited back yard. Closed at $1,355,000.
315 Burlingame Avenue (pictured) Burlingame's Burlingables area: List $1,050,000. Multiple offers received within 11 ...
September 30, 2011
In Pursuit of the Perfect 5-Bedroom
Those seeking 5-bedroom homes know it is no easy task to satisfy all floorplan demands, and still capture a great value. But have no fear, my new listing at 1549 Molitor Road in Belmont does manage to achieve this elusive harmony. Priced at $1,299,000, the home boasts 2,795 sq. ft. with 5 bedrooms and 4 full bathrooms, plus a den. Most importantly, the layout of the five bedrooms offers the flexbility often sought in Five-Bedroom living: three bedrooms together on one level, plus adaptability for nursery, guest, in-law, or extended family ...
September 26, 2011
Italian Modern Inspiration in Hillsborough
Architectural elements of symmetry, linear beauty, and motific repetition may have found their zenith in the hands of 16th Century Venetian architect Andrea Palladio, but here in Hillsborough, 2 Homs Court is a powerful modern interpretation of the form. Designed in 1986 by San Francisco's House & House Architects, the nearly 9,000 ft. residence at Lower South Hillsborough's premier cul-de-sac represents both timeless lines and stunning contemporary luxury.
Modern expressions of symmetry, infused natural light, and indoor/outdoor harmony ...
September 19, 2011
Modernize in Hillsborough
Clean Lines. Open Spaces. Indoor/Outdoor Flow... The mantra of many of today's sophisticated homeseekers. And it's no surprise. These hallmarks of modern design ensure the priceless and often elusive asset: livability. While demand for regimented formal spaces is decreasing, the preference for open flowing gathering spaces is clearly on the rise.
I have two dramatic new listings, each taking their cue from the best of the modern design lexicon.
16 Oak Tree Place, Hillsborough (pictured) is a spectacular new construction perched beyond ...
September 14, 2011
Brand New Bay-View Modern in Hillsborough
"Experience this rare design achievement: a majestic meeting of modern architecture and riveting views."
Beyond gates, this brand new construction is a symphony of light, vistas, and the clean modernist aesthetic scarcely available to this degree. The home delivers complete freedom of indoor/outdoor entertaining with seamless transitions from interior chic to al fresco allure. Only the finest finishes and engineering prowess culminate in this architectural statement. The home is approached from a tucked-away cul-de-sac in Hillsborough's ...
July 23, 2011
Track Hillsborough Sales Prices
Don't forget...for your market research and analytics convenience, GeoffreyNelson.com has an easily indexed photo archive of Hillsborough Sales prices found here:
http://www.geoffreynelson.com/Hillsborough-Sold-Photos
This photo-friendly sales price database is in addition to the the other Sales Prices index (other cities included as well) on GeoffreyNelson.com found here: http://www.geoffreynelson.com/site/mls/sold_statistics
July 13, 2011
Hillsborough Carolands Home Closes Over Asking
I previously blogged about the "land, location, and possiblities" of 576 Craig Road (pictured) in the Carolands Neighborhood of Hillsborough. I thought it was a wonderful opportunity to remodel, expand, or build new. Other buyers decisively concurred, as the home attracted multiple offers with just 10 days on the market, closing for $133,000 over its asking price. (List $1,995,000; now closed for $2,128,000) 576 Craig Road was a circa-1951 ranch home with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and approx. 2,720 sq. ft. The all-usable lot was 25,840 sq. ft. ...
July 07, 2011
Burlingame's Hot June Propels Market Momentum
The Burlingame real estate market has been sizzling right along with our warm summer days. For the month of June alone, 29 Burlingame homes went pending. Of those 29 sales, 15 of them averaged just 8 days on the market. One of the homes, 447 Chatham in the Burlingables area, closed for $126,000 over its asking price attracting over 5 offers with only 7 days on the market (list $1,349,000; sale $1,475,000) This 27 year old home of 2,360 sq. ft. featured 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on a 5,250 sq. ft. lot. For those who may have bid on this home, ...
July 05, 2011
The New Market M.O.
M.O. may stand for Modus Operandi, but it also represents "Multiple Offers," the resurgent mode of operation in many Peninsula neighborhoods. My 1017 Walnut Street listing (list $1,099,000; pictured) in the San Carlos Howard Park neighborhood near downtown received 3 offers on Friday with just 7 days on market. Other listings that come to mind with robust multiple offers within about a week are 1813 Ashton (list $1,050,000) in Burlingame's Mills Estates and 311 Avila (list $1,495,000) in San Mateo's Aragon, and 576 Craig Road in H ...
June 15, 2011
Land, Location, Possibilities: Hillsborough's Carolands
Talk about being "shouldered by magnificent estates...!" The new listing at 576 Craig Road in the Carolands neighborhood of Hillsborough is placed alongside the venerable Carolands Chateau, which adds a layer of privacy and prestige without being obtrusive. 576 Craig Road is offered at $1,995,000, and commands an approx. .59 acre (25,840 sq. ft.) totally flat and usable parcel with pool and guesthouse. The 2,720 sq. ft. rancher shows off many of its original 1951 details, but more impressively, it offers large rooms, easy indoor/outdoor flow, ...
June 06, 2011
Burlingame is HOT!
Burlingame has posted 24 Pending Sales since May 1. Many of the homes, such as 2205 Hale, 1401 Carlos, and 401 Bloomfield, have lasted less than 10 days on the market.
May 16, 2011
One of Hillsborough's Oldest, Most Venerable Homes hits the market
One of the original 1890s "Burlingame Cottages" mirroring the emergence of the nascent Burlingame Country Club, 1615 Floribunda Avenue in Hillsborough is an iconic home in Peninsula lore. Once home to Reagan Administration Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, Newhall Manor was built in 1897 and designed by architect A. Page Brown, who was a consulting architect on San Francisco's legendary Palace Hotel. Today this home stands on over an acre of land spanning 10,000+ sq. ft. and has been totally renovated. The home was featured on ...
