January 2012 — December 2012

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...