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more pictures/info 38472 Crosspointe Cmn Fremont, CA 94536 Regular Sale - (not REO or Short sale). Former Model Home. Light & bright, with tons of upgrades & designer touches; Gourmet Kitchen with granite counter-tops & beautiful stone back-splash, White Cabinets. Tile floors in Kitchen and baths, Laminate flooring bedrooms, living room and dining room; Cozy Fireplace in Living Room; Recessed Lighting Thru-Out. Prof. Landscaped backyard w/Slate Tiles. For Sale $650,000 SFR 4 BR 2.5 BA Living Sqft 1509 sqft ACTIVE – See more pictures   - S unil Sethi   SUNIL SETHI REAL ESTATE Helping Families Find Homes with Great Schools in Fremont, Newark and Union City.     Property Search | Featured Listing | Neighborhoods | Home Value | School Score | Property Tax    To access most updated listings on MLS from your phone, Download my FREE app from "My Mobile App" .    Love Us on Yelp!      Like Us on Facebook  

Press Release Jan. 31, 2013                My Healthy Eating Habits Essays Local real estate agents Sunil Sethi and Steven Fong from Sunil Sethi Real Estate have been heading the Dictionary and Thesaurus giveaway to all 3 rd Graders in New Haven Unified for the past 7 years. That equates to a total of over 10,000 reference books donated or over $20,000 spent. They continue to donate each year because they want our students to succeed in school and ultimately lead successful and productive lives. As local REALTORS they understand the direct correlation between helping kids do better in school and increasing home values. They believe that increasing home values are a function of improving school performance, improving neighborhoods, such as reducing crime, and improving the home’s condition. The first two factors of which are directly influenced when students do better in school. This year they sponsored their 2 nd annual literacy essay challenge titled “I Know How to Eat Healthy”, wh

From DS News   RealtyTrac Ranks Best Metros to Buy Foreclosures in 2013 While the national trend shows home prices are rising and the supply of foreclosures is shrinking, on a more microscopic level, there are still metros where investors can find foreclosures at steep discounts and in greater abundance. RealtyTrac compiled a list of the 20 best (and worst) metro areas to buy foreclosures in 2013. RealtyTrac ranked Palm Bay, Florida as the No. 1 metro for foreclosure purchases. From 2011 to 2012, the metro saw foreclosure activity increase 308 percent, and it has a 34 months' supply of foreclosure inventory. Five other Florida metros were represented on the top 20 list. » Read More     - S unil Sethi   SUNIL SETHI REAL ESTATE Helping Families Find Homes with Great Schools in Fremont, Newark and Union City.     Property Search | Featured Listing | Neighborhoods | Home Value | School Score | Property Tax    To access most updated listings on MLS from your phone, Download my FR

Trulia did some research on when home search activity is most active across the USA and put together a very cool , Info graphic Map .  California Volume Peaks in March, April and June, however I can tell you we’ve been hitting new highs all year long. -sunil   From DS News Peaks and Valleys of House Hunting Online In general, the most popular times of year for online home searches are at the start of the year and in the summer, according to the Trulia Real Estate Search Report released Wednesday. However, Trulia reveals some fluctuation across the country with a major tendency for online searches to peak when the weather is warm and dry. Overall, December is the slowest state for online searches, according to Trulia's data. Understanding these statewide trends can benefit both buyers and sellers, according to Jed Kolko, chief economist for Trulia. » Read More       SUNIL SETHI REAL ESTATE Helping Families Find Homes with Great Schools in Fremont, Newark and Union City.     Proper

From DS News   Case-Shiller Indexes Shows Sharp Annual Gain in November Despite a month-over-month drop, the 10- and 20-city Case-Shiller Home Price Indexes registered their strongest year-over-year improvement in two and a half years on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, Standard & Poor’s reported Tuesday. The 10-city index fell 0.2 percent and the 20-city index dropped 0.1 percent in November, but year-over-year, the 10-city index was up 4.5 percent, and the 20-city index rose 5.5 percent. It was the strongest year-over-year gain in the 10-city index since June 2010 and in the 20-city index since May 2010.   - sunil   SUNIL SETHI REAL ESTATE Helping Families Find Homes with Great Schools in Fremont, Newark and Union City. Love Us on Yelp!   Like Us on Facebook     Property Search | Featured Listing | Neighborhoods | Home Value | School Score | Property Tax    To access most updated listings on MLS from your phone, Download my FREE app from "My Mobile App" .    

All except two of Fremont’s twenty-eight  elementary scores have an API over 825. Below is a summary of the scores and detail for each school.   12 scored above 950 (including 1 high school, and 1 middle school) 15 scored above 900 (including 1 high school, and 2 middle schools) 28 scored above 850 (including 2 high schools, and 3 middle schools) 33 scored above 825 (including 3 high schools, and 4 middle schools) 36 scored above 800 (including 3 high schools, and 5 middle schools) 38 scored above 775 (including 4 high schools, and 5 middle schools) 39 scored above 749 (including 5 high schools, and 5 middle schools)   Fremont Unified School District 2012 API 2011 API Growth Mission San Jose Elementary 995 996 -1 John Gomes Elementary 990 992 -2 James Leitch Elementary 987 972 15 William Hopkins Junior High 986 986 0 Joshua Chadbourne Elementary 982 984 -2 Forest Park Elementary 974 975 -1 Fred E. Weibel Elementary 971 972 -1 Mission Valley Elementary 968 958 10 Warm Springs Elementary

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Thanks to unlawfully now interest rates, and lack inventory prices are rising.   From DS news   Home Values See Largest Annual Gain Since 2006 U.S. home values in 2012 rose 5.9 percent over 2011, according to data in Zillow's latest Home Value Index (HVI). The 5.9 percent appreciation rate is the largest annual gain since August 2006, near the peak of the housing bubble. As home values rose throughout 2012's fourth quarter, foreclosure activity declined, with 5.22 out of every 10,000 homes nationwide facing foreclosure in December. » Read More         - sunil   SUNIL SETHI REAL ESTATE Helping Families Find Homes with Great Schools in Fremont, Newark and Union City. Love Us on Yelp!   Like Us on Facebook     Property Search | Featured Listing | Neighborhoods | Home Value | School Score | Property Tax    To access most updated listings on MLS from your phone, Download my FREE app from "My Mobile App" .   -sunil