Fremont Real Estate Blog

  This is a reminder that the 1 st installment of the 2014-2015 Secured Property Tax is due on Saturday, November 1, 2014.  If not paid by Wednesday, December 10, 2014 the tax will include a delinquent penalty of 10%. You can get information about your tax and whether it has been paid, pay your tax by eCheck or credit card, or get answers to Frequently Asked Questions at the Alameda County Tax Payment Web Page or by phone at (510) 272-6800 .     New Mobile Property The Alameda County Treasurer-Tax Collector is pleased to announce that the AC Property App is now available on Android devices as well as Apple devices.  You can lookup your assessed value, property taxes, and parcel map.  You can even pay your property taxes right from the app.  Download it from Google Play  or the iTunes store .  - 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 | Sc

Trulia says Buying still Cheaper than renting.   Buying a Home Still 38% Cheaper than Renting Buying a home is still cheaper than renting in most markets across the country, and even cheaper than a year ago, according to a report from Trulia.   - 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" . Want to know if you qualify for any special loan programs. Check out CAR's Mortgage Directory Love Us on Yelp! Like Us on Facebook    

From Inman News Fears that Europe’s faltering economy will create drag for the rest of the world have wreaked havoc in stock markets, and mortgage rates have plunged as investors seek a safer place to park their money — namely, bonds and mortgage-backed ... 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 FREE app from "My Mobile App" . Want to know if you qualify for any special loan programs. Check out CAR's Mortgage Directory Love Us on Yelp! Like Us on Facebook    

No sign of a boom in real estate agents Real estate booms and busts can have a corresponding impact on the agent and broker population. But in California at least, real estate licenses show little sign of climbing out of their recent trough. California home prices peaked in 2006, ... 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 FREE app from "My Mobile App" . Want to know if you qualify for any special loan programs. Check out CAR's Mortgage Directory Love Us on Yelp! Like Us on Facebook    

Richard Branson: War on Drugs = Utter Failure It's futile to wage war on drugs without trying this. Read more         California needs to do something, either strikes and you’re out (the death sentence) or don’t be as harsh on non-violent crimes, or legalize drug use and treat it like alcoholism. - S unil Seth 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" . Want to know if you qualify for any special loan programs. Check out CAR's Mortgage Directory Love Us on Yelp! Like Us on Facebook    

GET READY TO SHAKEOUT! Start here to be included in the 2014 Great California ShakeOut! Millions of people worldwide will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:16 a.m. on October 16* during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills , which began in California in 2008. Participating is a great way for your family or organization to be prepared to survive and recover quickly from big earthquakes– wherever you live, work, or travel.   - 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" . Want to know if you qualify for any special loan programs. Check out CAR's Mortgage Directory Love Us on Yelp! Like Us on Facebook    

From Inman News   9 trends impacting where foreign homebuyers park their money What’s trending in the luxury international market? FIABCI, the International Real Estate Federation, is an excellent resource whether you serve international clients who purchase in your local market or you play in the bigger international arena ... 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 FREE app from "My Mobile App" . Want to know if you qualify for any special loan programs. Check out CAR's Mortgage Directory Love Us on Yelp! Like Us on Facebook    

From DS News Economy On More Solid Ground, Housing May Soon Follow Now that the overall economy is on more solid ground, Wells Fargo economists suggest that housing may soon follow in its footsteps, according to Wells Fargo's Housing Chartbook for October 2014 released on Thursday. »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 FREE app from "My Mobile App" . Want to know if you qualify for any special loan programs. Check out CAR's Mortgage Directory Love Us on Yelp! Like Us on Facebook    

I hope you will find the following snapshot of local Real Estate inventory interesting. The table represents aggregated values based on MLS data for the specified date. Housing Inventory Snapshot September 27, 2014   Average List Price for active listings Median List Price for active listings Average DOM: for active listings/ for sold listings Alameda County, CA Single Family under $1M $585,855 $589,000 43 Single Family over $1M $1,868,266 $1,498,000 69 Condo/Townhome under $600K $396,604 $399,000 44 Condo/Townhome over $600K $720,296 $695,000 41 San Mateo County, CA Single Family under $1M $731,403 $720,000 41  / 16 Single Family over $1M $3,550,779 $1,999,945 76  / 29 Condo/Townhome under $600K $437,225 $438,888 31  / 11 Condo/Townhome over $600K $961,633 $798,000 47  / 18 Santa Clara County, CA Single Family under $1M $705,342 $699,000 43  / 30 Single Family over $1M $2,498,534 $1,798,000 78  / 20 Condo/Townhome under $600K $425,037 $419,000 47  / 25 Condo/Townhome over $600K $823,

I don’t get it why REALTOR.com isn’t controlled and accessible to realtors. NAR should make realtor.com a realtor’s national MLS. Take back control of the site and allow us REALTORS to publish data to it and maintain our profiles on it. Inman News readers split on wisdom of letting Move run realtor.com under News Corp Realtor.com operator Move Inc. is worth $950 million to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, but only if Move’s 1996 agreement with the National Association of Realtors to operate the website remains in force. If NAR decides to terminate the agreement, the ... 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 FREE app from "My Mobile App" . Want to know if you qualify for any special loan programs. Check out CAR's Mortgage

No surprises here.   Fannie Mae: Serious Delinquency Rate Hits Lowest Level in Six Years The nation's serious delinquency rate on single-family mortgage loans for August was the lowest it has been in six years, according to Fannie Mae's August 2014 Monthly Summary released earlier this week. »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 FREE app from "My Mobile App" . Want to know if you qualify for any special loan programs. Check out CAR's Mortgage Directory Love Us on Yelp! Like Us on Facebook