Announcing Lazar Homes Affiliation with Oliver Luxury Peninsula and Christie's International Real Estate

We are very pleased to announce our affiliation with Oliver Peninsula Properties and Christie's International. The lovely invitation was accepted last week and finalized on November 9. This association offers superior marketing, advertising and market presence for our clients. The standard of care offered by the Brokers and Real Estate Associates at this company sets a new bar that meets our criteria. We join a wonderful group of highly respected colleagues with great expectations!

Three New Closings! Change = Success

This year has been good to us!

It seems that the more change that we embrace at Lazarhomes the more business comes our way! New web-site, global marketing campaigns and adding Larry Fretto, Realtor as our full time transaction coordinator & new Buyer agent as well as Nicole Hitchcock, Realtor new Buyer agent. We have more in store..stay tuned!

This week we are closing a sale at 209 Addison in Palo Alto and next week we close a sale at 847 Bruce Drive Palo Alto. In the end of November we will close 208 Escuela in Mountain View.

We are so happy to be blessed with truly great clients!

Entertaining New Book by Boutique Real Estate Group in Manhattan!

Great and Amusing New Book! From the Eyes of Boutique Realtors

JUST REDUCED!! Great Opportunity $399,000 for a Darling Single Family Home in Mountaion View Ca USA

This is a great opportunity! Regular Sale This Two Bedroom, One Bath Bungalow has just been reduced to  $399,000 in Mountain View Ca! Darling Starter Home for an Investor or First Time Buyer! Close to Shopping and Commute Routes! Call 650.302.6666, Ginna Lazar for a Showing. Request the Disclosures from glazar@lazarhomes.com Won't Last!

A Bittersweet Listing & Sale

Closes this next Wednesday 9/21/11 This wonderful family has been part of my life for the last four years.  It has been a privilege to help them during this chapter of their lives!

Sold in 9 Days Los Altos Ca, USA $2,688,000

Sold in 9 days! Goregeous family home on over 13,000 sq foot lot.

Happy to Announce that a Very Special Family Purchased this Home in Palo Alto Last Night

I am so happy for my dear clients. We just sole them this Palo Alto home last night! Congratulations YJ & Leah


http://www.bluskyemedia.com/client/anwa/bruce/

Just Sold Last Week Waterfront Property in Redwood Shorse California!

http://homesite.obeo.com/viewer/default.aspx?tourid=661974

My clients are beginning to downsize! Last child graduating this June. They really scored on this property! Right on the water with it's own dock and huge back deck. this home is completely remodeled!

Just Sold this Weekend! Quaint 1902 Home in Palo Alto

http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=739176

Happy Happy Clients!

French Country Estate Over an Acre in Los Altos Hills

http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/sizetour.asp?t=773012

Finished to a tee..absolutely spectacular..a full flat acre with landscaped grounds, pool, pool house, sport court. This home takes your breath away, light & bright this home has been filled with a happy family for many years! $4,288,000

New Listing! Truly Exquisite Los Altos Home Has it All!

http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/sizetour.asp?t=719486

Location, almost 14,000 square foot lot, 3550 interior square feet, media room, office, separate apartment with private entrance 4 bedrooms 3.5 baths, crown molding, hardwood floors and more!!

Just Listed! Wonderful Starter Home in Mountain View Ca USA

http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/sizetour.asp?t=769621

Listed at $428,000 this home is perfect for a young family or as an investment opportunity!

New Listings, Terrific Sunnyvale Duplex! Income & Investment Opprotunity

http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=388022

A beautifully maintained duplex 417 & 419 Roosevelt Sunnyvale Ca USA This is a wonderful opportunity to own an income property or live in one and lease out the other. This property is centrally located!

New Listing French Country Estate in the Heart of the Silicon Valley

Please view our latest listing. An absolutely gorgeous French Country Estate located in the heart of the Silicon Valley. This home is 7000 square feet, six bedrooms, four baths on over an acre of beautifully landscaped grounds. Very private and quiet Listed at $4,288,000


Please view the narrated Virtual Tour

French Country Estate Los Altos Hills

http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=773012

The Dog Days of Summer...

We are so very fortunate. The Lazarhomes group has two new listings in Sunnyvale, one in Mountain view, one in Los Altos Hills and one in Palo Alto. There is a brand new Listing coming in the next two weeks in Palo Alto. The Lazarhomes Group has grown..not only do we have John Lazar, Claire Lazar and myself we now are happy to announce that we have with us Nicole Hitchcock who is a licensed Realtor and works with us full time and we are lucky to have with us  Larry Fretto who is also a licensed Realtor and is our transaction coordinator. All disclosures and contracts are executed through Docusign which is electronic signature program. The Docusign helps us with our busy clients who travel for work, reside out of state or work/reside overseas. We are redesigning our web-site and generally changing and growing. Of course we are still located in our private office space on Hamilton Avenue in downtown Palo Alto.

Our Buyers are wonderful. We are seeking properties in Palo Alto, Woodside and Los Altos at varying price points.

Thank you everyone for your continued support. We are working hard to raise the bar at Lazarhomes in every way!

Busy, Happy and I Feel Like I Have Been Strapped to a Jet Wing

Well, I'm back in the saddle..be careful what you wish for. We have a new $3.1 million dollar listing coming on on Palo Alto in two weeks, we have anther Palo Alto listing in Palo Alto 2149 Yale Street at $1,248,999, a great townhouse in Santa Clara at $538,000, an absolutely goregeous home in Los Altos at $2,840,000 and another Listing coming on Homer in Palo Alto. We have Closed two transactions in the last two weeks, are in contract on two homes with Buyers and have three Buyers looking..nuff said?

The market is so good and I am so grateful to be living in the Bay Area!!

The Market is Happy So I Am Happy!

Real Estate UPDATE! SF Peninsula — Sales activity is increasing in Burlingame with 25 ratified offers in the past couple of weeks. There are cash buyers at every price point. The sweet spot right now in Hillsborough seems to be just under $3 million with several attractive properties to choose from. There is quite a bit of new inventory just hitting the market or in the pipeline for spring in the $6-10 million range as well. The Previews market has improved, our Burlingame North office says. But buyers are still cautious. Only well-priced, well-staged homes in the best locations are selling for premium prices. Across the hill in Half Moon Bay, the market has been steady. A couple Previews high-end properties are pending that have been on the market for over nine months. Our Menlo Park offices report that sales activity has been increasing. Of the 18 sales, six were over $2 million. We are finally seeing some real strength in the $2 million-plus range. Prices here and in Palo Alto have been creeping up in the last couple of weeks. Our local manager says that some buyers may be feeling that they should buy now before Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Zunga, etc. go public and create a mini boom in the area. Our RWC/San Carlos office reports that open houses have been extremely busy for the first time opens, especially in San Carlos. Offers are coming in quickly on properties that are well located, show well and are priced right. There seems to be a positive air to the market. The Palo Alto market is very strong up to approximately $4 million, our local office says. The activity at open houses is in excess of three dozen or more groups at each open house – at all price points. However, they are still short on inventory. About a week ago, they had 12 sales – nine of which were multiple offers – in a 36-hour period! The San Mateo market has been strong as well in recent week with open houses very well attended. Finally, sales activity is on the rise in Woodside with 14 ratified offers in the past couple of weeks, four of which were multiple offers.

March sliding into April!

Well March snuck up on us and we are coming down the stretch into Spring! The time springs forward next week and the days begin to get longer. This is every one's favorite time of year to buy and sell. Let's home Buyers and Sellers pay attention to that unwritten rule that Realtors have grown accustomed to.

My two properties on College were just reduced from $1,350,000 to $1,288,000! Let's get them SOLD! The two equine properties in the valley are on the market. It will take a Trainer or a very serious novice to buy this. The demographic and the far reach of the marketing will sell this one!

Letting Go Gets Results!

Well it has been quite a week for me.

I opted out of a Listing that was truly draining me and I feel so much better. It was interesting how I felt when I received follow up e-mails from the client that I had just let go. My anxiety level skyrocketed when I saw who was e-mailing. This is not good and I feel freed and unencumbered because of my choice. I have had so much new work and good things happen since freeing myself.

Here in Northern California we put together pre-sale disclosure packages that are available on-line. After cancelling with these Sellers I sent all of these and all of the marketing associated with this property for thier use. I want to sew good karma and maintain my professional countenance.

Trust me I am not so overwhelmed with work that I can throw it away but the Mrs. in this situation was impossible, negative and downright rude to us. I have had clients like this over the years and can usually just re-focus the negativity into a positive situation but not this time.

Sometimes it's best just to move along and bow out gracefully.

So, I now have a $2 million plus listing in the Pacific Heights area of San Francisco (I only go that far north for family and really close friends). I did one of these last year for very very close friends, two blocks away from this one. Then I listed two Equestrian properties in the Central Valley andI currently have two Palo Alto homes listed at $1,130,000 each.

I do handle many Equestrian properties because I am a member of the horse show world here in Northern Cal. It takes an intimate familiarity with the horse show world both English and Western across the nation to get the attention that they need from other Equestrians. This is something that I know hands down. The far reaching marketing and advertising for these properties require is imperative. It is typically a trainer or very involved amateur that need these fully tricked out facilities.

So in letting go, I was freed to be open for all of these wonderful opportunities! How was your week?

January Home Sales - Bay Area

Well it looks as if the Cailifornia Bay Area is holding it's own. As we progress into the year it's only going to get better folks! Buyers had better be paying attention to the intrest rates creeping up time to get a wiggle on!

A New Home for the Lazar's

Well a small and brief blip on my "life" screen! But up and running...same office on Hamilton Avenue same service and a wider audience for my clients and friends!

I am with John Lazar's old office in my same location. So many old friends and welcoming faces! Life rocks on

Happy, Happy Real Estate!

I really love our LOGO...how many things can you do to this little house in one year? I am going to find out

Sooo the lack of inventory has made way for multiple offers! There were thirteen offers on a house here in Palo Alto over the weekend!

WOW!!

Bloomberg: Purchases of new houses in the U.S. rose more than forecast in December, propelled by a record surge in the West as buyers in California may have rushed to qualify for a state tax credit before it expired.

Sales climbed 18 percent to a 329,000 annual pace, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in Washington. The percentage gain was the biggest since 1992, and was led by a record 72 percent jump in the West

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-26/sales-of-new-homes-in-u-s-rose-more-than-forecast-in-december-up-18-.html

College Avenue Listings are Active!

New College Avenue Listings! Check the Link Below

http://www.mydailyflyer.com/page3.aspx?page_id=11952

Mercury News: Goolge Plan to hire 6,000 new employees in 2011

Mercury News: Goolge Plan to hire 6,000 new employees in 2011

http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_17194423

The Market Conditions and New Listings!!

Thank God the market is firing up! There is such a difference in showings and new listings. We went from a Brokers Tour of five or six listings to now thirty or so. Of course these include price reductions of existing inventory but it is a significant bump.

My two new listings in College Terrace, Palo Alto will be priced at $1,350,000. each and they are brand new. they have five bedrooms and three and a half baths, hardwood floors, window seats in the kitchens and pretty large yards.

We have a beautiful horse property in Oakdale coming on. It is 20 acres two updated homes, four barns, matted stalls, turn outs, a ring with all weather footing. It is ready for a trainer or a Buyer that wants their own set up to move in! Still figuring the list price. I will let you all know soon...

College Terrace New Listings!

I also have just listed two beautiful homes in the College Terrace area of Palo Alto! These properties are brand new. They are 2200 square feet each with 4 bedrooms and three and a half baths! Nice sized yards and close to California Ave....

Horse Training Facility Just Listed! It has Everything that you Could Want and More!

I have just listed a beautiful training facility in Oakdale, Ca. It is only an hour and a half from the bay area. There are a total of 20 acres all of which is flood irrigated, three large barns, matted stalls (12 X 24) with paddocks ( 24 X 24 0r 12 X 24), two beautiful homes, feed barn, 120 X 240 outdoor ring with all weather footing, Stall/Paddocks with running sheds...anyone interested?

Three New Listings!! Happy New Year!

We are so happy to announce our two new listings in College Terrace! They are not quite ready yet. I will give you all the addresses when we are ready for the BIG REVEAL!

Our Listing in Almaden has a generous price reduction to $648,000. This is really a lovely town home nestled up against the foothills. It is so private.

We have another listing coming in Santa Clara in February so it looks like the year is off to an awesome start!