On Your Mark, Get Set…

Oh yeah, this is what we like to see “Pending home sales rise 5.3%”. Let’s just hope it is not a false start, which I sort of expect it is. I think part of it may be the presidential election drawing closer and a certain party (which I will not name) wants everyone to think the current administration’s recent ploy to pump up the economy by sending everyone a small check really has increased buying power, add to that the fact that house prices have fallen low along with interest rates and there you have it. Houses are more affordable right now for first time buyers and investors. I really do want to think it is an upward trend beginning. Really, I do!

But my practical side is sitting here saying that this headline is really just trying to make everyone feel positive instead of facing the music. If everyone else is buying, shouldn’t I? Maybe I should say here what my parents used to say to me when I was faced with peer pressure as a child: “If everyone else jumped off a cliff would you?” I HATED that dumb question. And I always wished I had the guts to say “Yes!” But I knew better.

If you are more motivated to buy a house right now here are some that are open this weekend for viewing:

FREMONT:
238 Hackamore Cmn – 2/1 – 878 sf ($419) $368,000 Sun 2-4
If you are in to living in a totally condo area this would work.
38703 Huntington Cir – 2/2 – 909 sf ($423) $384,900 Sun 1-4
A condo that feels like an apartment.
42247 Edgewood St – 3/3 – 1120 sf ($507) $568,000 Sat/Sun 1-5
I like this one mostly because it is a corner lot, at the end of the street, and it has a pool
4495 Macbeth Cir – 3/2 – 1275 sf ($471) $600,000 Sat/Sun 1-4
An okay place in the outer limits of Fremont by Newark.
4825 Los Arboles Pl – 4/2 – 1583 sf ($629,950) $629,950 Sat/Sun 1-4
I’m a sucker for the square class bricks in the bathroom!
299 Chase Ct – 3/2 – 1430 sf ($453) $648,000 Sun 1:30-4:30
I LOVE Niles!
3672 Ronald Ct – 4/3 2343 sf ($320) $749,000 Sun 1-4:30
A very nice house in a so-so neighborhood.
43050 Scofield Ct – 3/2.5 – 1944 sf ($488) $948,888 Sat 2-4/Sun 2-5
A lot of house on a good sized lot in a great neighborhood.
34358 Thornhill Ct – 3/2 – 1390 sf ($323) $449,000 Sun 2-4
Short sale in a nice area.

HAYWARD
32184 Champlain St – 3/1 – 927 sf ($398) $369,000 Sun 1-4
Small house near railroad tracks. You decide.
23670 Fuller Ave – 3/1.5 – 1185 sf ($390) $461,950 Sat/Sun 1-4
Too close to 880 for my comfort. The sky looks ‘extra’ blue there for some reason in the listing pics.
24843 Oneil Ave – 3/2.5 – $479,999 Sun 1-4
A townhouse close to the State College.

MILPITAS
175 Roswell Dr – 3/2 – 1042 sf ($398) $415,000 Sun 1-4
I get nervous when someone alters their house w/o permits.
458 Cascadita Ter – 2/2.5 – 1165 sf ($395) $459,950 Sat 1-4
Way too close to the city dump.
279 Sylvia Ave – 5/3 – 2159 sf ($266) $575,000 Sun 1-4
Good price for a big house but not in a great area.
263 Reflections Way – 4/3 – 1522 sf ($407) $619,888 Sat/Sun 2-5
What’s with all the ? marks in the listing descriptions?
2266 W Seacliff Dr – 4/3 – 2074 sf ($376) $779,9000 Sat 1-4
Nice looking place in a nice area.
804 Anacapa Ct – 4/3 – 2973 sf ($313) $930,000 Sat/Sun 1-4
Nice looking place close to 680 for convenience.

NEWARK
6009 Joaquin Murieta Ave #e – 2/1 – 941 sf ($286) $268,800 Sat 1-4
Nice set of affordable condo close to shopping.
6001 Joaquin Murieta Ave #d – 2/1.5 – 1156 sf ($255) $295,000 Sun 1:30-4:30
Good for a starter to owning property.

UNION CITY
4304 Blondwood Ct – 4/2.5 – 1880 sf ($3334) $628,000 Sun 1-5
I like this house and it is in a reasonable area.

*The above opinions are strictly my own, no one else’s, and should probably only be taken with a grain of salt!