Blossom Valley is a hot bed of short sales. It is one of the neighborhoods in the Silicon Valley that has not gone back to the values of 2007-2008. So many of the homes for sale right now are being sold as short sales since the owners have negative equity in their homes.
There are currently 196 pending homes listed as short sales.
There are 286 pending sales of all types.
The percentage of total pending sales which are short sales is 68%.
This is pretty impressive, but the big question is how did this happen?
I have a few theories.
Blossom Valley had some remarkable levels of appreciation early in the century, especially between 2005-2007. There are a number of reasons.
1. Easy money
2. Easy access to downtown San Jose which had ambitious plans for redevelopment
3. Good schools. At one point there were sections of Blossom Valley where you could get a home in a school district with a high API for less than any other neighborhood in Silicon Valley.
4. High tech companies close by including IBM right in the neighborhood.
Then the market crashed, credit tightened, San Jose gave up their redevelopment plans, major employment areas kept moving north to Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Francisco, and Blossom Valley values plummeted in 2008-2009.
We are on the way up again, but many homeowners are still underwater. The inventory is now quite low. There are only 61 homes for sale right now, and 13 are short sales, or 21%.
If you are a seller, your home will sell, and quickly. If you are a buyer, there is a lot of competition, but the values are there.
If you have any questions about buying or selling short sales in Santa Clara or San Mateo County please feel free to contact me.
Marcy Moyer
marcy@marcymoyer.com
650-619-9285
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