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Unique Luxury Home in San Carlos CA

Unique Luxury Home in San Carlos CA

by Mark Martinho | Dec 5, 2022 | Real Estate Blogs, Headliner

Being extraordinary real estate agents with excellent eyes, we see homes all the time and are rarely impressed, but we must admit that we fell in love with 1880 Carmelita Drive, San Carlos CA. For those of you not in the know, Howard Park is already a pretty fancy San...
Starting to look a lot like the Holidays in San Carlos CA

Starting to look a lot like the Holidays in San Carlos CA

by Mark Martinho | Dec 4, 2022 | Headliner, Holiday Blogs

Holidays in San Carlos CA San Carlos CA kicked off the holiday season on Dec. 2nd 2022 with its Night of Holiday Lights festival.  The event was a huge success as Laurel Street became packed with people of all ages to take part in the event. There was a stage with...
The Lost Year in San Carlos California Real Estate 2022

The Lost Year in San Carlos California Real Estate 2022

by Mark Martinho | Dec 2, 2022 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs

San Carlos California Real Estate Well, it’s no secret, San Carlos California real estate and that in surrounding communities has slowed down. We basically lost a full year of home appreciation. November 2022 closed with the average single-family home (SFH) price...
Toxic Holiday Lights? That I didn’t Know!

Toxic Holiday Lights? That I didn’t Know!

by Mark Martinho | Nov 30, 2022 | Headliner, Holiday Blogs

Toxic Holiday Lights? The holidays are all about tradition and maybe your tradition is to hang the same old Christmas lights on your tree or home. Well, maybe it’s time to reconsider that this year? First, of course Santa would want you to change over to LED lights,...
Higher Interest Rates, but are You Better Off Buying a Home Today?

Higher Interest Rates, but are You Better Off Buying a Home Today?

by Mark Martinho | Nov 16, 2022 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs

Higher Interest Rates Single family Homes in San Carlos are not cheap, most are selling in the $1,100-$1,400/SqFt of living space. However, prices have dropped significantly in the past few months. If we look at San Mateo County real estate, single family home prices...
The Great San Carlos Life website/Blog is officially Born!!! Fantastic!

The Great San Carlos Life website/Blog is officially Born!!! Fantastic!

by Mark Martinho | Nov 11, 2022 | Headliner

Hooray!!!  San Carlos Life has Arrived!  San Carlos Life is here! We are extremely proud to present our new website all about San Carlos, California. This website is meant to offer both newcomers and long-time residents information about this great town.  The...
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Viv and Mark are the owners of Vabrato Real Estate, a local brokerage serving home buyers and sellers for over 15 years. They are intimately familiar with all of San Carlos, from its flats to its rolling hills and canyons. If you’re looking to buy or sell a home in San Carlos, they are your local experts.

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