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Part 1: How to Avoid Capital Gains Taxes When Selling Your Home

Part 1: How to Avoid Capital Gains Taxes When Selling Your Home

by sancarloslife | Jun 4, 2024 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs

2 Strategies on how to Reduce or Avoid Capital Gains Taxes Bay Area single-family homes have about quadrupled in value over the past 25 years. In 1999, the average San Mateo County single-family home sold for around $600,000. Today the average is $2,500,000. This is...
1600+ Affordable Housing Units to be built in San Carlos

1600+ Affordable Housing Units to be built in San Carlos

by sancarloslife | May 13, 2024 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs

As home prices continue to rise and layoffs are taking place in the Bay Area, the demand and need for affordable housing will undoubtedly increase even more. With the recent certification of the San Carlos Housing Element by the State Department of Housing and...
San Carlos Real Estate Market Trends April 2024

San Carlos Real Estate Market Trends April 2024

by sancarloslife | May 10, 2024 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs

April 2024 San Carlos Real Estate Market Active Homes New Listings Expired Listings Ave. Days to Sell Historical Data, New Listings Source: MLS Listing Pro Home Prices Historical Data, Average Sale Price Source: MLS Listing Pro Ave. List Price Ave. Sale Price % Sale...
What’s on in San Carlos: Excited for Hometown Days 2024 and More

What’s on in San Carlos: Excited for Hometown Days 2024 and More

by sancarloslife | May 8, 2024 | Headliner, What's On Blogs

Find out what's on in San Carlos this month It’s the beautiful month of May in San Carlos California and the wild flowers are in bloom. Over the next two weekends, we will be celebrating Mother’s Day and Hometown Days. Other interesting events in and...
An Interview with the Artists of Art Bias Studios: Where Creativity Comes Alive

An Interview with the Artists of Art Bias Studios: Where Creativity Comes Alive

by sancarloslife | Apr 25, 2024 | Headliner, Shops and Services Blogs

Deb Shea, in her studio at Art Bias When was the last time you tried painting a work of art? Or did any arts and crafts? Make time to do so, whether you have the talent for it or not. Research shows that creating art is more than just a hobby – it’s a...
2023-2031 Controversial San Carlos Housing Element to Be Certified Soon!

2023-2031 Controversial San Carlos Housing Element to Be Certified Soon!

by sancarloslife | Apr 18, 2024 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs

Last week, the City of San Carlos announced that its adopted 2023 – 2031 Housing Element is nearing certification by the State Department of Housing and Development (HCD). An effort which started in 2019 as required by the California Housing Law, the San Carlos...
What’s on in San Carlos: Exciting Spring Marathons and More

What’s on in San Carlos: Exciting Spring Marathons and More

by sancarloslife | Apr 9, 2024 | Headliner, What's On Blogs

Find out what's on in San Carlos this month It’s spring time in the City of Good Living! As the flowers bloom and the weather warms up, San Carlos comes alive with a variety of activities for families. Two much-awaited annual marathon events happen in April: The...
San Carlos Real Estate Market Trends March 2024

San Carlos Real Estate Market Trends March 2024

by sancarloslife | Apr 5, 2024 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs

March 2024 Real Estate StatisticS Active Homes New Listings Expired Listings Ave. Days to Sell Historical Data, Active Homes for Sale Source: MLS Listing Pro Home Prices Historical Data, Average Sale Price Source: MLS Listing Pro Ave. List Price Ave. Sale Price % Sale...
The Carlos Theater: The Stories of Those Who Experienced the Magic

The Carlos Theater: The Stories of Those Who Experienced the Magic

by sancarloslife | Mar 26, 2024 | Headliner, Attractions Blogs

For this article, we posted an old photo of the Carlos Theater in the Facebook Group of San Carlos High School Alumni and asked them to share their stories of the theater. We are pleased to be able to shares their stories here as one…   Dune 2 in Cinemas...
San Carlos’s First Ever Garbage Bins Cleaning Service : An Interview with Bins 2B Cleaned Owner George Houston

San Carlos’s First Ever Garbage Bins Cleaning Service : An Interview with Bins 2B Cleaned Owner George Houston

by sancarloslife | Mar 19, 2024 | Headliner, Shops and Services Blogs

Interview with Bins 2B Cleaned For parents in San Carlos: do your children ever take out the trash? Then you should read this. Admittedly, most of us don’t clean our garbage bins regularly – or maybe we’ve never cleaned them at all! But Salmonella,...
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