by Mark Martinho | May 24, 2023 | Real Estate Blogs, General, Headliner
Minimum Interest Rate vs Max Rate You probably know that when you make a personal loan to someone there is a maximum interest rate that you can charge. If you charge too much, that’s usury and that makes you a loan shark. Loan Sharks go to jail, and you...
by Mark Martinho | May 15, 2023 | Real Estate Blogs, Headliner
California Mandating Objective Design Standards California has adopted legislation requiring cities to approve certain housing proposals through “over-the-counter,” processes based on objective standards. This is being done in the hopes that cities like...
by Mark Martinho | Apr 14, 2023 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs
Thinking about Living in an HOA? What to look out for when Purchasing Financials: when buying a San Carlos CA home in an HOA carefully review the financials. Is the HOA well-funded? Those HOA fees you pay might be for things like all exterior maintenance including...
by Mark Martinho | Apr 5, 2023 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs
Cinderblock Construction While there are not many homes in San Carlos CA with cinderblock walls, they do still exist – mostly east of the El Camino Real in the Clearfield Park neighborhood. If you happen to be looking to buy one of these homes, there are some...
by Mark Martinho | Mar 28, 2023 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs
San Carlos Housing Element: City Council Adopts 2023-2031 Plan “The City of San Carlos adopted the 2023-2031 Draft for California’s Housing Element. The Draft Housing Element was prepared to ensure compliance with State law regarding housing opportunities...
by Mark Martinho | Mar 22, 2023 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs
4 Kinds of Smoke Detectors Sadly 90% of smoke detectors in homes across the nation and likely in San Carlos CA too today are the old-fashioned type which may not go off in time to save you during a fire! That is a scary statistic! So, what are the three kinds of smoke...
by Mark Martinho | Mar 11, 2023 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs
More San Carlos Housing in Industrial Area? The Northeast Area Specific Plan! San Carlos CA is on a planning spree. It’s looking to create a Specific Plan for its downtown by March 2024 plus a Specific plan for its Northeast Area by October 2024. The...
by Mark Martinho | Mar 10, 2023 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs
Buying a San Carlos CA Home So, you’re thinking about buying a San Carlos CA home? Congrats, they don’t call it “The City of Good Living” for nothing, you will not regret moving into it, but you might regret the home you buy if you’re not...
by Mark Martinho | Mar 8, 2023 | Real Estate Blogs, General, Headliner
Electrifying Homes In 2018 California passed Senate Bill 100. The law requires that energy sources be both renewable and zero-carbon for generating 100 percent of electricity to California customers by 2045. So, power plants can’t use fossil or nuclear fuels by...
by Mark Martinho | Mar 3, 2023 | Headliner, Real Estate Blogs
San Carlos CA Real Estate Stats – Single Family Home Prices So, February 2023 is behind us and the real estate stats for San Carlos CA are now available. Here is a summary of where home prices are today: San Carlos CA homes are selling for $1,306/SqFt of living...