Registered Sexual Offenders

I am a father of a two and a half year old boy. Like all parents, I am concerned about the safety of my Tommy. While channel-surfing a few days ago, I came across re-runs of the Dateline series about sexual predators trying to have sex with children What shocked me about these deviants were they were of all races and religion. I was shocked at some of the “professions” represented by these pedophiles. You truly would not know if your neighbor were a convicted sex offender.

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Steve Mun, Silicon Valley Realtor
www.stevemun.com

HOA vs. Mello Roos

One of my clients just asked me what is the difference between an HOA and a Mello Roos. Good question, I thought. An interesting topic for the blog…..

An HOA (Home Owner Association fee) is typically associated with CIDs (Common Interest Developments) or types of residences where owners share some space in common. Because there is sharing of common areas (e.g. greenbelts, pool area, tennis courts, laundry facilities, gates around the community, etc…) the collective ownership (association members) will share in the upkeep and maintenance of these areas. This is why the residents will pay HOA dues to the association.

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Steve Mun, Silicon Valley Realtor
www.stevemun.com

Market Activities in Silicon Valley July 2007

Here are the latest sales data straight from our local MLS. A snapshot of the different cities show how sales activity differs from city to city.

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Steve Mun, Silicon Valley Realtor
www.stevemun.com

Evolution of my website

Starting this month, rather than give you pretty graphs and charts, I decided to give you raw data instead on my website. I have always been told that the majority of people are visual and like to see things graphs and charts. It seemed reasonable to me, because I like seeing them as well. However, there is another more important reason for this decision: pursuit of real time data. Now you can see sales related data for every city in both Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.

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Steve Mun, Silicon Valley Realtor
www.stevemun.com

Natinonal Home Search

Being associated with a National Company has advantages, and one of those is the ability to do a national search. Through the Re/Max website, the consumer can get access to all the mls' in the nation.


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Steve Mun, Silicon Valley Realtor
www.stevemun.com

Why is the termite report important?

When purchasing a home, buyers look over a mountain of disclosure documents to help them determine if the property is in proper condition and whether to go forward with making an offer or not. One of the documents that gets the most attention is the Structural Pest Control Report or more commonly referred to as the Termite Report. These reports generally identify two types of infestations which can destroy wood: termites and dry rot fungus.

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Steve Mun, Silicon Valley Realtor
http://www.stevemun.com/

New Direction

After more than 4 years at the same brokerage, I finally made my move to a different brokerage. It was time for me. I am no longer a rookie agent who needs the support of a large brokerage with lots of bells and whistles. Naturally, every company has its own positives and negatives; what I needed was to find a company that fit my style and place in my career at this moment.

I wanted a brokerage that had not only regional but national recognition; yet, I also wanted a brokerage that allowed me to run my business like it was my own without too much input on how I ran it. After all, that is one of the reasons I came into Real Estate: to be my own boss. At the end of the day, it is my clients and my work which allow me to feed my family. If I wanted to charge a little less to complete the deal, it should be my call. I wanted a company that was concerned and supportive of its agents more than of its own image.

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Steve Mun, Silicon Valley Realtor
http://www.stevemun.com/