Prudential Ca. Realty Gives Locally
Prudential California Realty is more than just Real Estate Company. We in the San Bruno office are a group of very giving and caring local people with lots of knowledge and experience in Real Estate. A portion of each transaction is donated to Shelter Network in San Mateo, each year we adopt a family from San Bruno, South San Francisco or Millbrae for Christmas, one of our agents feeds the homeless monthly, another agent is continuously baking cookies to raise money for Cancer, others walk miles for their causes and we all graciously chip in. It is an honor to work with people who care.
As the premiere real estate company in the area, Prudential Ca. Realty San Bruno realizes the importance of schools. Prudential California Realty recently awarded grants to local teachers from Brisbane, South San Francisco and Daly City. With school fiancés drastically cut this year these grants were greatly appreciated. The grants are awarded to teachers whom made an exceptional contribution to their students last year.
My wife is a teacher and I know that most teachers contribute to their students. Unfortunately we can’t reward all of them. I will say all teachers are appreciated.
This year the following teachers were awarded grants:
Brisbane Lynn Howe Brisbane Elem.
Daly City Jane Chang Junipera Serra
SSF Feleciana Stevenson El Camino High
Ray Galela El Camino High
Meg Milana SSF High
Joslyn Negherbon Westborough Mid.
Cheri Howard Westborough Mid.
Congratulations to the winners and Thank You to all teachers.
When thinking about Real Estate contact the Local company that gives back locally.
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Baseball’s "Field of Dreams" for Sale
Yes! The baseball Diamond that Universal Studios built in
Dyersville, Iowa is for sale. Please let me know if you have interest. I would love to represent you in the negotiations. Maybe we can arrange to have it moved to San Bruno or South San Francisco.
Follow the link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/7721998/Field-of-Dreams-for-sale.html
San Bruno’s 70th Annual Posy Parade
San Bruno’s 70th Annual Posy Parade is this Sunday, June 6th at 1:00 and it’s going to be a blast this year! The theme is “Green Transportation”. The annual “Festival of Flowers” started in 1941 as a tribute to children. The parade, traditionally for kids 14 and under has acheived both state and national fame for San Bruno.
Each year, the community gathers along San Mateo Ave. and Crystal Springs Rd. to watch marching bands, decorated floats from schools and service clubs, sports teams, dance troops, and the Posy Parade Princess and her court. The mayor passes by on a fire truck and police cars pull up the rear!
At the end of the parade we are entertained by a few baseball games including an all 8th grade game of St. Robert’s and Parkside and an all 10 year old game. We usually have great weather during the parade and it looks like we will be lucky again this Sunday! This is an event you won’t want to miss!
Karin Cunningham
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The Post-Credit Era
We’ve been saying for the past month or so that we’re not particularly worried about the end of the federal homebuyers tax credits. We also weren’t particularly concerned when the Federal Reserve said it would cease purchasing mortgage-backed securities. After all, the only way to discover if a market is truly healthy and viable is to stop subsidizing it.
It’s still early to render a verdict, but so far so good. People recognize that the combination of low rates and lower home prices represent a great opportunity, while many shoppers who failed to find a home to qualify for the tax credit remain undeterred and, just as important, rational – understanding the go-go days of the early 2000s are over. And that’s a good thing. The market of that era was driven more by speculation and less by fundamentals. And though it was highly remunerative for many of us, we see how it turned out.
In housing, slow and steady wins the race, which is why we continue to advise our clients that today’s market offers good fundamentally sound deals that can be financed at good economically advantageous interest rates. Sounds like a win-win deal to us.
San Bruno is a Great Place To Live!
San Bruno house in the "Belle Air" neighborhood $399,000
San Bruno, Ca is an affordable and charming city on the San Mateo peninsula. Snuggled on a long. wide slope between San Francisco and Burlingame, the weather is usually in the 60′s with a little wind and hardly ever any fog!
We have the best public schools around, as well! As the PTA President of Allen Elementary School, I can give first hand testimonials, as I meet with the other PTA presidents monthly. We are a close knit bunch with all the same goals in mind, to keep our San Bruno children in the best learning environment possible! San Bruno parents really care about their city! Just ask the San Bruno Mother’s Club! Read more
What Now?
It’s an important question, since it appears the homebuyers tax credits won’t be extended. But it’s a question not to be feared. We think it’s time the housing market stood on its own feet anyway. After all, we can’t gauge the health of a market if it’s still supported with taxpayer stanchions.
But that’s okay; we think the housing and mortgage markets are sufficiently healthy to stand alone. Pessimism is the intellectual position, but the fact is the economy is getting better: Despite worries that American consumers might hunker down for years — spooked by debt, lost savings, and unemployment — austerity has given way to shadows of a new shopping spree: households are replacing cars, upgrading home furnishings, and amassing gadgets. What’s more, wealth – at least wealth measured by equity holdings – is booming.
On the mortgage side, private investors are returning. A California firm recently completed the first private-sector sale of a security backed by mortgages in nearly two years, potentially reopening a market slammed shut by the housing crisis. The $238-million deal was of the highest quality, to be sure, with borrowers making an average down payment of 45 percent and mortgage payments comprising less than 30 percent of income. But as the economy continues to improve and investors become less risk adverse, less restrictive mortgages will be securitized.
Bottom line: we see a growing economy, improving employment, stable home prices, and less restrictive (though higher rate) mortgages in our future. In other words, we see a market for buying and refinancing today.
California School Budget Cuts Affect Homeowners!
- Save Our Schools Daily Journal Pic
I attended an insightful meeting the other night of PTA/PTO Presidents in San Bruno. I learned that ALL of the public schools in California are expecting a lot of teacher and counselor layoffs next week. San Bruno’s only middle school, Parkside Intermediate will possibly have the most layoffs cutting out music (they have an awesome marching band), art, leadership, counseling, and more. Our elementary schools will have no art, music, PE, large classroom sizes of 30+ kids per class, no English tutoring, GATE programs, loss of funds to improve libraries and to supply instructional material like BOOKS and one school, I hear, will loose up to 7 teachers, leaving them with 4!! Read more
Where To Eat In San Bruno?
Ok, so I love to help people buy and sell houses but still I need to eat! I LOVE to eat and I love to cook! I love to dine out and I love family and friend gatherings at home over a large home cooked meal. Since I live and work in San Bruno, I like to dine locally. Sometimes I go to San Francisco, my hometown, but most of the time, when we have the opportunity to dine out, we go local!
A few of my favorite places are Don Pico’s for Mexican fine dining, La Paloma Taqueria, Hon Lin for Chinese, Sushi House, Famous Johnny’s for pizza and beer, Amma’s Kitchen for Indian, and the West Coast Cafe for Italian. All of these places are walking distance from my house.
Living in San Bruno is really super convenient. From my house, I can walk to the Mexican market, the dry cleaners, the library, and the corner grocery store. Not to mention I can walk to my kids’ school, our friends’ houses on Friday nights for “family fun nights”, and my office, if I am so inclined. I always drive and it’s just 6 blocks away!
I love Don Pico’s a lot! I mean a lot lot! My favorite dish is the crab enchiladas with green sauce made with “real” crab! I could live on the chips and salsa. I love spicy salsa with good flavor! I also love the ambiance at Don Pico’s. It’s a warm, comfortable room with a lot of traditional Mexican decorations and some impressive ones, too! My favorite being a big framed picture of Frida Khalo! The booths are from Original Joe’s on Powell Street in San Francisco! The proprieter is Isaac Mejia. He’s great! He is welcoming, enthusiastic about his food, and keeps his menu delicious and interesting. He’s currently the president of the San Bruno Lion’s Club. His sisters help at the restaraunt, too. They are fantastic! On Friday and Saturday nights there is a live guitar player/singer. It’s just awesome!
Check out their website: www.DonPicosBistro.com
Do you have a favorite San Bruno restaraunt?
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