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This Best Of Tour consists of the homes I viewed on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 in Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Mateo California. The main parameter that I am looking for when touring home is Value! In total I viewed 16 homes and found 616 Maple Street in San Mateo with an asking price of $1,148,000. Charming, traditional Parrott Park home only moments from San Mateo's Downtown Central Park. Large scale formal living room with wood burning fireplace. Formal dining room opening to a southwest facing brick terrace a ...

This Best Of Tour consists of the homes I viewed on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 in Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Mateo California. The main parameter that I am looking for when touring home is Value! In total I viewed 14 homes and found 2008 Davis Drive in Burlingame with an asking price of $2,180,000. This luxury comtemporary two story home in Ray Park reflects the modern living. Spacious living room, dining room, gourmet kitchen, family room w/walk-in wet bar, plus fifth bedroom & fourth bath. There are 4 bedrooms and 3 ...

This Best Of Tour consists of the homes I viewed on Tuesday, May 21th, 2013 in Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Mateo California. The main parameter that I am looking for when touring home is Value! In total I viewed 12 homes and found 2305 Skyfarm Drive in Hillsborough with an asking price of $3,598,000. Spacious contemporary light filled floor plan of 4,100 sqft in Lower North Location. Includes 5br/3.5ba, on a 0.62 acre private lot. Updated throughout with custom designed lighting, new hardwood floors, remodeled ...

This Best Of Tour consists of the homes I viewed on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 in Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Mateo California. The main parameter that I am looking for when touring home is Value! In total I viewed 14 homes and found 2300 Valdivia Way in Burlingame with an asking price of $1,800,000. Tucked away at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, this well-maintained home with pool presents charming vintage appeal on an expansive oak-studded lot. Filled with natural light from picture windows and French doors, the f ...

Click on the video below to watch Dan Gilmartin, Executive Vice President of the Gilmartin Group, discuss the 2013 1st Quarter Review for Hillsborough! For more information on the Hillsborough market, give us a call at 650-348-2020. We are here to help you with all of your Real Estate needs!

Watch Dan Gilmartin go through the 10 steps to writing a good offer organized into 4 short segments. Sorry, your browser doesn't support iFrames. Please <a href="http://www.thegilmartins.com/resources/multimedia/details/?id=155523" _mce_href="http://www.thegilmartins.com/resources/multimedia/details/?id=155523">click here</a> to view this media. In this segment Dan talks ...

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Watch Dan Gilmartin go through the 10 steps to writing a good offer organized into 4 short segments. Sorry, your browser doesn't support iFrames. Please <a href="http://www.thegilmartins.com/resources/multimedia/details/?id=155536" _mce_href="http://www.thegilmartins.com/resources/multimedia/details/?id=155536">click here</a> to view this media.In In In this segment Dans talks about Steps 6, 7 & 8 Step 6: Put down 3% for your initial deposit. Step 7: Put down the largest ...

Watch Dan Gilmartin go through the 10 steps to writing a good offer organized into 4 short segments. Sorry, your browser doesn't support iFrames. Please <a href="http://www.thegilmartins.com/resources/multimedia/details/?id=155581" _mce_href="http://www.thegilmartins.com/resources/multimedia/details/?id=155581">click here</a> to view this media. In this segment Dan talks about Steps 9 & 10 Step 9: After reading all the disclosures, sign off on every page ...

Burlingame Avenue is being revamped! On April 8, 2013, Mayor Ann Keighran and City Council members kick started the $16.5 million project at Groundbreaking Ceremony. Over the next 14 to 16 months Robert A. Bothman, Inc. of San Jose ("RAB") will be managing the construction. The project has two purposes: 1) Installing and replacing all city utilities and asphalt concrete pavements 2) Constructing a new decorative downtown. Funding will come from grants, parking meter rates, gas taxes, and utility and transportation funds. ...

Inventory Up, Ever so Slightly Inventory was up a scant 5.6% in March from February. Year-over-year, inventory was off 45.3%. The lack of inventory has created a raging sellers’ market, and yet, most homeowners are staying on the sidelines. If they choose to sell, then they will be in this uber-competitive market and have to pay a premium for their next home. The only winners are those homeowners who are planning on moving out of the area. Demand is so high, that most properties are getting multiple offers with sellers o ...

Congratulations to the Baros Family for closing on their new home today on 429 Hazelwood in South San Francisco! After living in the East Bay for 5 years Jasmin Baros and her family are ecstatic to be back in the neighborhood in which she grew up. Now her children are only blocks away from Grandma Rose and Grandpa Charlie. Here at the Gilmartin Group not only do we bring buyers and sellers together but we bring families together as well! Call us today for your free evaluation! 650-348-2020

The Bay Area Real Estate Market is Heating Up! The Spring selling season is off to a fast start this year as restricted supply meets strong demand! Click on the picture below to check out a video on local real estate coverage in the news! For all of your real estate needs, contact The Gilmartin Group Today! 650-348-2020

This Best Of Tour consists of the homes I viewed on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 in Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Mateo California. The main parameter that I am looking for when touring home is Value! In total I viewed 14 homes and found 1467 Cabrillo Avenue in Burlingame with an asking price of $2,275,000. This charming modern and chic Tudor has been remodeled and updated throughout. The main floor features a bedroom and full bath while the upstairs features the master bedroom and 2 additional bedrooms upstairs. A ...

When speaking about the Real Estate Market in the Mid-Peninsula (From South San Francisco to Redwood City) most people are not considering the market in terms of just Condominiums. Everyone is hearing that the market is hot, but when it comes to condominiums it is RED HOT. We track the inventory report for the 50,000 homes on the Mid-Peninsula to determine which direction the market is moving in and for condominiums especially, inventory is way down. Supply is low and DEMAND is up. When looking at the Inventory in 2011 during the last ...

This Best Of Tour consists of the homes I viewed on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 in Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Mateo California. The main parameter that I am looking for when touring home is Value! In total I viewed 16 homes and found 2909 Sunset Terrace in San Mateo with an asking price of $899,900. Exceptional San Mateo Terrace home showing pride of ownership. Nicely updated home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, living room with wood burning fireplace, updated kitchen with eat-in area, large rear yard, lawn, and covered ...

Happy Days are here again! The old peak values in Foster City are being eclipsed. Right now, there are only 4 homes currently available for sale. Since the beginning of 2013, 19 homes have been listed for sale and 16 homes have sold. Of those that have closed escrow nearly every home sold for more than their asking price! The highest sale belongs to 612 Greenwich Lane, a 5 bedroom and 2.5 bathroom home selling for $1,630,000. The Gilmartin Group listed 397 Tampa Court -- it sold in January within one week of being on the market! We had ...

Hi everyone! I just have to share that the most exciting thing happening for me today is learning all about our new digital listing presentation! For months, Dan Gilmartin has been working on putting together all of the pieces of the puzzle for a truly state of the art listing presentation. The team finally got to see the finished product yesterday and it's incredible!! With this new presentation Dan has taught our team how to digitally illlustrate and explain, "The Art of Real Estate" which is what The Gilmartin Group is all about! ...

Burlingame known as the “City of Trees,” is not only recognized for its oak clad acres, but the unique architectures and homes that lie within the city itself. Burlingame has been around for over 100 years and was one of the first suburbs created as a way for the San Franciscans to escape the city life and head to the “country.” There are some particularly unique homes all along the Peninsula, many that embody the architectural trends of the 20th century, but it is the Storybook homes found scattered through Burlingame that really create a ...

If you are watching Downton Abbey, our home at 127 Bridge Road in Hillsborough has all the grandeur of the era! The owner has meticulously restored, enhanced and remodeled every nook and cranny. No matter where one looks, it reeks of class and perfection. Just think, the road leading to the Carriage House was once used for a horse and buggy! New lighting and large windows help show off the size and brightness of the rooms. The grand staircase is a testament to strength and stability of yesteryear and today. You ...