12 ATHLONE Ct Menlo Park, CA 94025

Beds: 3
Baths: 2
Sq. Ft.: 1,250
$/Sq. Ft.: $639
Lot Size: 5,115 Sq. Ft.
Property Type: Detached Single Family
Style: Traditional
Stories: 1
View: Neighborhood
Year Built: 1950

Last sale: Nov 23, 2005 Sold $960,000
Loss if sold for asking: $161,000

It looks like the current owners bought this home back in 2005 with a $720k adjustable loan.  Their listing price will help them just break even.  Open house this weekend on September 12th and 13th from 1pm to 4pm.

Menlo Park plans to artificially prop up home prices

Apparently, city officials in Menlo Park are planning to spend $1 million to prop up prices in East Menlo Park.   The basic deal is that they will find delinquent homeowners and help them negotiate a refinance with a local bank.  The city will pitch in 30% of the loan amount, and the homeowner has to pay the mortgage on the remaining 70%.  When the home sells the city will split the appreciation with the homeowner 50/50.  Supposedly East Palo Alto is considering something similar.

I personally go to East Menlo Park a lot for this restaurant called Back A Yard Grill .  They really have the best jerked chicken, but that neighborhood is not somewhere you want to be after dark.  The houses there are definitely not worth the 600k to 700k they sold for in the peak, and using public funds to keep prices that high seems pretty ridiculous.  What do you think?

300 SAND HILL Cir #203 Menlo Park, CA 94025

300 SAND HILL Cir #203 Menlo Park, CA 94025

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Price: $1,225,000

Beds: 3
Baths: 2
Sq. Ft.: 2,067
$/Sq. Ft.: $593
Lot Size: -
Property Type: Condominium
Style: Contemporary
Year Built: 1974
Stories: 1-3 (Low Rise)
View: Golf Course

Last sale:

Jan 17, 2007 Sold $1,300,000  

Loss if sold for asking: $75,000 or 5.8%

Listing history:

Jan 06, 2009 Price Changed $1,225,000 MLSListings #80845325

This is a nice condo on a golf course, and after being listed for 2 months it’s already had a $200k price cut.  There is an open house tomorrow from 1 to 4pm.

Get ready for new sewage fees Peninsula homeowners!

According to today’s news Belmont will be the first city in the peninsula to impose a fee for its share in a $400 million sewage treatment upgrade project. This amounts to an average of $250 per homeowner added to the yearly property tax bill, and that doesn’t seem to be that bad, but businesses will be charged based on the type and size of the business property.

More southern peninsula cities such as Redwood City and San Carlos may follow soon, but I think this project is sorely needed. I’ve worked in Redwood Shores and Foster City for almost four years and the toilets have plugged up at our office building multiple times after heavy rains.

The fee is probably not big enough to send homeowners into financial trouble, but small businesses such as laundromats could see a pretty painful tax.

Upcoming San Mateo Properties in REDC auctions

Dec 13th in San Jose:

 
Address: 358 E Bellevue Ave San Mateo, CA 94401.
San Mateo County.
Square Footage: 3433
Starting Bid: $339,000 Previously Valued To:* $1,100,000
 
Item #: 905

Address: 425 Anchor Rd #206 San Mateo, CA 94404.
San Mateo County.
Square Footage: 1032 Property Type: Condo
Starting Bid: $149,000 Previously Valued To:* $520,000
 
Item #: 906

Address: 2513 Illinois St East Palo Alto, CA 94303.
San Mateo County.
Square Footage: 1010 Property Type: SFR
Starting Bid: $69,000 Previously Valued To:* $630,300

August 2008 Troubled Sellers Update Part 2 – Foster City to Pacifica

City of Foster City

Once again, all eight of Foster City’s troubled properties are townhouses and condominiums. The new addition in August is 924 Beach Park Blvd #14. It is listing for about $52k below its last sale price. Also, congratulations to the dude that sent me some hate mail. His home sold at the end of July.

Raw data available: fostercity831.csv

Coastside Properties – Half Moon Bay, Moss Beach, Montara, and El Granada

The amount of coastside properties increased a bit since last month. As of 8/31, there are 19 troubled properties in Half Moon Bay, 3 in Moss Beach, and 2 in El Granada. Of note is 2340 Burning Tree Rd in Half Moon Bay. This Ocean Colony mansion on a golf course reduced its price by $300k in August, and is now listing for $234k below its last sale price.

Raw data available: coastside831.csv

City of Hillsborough

The mansion at 180 Robin Rd is still for sale for 950k under its 2001 price. Additionally, the listing at 15 Crystal TE Spgs dropped its price by around $300k in August so it is now $301k below its last sale price in 2004. 2795 Summit Dr is still about $100k under its 2006 price and finally  10 Crystal Springs Ter  is still $600k below its last sale price in 2006.  Additionally, 1115 Bromfield Rd seems to be a bank owned property since it last sold for $1531201 in May 2008.

City of Menlo Park

Menlo Park added a couple more troubled properties in August and the total number of troubled properties is now 16.  One of them is a relisting of 1055 Berkeley Ave.  This property first showed up at least 4 months ago.  The biggest loser is 1120 Madera Ave.  It is listing for $261k below its last sale price.

Raw data available: menlo831.csv

City of Millbrae

Of the six properties in Millbrae, the biggest loser is definitely 1160 Glenwood Dr.  Frankly I cannot believe that someone paid $1068888 in 2005 for this 1240 square foot mid century house.  I mean, it doesn’t seem like the toilets are made out of gold.  It is now listing for $749000, which is only $24000 above its 2002 sale price.

Raw data available: millbrae831.csv

City of Pacifica

Pacifica currently has 35 properties in trouble after a dozen or so went off the market.  One property of note is 397 Lynbrook.  It went off the market last month after  not selling for $509k, but now it is back for $549k. I guess freshening up a stale fish is a common strategy.  The latest sales data shows that 13 Moon Gate Ct sold for $428k on 8/4/2008, and that’s a huge discount from its asking price of $645k.  Is this a foreclosure sale?

Raw data available:  pacifica831.csv

More to come!

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