Happy 5th Year Anniversary!

April of this year was Alan's 5th Year Anniversary as a Realtor specializing in residential real estate! The success of the business would not be possible without the support and referrals of you as the client base.

I wanted to take a moment and thank you for your support throughout the years and I continue to look forward to your business in the years to come.

If you ever have any real estate needs or know of someone who could use my assistance, please do not hesitate to e-mail or call! I am always available to service you.

Sincere Thanks,

Alan Wang

Interesting Statistics on Single Family Homes in Escrow

Here are the numbers for the week ending 5/10/08.

The following is considered the rule of thumb:

Buyers market if: Less than 25% of the houses in inventory are in Escrow
Sellers market if: 25% or more of the houses in inventory are in Escrow

Class 1= Single Family Homes Only as of 5/10/08:

Zone % of listings in escrow Active # of Listings
1 South County 14.1% 828
2 Santa Teresa 24.9% 139
3 Evergreen 20.5% 438
4 East Valley 16.2% 868
5 North Valley 25.1% 293
6 Milpitas 21.1% 168
8 Santa Clara 23.9% 220
9 Downtown 15.9% 360
10 Willow Glen 19.1% 233
11 South San Jose 16.9% 461
12 Blossom 24.6% 297
13 Almaden 28.6% 100
14 Cambrian 21.6% 207
15 Campbell 24.6% 153
16 Los Gatos 24.8% 155
17 Saratoga 20.9% 106
18 Cupertino 40.8% 100
19 Sunnyvale 32.0% 168

Overall % in escrow (SFR Only) is 20.4%. This percentage is up 3 tenths of a percent from last month.

Total class 1 listings as of 5/10/08 (5363) – 5/12/07 (3348) / Pending 5/10/08 (1375) - 5/12/07 (1106).

Courtesty of Fidelity Title