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Where should I put the doggie door?

This is a question I recently received… Hi Tom! My husband and I are about to move into our new house, which we have spent a lot of time and money remodeling. We have a dog that is trained to use a doggy door to go outside. At our new house, we plan to install the door at the rear-end of the house, (right by our nice new kitchen). The question is, is it better to install the dog door in the back... [Read more...]

Can CalHFA Help Me?

This is a question I recently received… Tom, my wife and I would like to purchase a home in the Bay Area. I am most interested in CalHFA programs, however I have some questions. Is it true that you cannot sell the house for a profit if you have a CalHFA loan? Would this be a poor investment? Response It appears you might have received some bad information about CalHFA loans. The California Housing... [Read more...]

Tom Stynes Earns Prestigious Designation to Help Silicon Valley Homeowners in Danger of Foreclosure

Tom Stynes Earns Prestigious Designation to Help Silicon Valley Homeowners in Danger of Foreclosure Cupertino, CA – January 22, 2010 – Tom Stynes with StynesGroup at Keller Williams Realty in Cupertino has earned the prestigious Certified Distressed Property Expert® (CDPE) designation, having completed extensive training in foreclosure avoidance, with a particular emphasis on short sales. At a... [Read more...]

StynesGroup Receives Top Honors for its 2009 Silicon Valley Real Estate Sales

StynesGroup Receives Top Honors for 2009 Sales StynesGroup Receives Top Honors for its 2009 Silicon Valley Real Estate Sales StynesGroup was recognized yesterday (January 12, 2010)  by its peers and the management of Keller Williams Realty – Cupertino as the Top Listing Team and the Top Team for Totals Sales in 2009. These honors are very significant and well deserved as 2009 was a very difficult... [Read more...]

Protecting Our Silicon Valley Environment

Often we don’t think about what we throw away. For example, how do you dispose of old, burnt out florescent lamps? Did you know florescent lamps can contain small amounts of mercury, a toxic pollutant? When mercury-containing lights are improperly disposed or break, the toxic pollutant can be transported by air and runoff from rain can get in to our creeks and Bay. The good news we have options,... [Read more...]