Charlene and David Todd

Charlene and David Todd
Phone: 408.979.2860
Office: 408.978.2800
Cell: 408.313.4163
Fax: 408.268.9250
License #: 01192115 - 00699160







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    Mortgage Rates Hit New Lows Again
    Mortgage rates once again inched lower this week, lowering the cost of borrowing and increasing housing affordability.              
    Study Reveals Main Culprit Behind Falling Home Values
    Home prices nationwide dropped nearly 5 percent last year, but if you exclude distressed sales, prices dropped only by 0.9 percent, a new study from CoreLogic finds.              
    What Customer Service Means Today
    What does it mean to provide excellent customer service in the age of Apple and Amazon?              
    		    
    Will a vacation home work as a retirement home later?
    It sounds like a dream situation: Buy an oceanfront cottage as a vacation home, and years later, use it as an idyllic retirement home.              
    Home prices dropped in November in most U.S. cities
    WASHINGTON -- U.S. home prices fell for a third straight month in nearly all cities tracked by a major index.              
    Who sold what, published Feb. 4, 2012
    Residential transactions in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, San Francisco and southern Alameda County, published Feb. 4, 2012.              
       
       
    Mortgage probe unveiled as foreclosure talks loom
    President Obama's latest probe into the mortgage meltdown will have more power than past efforts, and federal officials say it won't derail a possible $20 billion settlement for underwater and foreclosed homeowners.              
    Obama expands foreclosure prevention program
    The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.              
    Home prices post steep decline
    Home prices posted a steep, month-over-month drop in November, falling 1.3%, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city report. Prices fell in 19 of the 20 cities the index covers.              
    		    
    Modern Planes in Spain
    The weather, architecturally speaking, continues to be cloudy in Spain. But in Madrid's Pozuelo de Alarcón suburb, the skies look clear from the offices of A-cero, an architecture studio that is bucking the trend by breaking the traditional mold.              
    An Island in Big Sky Country
    Built in 2001, this custom log home is on its own private 10-acre island on Whitefish Lake with 2,600 feet of waterfront.              
    Estate Rented by Obama Is Sold
    The Martha's Vineyard estate that the Obama family have rented for their past three summer vacations has sold for $22.4 million.