Bubb Park - Mountain View, CA

Bubb Park is located behind Bubb School. Bubb Park is larger than the typical neighborhood park. It has a picnic area large enough for small groups and it has restrooms.Bubb Park has two different areas with playground equipment for children. There are lawn areas for relaxing but the athletic fields are not open to the public when school is in session 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. View more pictures of Bubb Park.

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Wyandotte Park - Mountain View, CA

Another beautiful day brought another lunch at a delightful park. Nearby Wyandotte Park in Mountain View is one of the city's newer parks. This park has playgrounds for children, a small artificial stream with water when a button is pushed, scattered tables and benches, shady areas, lawn (too small for team sports), and art sculptures. To see more pictures or to learn about other parks, visit my Mountain View parks web page.

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Homebuying pace plunges …

We've all seen reports about the low number of home sales and the high cost of a home. This is true for Mountain View real estate.On Sept 21, 2023, the San Jose Mercury News published an article about falling home sales. The author, Jonathan Lansner, created graphs of California single-family home sales prices and the number of single-family homes sold. His short article is worth visiting. His key points were that:1.) The number of sales have dropped by about 30% all across California2.) August's median sales price is the third highest on record.He concludes his article by saying, "Something must give. Will it be prices? Rates? Or just years of limited homebuying?"We have seen articles calling attention to people and companies leaving California for quite a long time. Yet house prices are not falling, and because of increasing interest rates, buyers are paying more than ever to purchase a house…

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Klein Park - Mountain View, CA

We wanted to have a lunch break, so we grabbed some food to-go and went to the nearby Klein Park in Mountain View. We had a relaxing lunch in a peaceful park.Klein Park is a medium-sized neighborhood park with picnic tables, a half-court basketball, a children's playground, and grass areas that are not flat. It is unsuitable for baseball, soccer, or other team sports, but it is great for a relaxing visit, playing frisbee, or taking your kids outside.To see more pictures or to learn about other parks, visit my Mountain View parks web page.

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Mountain View Education Foundation

Our passion for Mountain View real estate both enabled us and lead us to support local public education. We were pleased to help the Mountain View Education Foundation through a matching donation pledge. Please help Tk-8 students in the Mountain View Whishman School District by visiting the MVEF website: mvef.org and making a donation.

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1031 Exchange - 45 Days, 180 Days

A 1031 exchange enables you to defer paying income taxes on your investment property's appreciation when you sell it if you invest all of the investment into a like-kind property. The most worrisome issue for many investors in Silicon Valley is finding and purchasing a replacement property within the specified time. You have 45 days from the day escrow closes on the sale of your property to identify in writing to your exchange intermediary three possible properties you will try to purchase. The IRS allows you 180 days from the day escrow closes on your sale, to close escrow on your purchase. The IRS does not allow any exception to these time limits. Learn more about doing a 1031 exchange. Work with a top Silicon Valley real estate agent who has done many 1031 exchanges, and you greatly increase your odds of success.

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