This great home suppose to be going on the market in the summer, but when the neighbors across the street heard about it, they notified a friend who was interested in buying it.

This Edgewood Park home has been under construction for about three years now. It was originally purchased through a Probate sale in 2005 for $1,425,000.

This classic Edgewood Park Estate is one of Redwood City’s most impressive homes. Built in 1910, it is listed as having 5,160 square feet of living space and sits on a nearly one acre lot.

According to the LA Times, Mortgage Bankers reported this week that job losses have replaced adjustable subprime loans as the main cause of defaults.

The number of opinions on this subject vary greatly - I think of you know where most realtors stand. I'm a Broker, but I believe that I have a very reasonable opinion on the subject, so here it goes.

In some parts of the country where homes sell for $100,000 the realtor deserve their full 3% commission. In areas like Redwood City and San Carlos that is a little more debatable

Zillow came on the market with lots of buzz. We realtors are fearful and fragile creatures that fear anything which could displace us. The thought was that Zillow would render obsolete the realtor's service of providing clients an accurate analysis of their home's value.

What this agent did not realize was that two blocks over in Redwood City was the Redwood Highlands, similar homes typically sell for at least $200,000 less in this neighborhood vs. Edgewood Park.

Why not find the realtor yourself and ask for the savings? I don't like the idea of an entire industry constructed around siphoning someone else's pay.