I will be at 238 S Bayview Avenue in downtown Sunnyvale on Saturday from 1:30 to 4:30. This new listing, presented by Alan Loveless, features four bedrooms, one bathroom, hardwood floors, a separate dining room, a large light-filled kithchen, high ceilings and beautiful landscaping. Listed at $799,000, this home is loaded with curb appeal and is just a few steps away from all the downtown shops and restaurants. 

There were 11 offers expected today on 868 Fielding Court in South Palo Alto. It’s a three bedroom, two bathroom house on a large lot at the end of a cul-de-sac.  The orange house, listed at $1,335,000, is just over 1500 square feet.

There were 30 offers expected today on 868 Rorke Way, a four bedroom, two bathroom house on an approximately 9400 square foot lot. It was listed at $949,000. 

I will be at 160 Felton Drive on Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30. This is a beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house presented by my colleague, Brendan Callahan. Listed at $2,595,000, it sits on a large lot in Felton Gables, one of the most desirable neighborhoods of Menlo Park.

The Palo Alto Promenade of Music and Film Festival is this Friday from 4 to 10 pm. The event, free to the public, features 3 outdoor stages, 1 outdoor and numerous indoor movie screens and over 50 bands and filmmakers. University Avenue will be closed from High Street to Tasso Street. 

Fore more information, go to www.paloaltodowntown.com and click on “what’s happening.”

Nine offers last week on 866 Seale in Palo Alto listed at $1,750,000.

Some of the best tennis players in the world will be competing in our backyard July 23rd-29th at the Taube Family Tennis Center on the Stanford campus.

The tournament, in its 37th year, is the longest-running women-only professional tennis tournament in the world and is the first stop of the US Open Series. A Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Tier II event, the Bank of the West Classic features a 28-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw with total prize money of $600,000. Held at Stanford since 1997, former champions include: Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Andrea Jaeger, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams.

This year’s tournament features eight time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams and 2007 Wimbledon Finalist Marion Bartoli.  More info: Bank of the West Classic 

Great starter home on a tree-lined street:  2759 Hunter Street   Listed at $629,900.

This home is occupied by tenants and shown by appointment only. To view it, call 650-279-8321.

I have compiled a list of internet sites that I use for marketing properties. I am hoping to add to this list, so I’m curious to hear about other good sites that I may have missed.

Here’s my list:  Marketing Sites

     Address      Bedrooms/baths   List Price   Sale Price

• 550 Oxford Ave #2       3/2             $990,000         $990,000
• 913 Cowper St.                2/2.5         $925,000        $1,100,000
• 1747 Alma St.                  3/2.5         $899,000         $850,000
• 430  Jacobs Ct.               3/2.5          $899,000        $963,000
• 528 Everett Ave. #D      2/2            $699,000         $675,000
• 2585  Park Blvd. #Z204  2/2.5       $699,000         $730,000
• 777 San Antonio Rd. #112  3/2        $667,000        $720,000

Source:  REIL  7/11/07

Last week, there were 10 offers on an Eichler on San Antonio Rd., a street with noise and traffic!   There were four offers on a property on Sutter St. that was listed at $2,395,000.

$998,000 – 481 SAN ANTONIO RD          $2,395,000 – 825 SUTTER AV