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Mary Pope-Handy, CRS, ABR, E-Pro, SRES

Realtor,CRS, ABR, e-PRO

Luxor Real Estate Group (Los Gatos, CA)

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(877) 397-5391

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Married to my best friend, Jim, with two great teenagers and a black lab who can't be trusted to "watch" your food. We live in Los Gatos, California (which is a quaint town with a fun downtown area snuggled into the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is a suburb of San Jose - so part of Silicon Valley). We love to travel and stay in touch with our extended family. I collect ghost stories.

Professional Stuff:

  • Full time, second generation Realtor (since Feb 1993)
  • Selling homes all over Silicon Valley (aka Santa Clara County, the San Jose area) and focusing on the west valley communities of Los Gatos, Saratoga, Cambrian Park, Almaden Valley, Campbell, and Monte Sereno. Native of this area, which was once called "The Valley of Heart's Delight".
  • Who/what: Tons of experience with seniors and long distance buyers and sellers. All price ranges. Condos/townhomes/single family homes. (Not mobile homes, raw land or mountain properties.) High tech, high touch, "helping nice folks to buy and sell homes".
  • Co-author of a book, "Get The Best Deal When Selling Your Home In Silicon Valley".
  • Education junkie: CRS, ABR, e-PRO, SRES, ASP, RECS, CNHS, ACRE.
  • Blogger & web marketing specialist - multiple blogs and sites, including one on haunted real estate. Main sites and blogs are www.DelightHomes.com (aka www.PopeHandy.com), www.ValleyOfHeartsDelight.com, and www.LiveInLosGatos.com.

    • My Comments

    • There are many things to be
      By September 13, 2009 - 6:04am

      There are many things to be concerned about when a brokerage changes - beyond just the immediate issue of the listings, sales, and commissions. What about tail insurance? When the brokerage closed, did it provide tail insurance for the errors & omission insurance (malpractice) in case something comes up after the shuttering? If a company gets folded into a new brokerage, will the new firm take on responsibility if there are claims down the road for events happening prior to the merge? Mary Pope-Handy Luxor Real Estate Group Co-Author, "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley" www.PopeHandy.com (site) www.LiveInLosGatos.com (blog)

    • You're right about last
      By August 13, 2009 - 7:37am

      You're right about last year's "buzz" (and the year before, it was all about mapping). This year it's about surviving and thriving in a recession that threatens to last three more years (as the foreclosures continue to roll in). I'm very grateful that Inman is making the videos of Connect available to premium members. Although I attended a lot of sessions, several good ones happened at the same time slots. I look forward to watching yours and a few others I was unable to see live. Mary Pope-Handy Luxor Real Estate Group Co-Author, "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley" www.PopeHandy.com (site) www.ValleyOfHeartsDelight.com (site) www.LiveInLosGatos.com (blog)

    • Checklists are great IF they
      By July 23, 2009 - 11:19am

      Checklists are great IF they are used to facility efficiency (not redundancy) and to ensure that things get done on time (not at the end of the escrow). The form I most often see used when it's irrelevant is the lead paint disclosure form, which is required of pre-1978 housing. Agents will have a 3 year old home and want it completed. Don't they read these things that they want others to sign? Mary Pope-Handy Luxor Real Estate Group Co-Author, "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley" www.PopeHandy.com (site) www.LuxorRealEstateGroup.com (site) www.LiveInLosGatos.com (blog)