Harv Balu's blog

Start with your address and you will have an instant estimate in about two minutes. Three short steps: where the home is, what is actually in it, and where to send the number.

What you get, and what it is not. The instant number is an automated estimate built from public records and recent sales. It is a starting point, not an appraisal, and it cannot see your remodeled kitchen, your new roof,...

Sold: this home closed on September 28, 2026 for $1,731,500

1603 Morgan St, Mountain View, CA 94043. Hosted both days by Harv Balu, REALTOR®. Walk in, no appointment needed, and bring your questions about buying in Mountain View.

A single-story ranch at the end of a quiet Mountain View cul-de-sac: 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths in 1,234 square feet on a 5,000 square foot lot, listed at $1,980,000 and sold for $1,731,500, with no HOA. High-ceilinged living room, separate family room with a gas-starter fireplace, central air, and an attached 2-car garage. Out back, a broad patio opens to a...

The Union City housing market just posted its June 2026 numbers, and the headline is easy to misread: the median sold price fell 7.7% in a single month, yet homes sold faster and still closed above asking. Here is where things stand for single family homes, from Bay East Association of REALTORS and RPR market trends data.

• Median sold price: $1,327,500, down 7.7% from last month.
• Days on market: a median of just 15 days.
• Sold to list: 102.1% of list price, so the typical home still closed above asking.
• Supply: only 1.76 months of inventory, far under the 6 month balanced line.

Open House: Saturday, October 3, 2 to 5 PM and Sunday, October 4, 1 to 4 PM

341 Imagination Pl, Milpitas, CA 95035. Hosted by Harv Balu, REALTOR®. Price improved $100,000 to $968,000. Come walk the floor plan and ask me anything about buying in Milpitas.

A 3 bed, 3 full bath townhome-style condo in Milpitas's Parc Metro community, 1,243 square feet, reduced $100,000 to $968,000. It is set up two ways at once: a first floor bedroom with a full bath for parents, guests, or a quiet office, and two primary suites upstairs. That is what makes this plan work for multigenerational living and...