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The Most Exclusive Properties in the Peninsula

 Here you will find seven of the most exclusive properties in the Peninsula. You are witnessing some of Silicon Valley's finest homes currently available!

The information below corresponds to the listings printed above. Please contact pkitch@apr.com with any questions that you might have!

331 GREER ROAD, Woodside 94062

Class: Single Family Residential List Date: 11/19/2012

Beds: 9 List Price: $85,000,000

Baths: 9 (8/1) Sale Price:

SqFt: 9,000 (Seller (Unverified)) HOA Fee:

Lot Size: 91.94 Acres (Seller (Unverified)) X-street: Kings Mountain Road

Elem Dist: Woodside Elementary

High Dist: Sequoia Union High

List Agent: Mary & Brent Gullixson

List Office: Alain Pinel Realtors

Remarks: LANDMARK PROPERTY NEVER BEFORE ON THE MARKET. PROPERTY

CONSISTS OF 3 PARCELS---PARCEL #072-052-020 51.04 ACRES..PARCEL #072-052-260 39.40 ACRES AND PARCEL #072-072-010 1.5 ACRES TOTALING APPROX 91.94 ACRES..BORDERED ON ONE SIDE BY HUDDART PARK, GLORIOUS LAND W/ROLLING OAK-STUDDED HILLS OPEN MEADOWS & ENDLESS VIEWS. CIRCA 1941 COLONIAL ESTATE HOME, GATEHOUSE & CARETAKER'S COTTAGE. WOODSIDE SCHOOLS

MLS #: 81241344 DOM:56

Status: Active

835 CHILTERN ROAD, Hillsborough 94010

Class: Single Family Residential List Date: 07/05/2012

Beds: 6 List Price: $38,500,000

Baths: 12 (9/3) Sale Price:

SqFt: 38,849 (Assessor) HOA Fee:

Lot Size: 271,378 Sqft (Assessor) X-street: Hayne Road

Elem Dist: Hillsborough City Elementary

High Dist: San Mateo Union High

List Agent: Susan Herman

List Office: Clay Herman Realtor, Inc.

Remarks: Completed in 1992, Chiltern reflects the spirit of English Tudor & Elizabethan Country estates. Situated on 6.7 secluded acres, the main house is 36,000 square feet with museum quality artifacts throughout. Indoor pool & raquetball court, pool house, outdoor pool, tennis ct, spectacular grounds with waterfalls, koi pond, English rose & zen gardens. The adjacent 2.5 acres are available for purchase.

MLS #: 81225054 DOM:529

Status: Active

236 PARK LANE, Atherton 94027

Class: Single Family Residential List Date: 11/06/2012

Beds: 6 List Price: $34,888,000

Baths: 11 (7/4) Sale Price:

SqFt: 12,508 (Seller (Unverified)) HOA Fee:

Lot Size: 70,168 Sqft (Seller (Unverified)) X-street: Elena

Elem Dist: Menlo Park City Elementary

High Dist: Sequoia Union High

List Agent: Mary & Brent Gullixson

List Office: Alain Pinel Realtors

Remarks: VILLA EIRINI..IMAGINE THE VERY BEST OF EVERYTHING PRESENTED IN

A SINGULAR SETTING THIS NEOCLASSICAL GEORGIAN VILLA COMPLETED IN 2007 IS THE PLACE. 6 BEDROOM SUITES, FORMAL LR & DR, LIBRARY/FAMILY ROOM/MEDIA ROOM, CRESTRON SYSTEM GH USED AS AN EXECUTIVE OFFICE & GYM COMPLEX EXTRAORDINARY LANDSCAPED GARDENS W/POOL & SPA, VAST TERRACE & COVERED LOGGIA W/FIREPLACE SECRET FOUNTAIN GARDEN, MP SCHOOLS

MLS #: 81240205 DOM:69

Status: Active

700 KINGS MOUNTAIN ROAD, Woodside 94062

Class: Single Family Residential List Date: 05/17/2012

Beds: 4 List Price: $29,500,000

Baths: 6 (6/0) Sale Price:

SqFt: 14,000 (Seller (Unverified)) HOA Fee:

Lot Size: 3 Acres (Seller (Unverified)) X-street: Woodside Road

Elem Dist: Woodside Elementary

High Dist: Sequoia Union High

List Agent: Anna Boucher

List Office: Sotheby's International Realty

Direction: Go to Woodside Road turn Right onto Kings Mountain Road. Remarks: This estate boasts an award winning park like setting, an expansive motor court, awe inspiring arch of showy, mature flowering plum trees, including a 100 ft. Lap Pool w/majestic stately Oaks and Redwood trees, w/14,000 sf French Country style home along with a 1,250 sf Carriage House and a 1,000 sf Guest House (sf approx +/-for all

bldgs).

MLS #: 81218741 DOM:242
Status: Active

40 VERBALEE LANE, Hillsborough 94010

Class: Single Family Residential List Date: 01/12/2012

Beds: 12 List Price: $29,000,000

Baths: 15 (12/3) Sale Price:

SqFt: 35,000 (Seller (Unverified)) HOA Fee:

Lot Size: 257,352 Sqft (Assessor) X-street: Tournament

Elem Dist: Hillsborough City Elementary

High Dist: San Mateo Union High

List Agent: Richard Williamson

List Office: Today Sothebys International Realty
(co-listed with Randy Eyler of Alain Pinel Realtors in Menlo Park)

Direction: Appointment Only. Gated Security

Remarks: Nestled in gentle hills of San Francisco Bay, this magnificent Cotswold Tudor is among the world's most significant properties. 5.9 acres embrace stately English gardens and a 35,000sqft residence. The masterpiece of David Adler & built for Celia Tobin Clark, it retains today a unique, majestic quality. Its opulent ballroom & VIP suite have hosted world leaders, U.S.Presidents & celebrity galas.

MLS #: 81201267 DOM:376
Status: Active

5 BETTY LANE, Atherton 94027

Class: Single Family Residential List Date: 09/10/2012

Beds: 6 List Price: $21,800,000

Baths: 10 (10/0) Sale Price:

SqFt: 14,000 (Seller (Unverified)) HOA Fee:

Lot Size: 54,420 Sqft (Assessor) X-street: Polhemus

Elem Dist: Las Lomitas Elementary

High Dist: Sequoia Union High

List Agent: T.Dallas & D.Kelsey

List Office: Intero Real Estate Services-Wooodside

Remarks: Welcome to the pure elegance of a French Manoir, newly built and perfectly situated on a cul-de-sac in the heart of Atherton. This estate features many desired amenities plus guest house, pool, sport court, wine cellar, state of the art theater/media room, spa and fitness room, 26-zone climate control, Crestron home automation. East/West orientation.

MLS #: 81233449 DOM:126

Status: Active

7 FAXON FOREST, Atherton 94027

Class: Single Family Residential List Date: 09/16/2012

Beds: 6 List Price: $21,500,000

Baths: 10 (7/3) Sale Price:

SqFt: 11,800 (Agent (Unverified)) HOA Fee:

Lot Size: 46,217 Sqft (Assessor) X-street: Faxon

Elem Dist: Menlo Park City Elementary

High Dist: Sequoia Union High

List Agent: Lance Freeman

List Office: Pacific Peninsula Group

Remarks: Designed and built by PPG in 2008, this custom home is located at one of the most prestigious addresses in West Atherton. The estate gets its design inspiration from some of the Sierras finest estates. Sophisticated design encourages indoor/outdoor living and the picturesque setting, coupled with the nearly perfect location makes this home truly exceptional.The best of the best one of a kind. 

MLS #: 81234270 DOM:120  

Status: Active

***The above information is deemed to be accurate but not guaranteed.***

Selling Your Home in 2013?

Just one more month to go before 2013 kicks off! 

With the expiration of the Bush tax cuts at the end of 2012 and a new 3.8% medicare tax on investment income (taking effect on January 1st 2013) you could be looking at an 8.8% tax increase should you decide to wait to sell your home.

In Silicon Valley, there are a lot of people that have decided to hold off on selling their homes right now because they feel that the market is on the upswing and that they will get greater returns in 2013. This has created a shortage in supply and resulted in multiple offers on remaining inventory.

It will be interesting to see how everything plays out. If you are on the fence about selling your home right now I would highly recommend that you put it on the market right away.. the market will not support home sellers trying to "test" the market come 2013 if supply picks up and we shift away from a seller's market.

WSJ: Looming Tax Hike

The Real Estate Market is...

We have reached the perfect storm for the California real estate market: Now is an incredible time to buy AND sell!

Here is why...

If you purchased a home on January 1st, 2000, here is how it would have performed compared to other investment vehicles over the same period of time...

Rates continue to hover at or around historical lows... not many people are expecting the rates to remain at this level for very long...

We are back down to 2002 (post bubble-burst) price levels:

But you can get more for your money with where rates are right now...

Paying rent just doesn't feel great in general.. and rental rates are predicted to continue to increase dramatically all over the country...

If you don't listen want to me, fine.. listen to these people!

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Open House Search Through APR

..this open house search is not limited to just APR listings.. it includes all listings that are active in the MLS. Even if you are not currently in the market it is always a good idea to keep an eye on the market shifts and trends so that you have a leg up when you decide to make a move. Attending open houses and noting which homes sell in under 30 days will give you a lot of insight into what types of homes are being listed and what types of buyers are active in the market. Questions? Shoot me an email at pkitch@apr.com or drop me a line at 650.391.3444

You can check out the APR open house guide at http://www.open.apr.com

Great Year in Real Estate!

With a short sale, commercial lease and a residential lease already under my belt I am excited to see what I am capable of during my second year in real estate.

Anxious to balance out my buyers with another local listing that I can sink my teeth into but I know this opportunity will only present itself once I am ready.

I continue to feel blessed and excited to be working in such an incredible market! A big thanks to APR, all the local agents and vendors, family, friends, and Mari for your continued support! :)

Alain Pinel Realtors!

I never dreamed that so many great things would happen to me in a single year: I have a healthier relationship with my parents, I met my dream girl who continues to push me to be the best person that I can be, I passed my real estate licensing exam the first time, and I was hired by the top real estate brokerage in Silicon Valley just two days later! Thank you so much Alain Pinel, Mom & Dad, and especially---> Mari :)

you guys are AWESOME and I am really looking forward to the adventures that we will share in the days ahead!!!

Much to Write About

Right now I am sitting in the back seat of my friend's car en route back from a ski trip to Tahoe. I am going to sleep really, really well tonight. If anyone gets the chance to ski the Sierra mountain I would highly suggest that you grab some food at the 360 BBQ Grill at the top of the mountain. The service is friendly, the food is great and the beer on tap is choice. Snow cover was a bit patchy on some of the steeper routes but the rest of the mountain sported great views and soft, choppy, fluff. So why am I sharing this with you right now? Well, it's a blog, and it's been awhile since I last felt like writing (hence the gap in entries) so I figured I would share with you a little about my day trip to Tahoe. So yea, it was fun!!! Happy holidays everyone!

Whatever it Takes...

I cherish these moments. Thanks for watching!

things are good

It's been awhile since the last fireside chat. Much has happened and much still remains the same. Work at City Hall continues to chug along just fast enough for me to be able to jump off and back on again as I please. The past two weekends were spent working on the set of a horror film (in HD) with blood, waxworms, prosthetic jaws and an unbeatable cast & crew. Honestly, I did the least amount of work out of anyone. I spent most my time either looking for slack to pick up or trying to stay out of the way. Thank you to John Conway for the oportunity to work with on Blockhead. Well, that's pretty much it. Thanks again to John, Twitter, Anthony, Drew, Cindy, mom, dad, facebook, Matt, Chris, Leonora, Danny, grandma and Zeus.

I work. I sleep. I play.

Just this morning I was thinking how nice it was to have two months of guaranteed employment. Turns out that the city can only offer me one more week of work. This event was indeed, unexpected. At the end of the week, eh, who knows. It'll be alright though, I have a superhuman immune system and friends that work the taco truck outside my place, well, they work around the taco truck and when I say 'work' I really mean I don't know what they do for a living and when I say that I don't know what they do for a living what I really mean is that I DO have a pretty good idea what they do for a living but would be hard pressed to report it on this blog.. but I divert.. and suggest. Its an ugly game I am flirting with.

In other news, if you are not feeling very well on Monday and you still have to go into work, then PLEASE, for the sake of everyone else wear a mask.. and make it snug. I swear I won't poke fun dude, its just a flu.. and we all know that the flu sucks. My worst fear is that they take all my pork away. What else am I going to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Did I mention that I heard about the whole "Swine Flu" on the Daily Show? Yup. Less news. More running. Earlier to bed. This whole structure thing has been pretty cool. Maybe I will wake up early and go for a run tomorrow? Probably not. Have a great weekend and don't forget to write.

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Remember The Prayer of Jabez?

"Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain."

My Friday Update

This week has been awesome. I made it to work on time all five days and managed to maintain my position in the corner office of the finance department. It is a strange situation but something that I wouldn't trade up for anything. Today the city offered to extend my "temp position" employment until the end of the fiscal year (June 30th). It is looking like it would still be just the same old $10.33 per hour and the same crappy benefits but I will get to be in LA with the same old incredible friends. I notified my building managers of the need to continue renting my place and they were cool (I gave them my 30 day notice about 2 weeks ago!). Staying around for another couple of months is going to allow me to record some more songs at my buddy Charlie's place and potentially even open up the door for a "real" job... I love it here in LA even if the air sucks, the traffic is worse and my buddy's place just down the street is the tranny epicenter of the universe. It don't matta. Its all about friends and family and the music and love that binds us. K. So today's post is a wee bit more personal than normal but I figured that I would give my fans something to chew on over the weekend. Off to Charlie's studio in Studio City this evening to record. Wish me luck.. and I THANK YOU for taking the time out of your life to see what has been goin' on in mine! Please feel free to get in contact with me at peter.kitch@gmail.com with your comments or questions. In case you know what "twitter" is you can find me at username "peterkitch" - Peace+Love - P

The Art of Coming Up With Something to Blog About

Get enthusiastic about it! Things tend to happen faster when you successfully generate a heavy rolling motivation behind a cause or a practice. Wow, I just pulled that one out of thin air. Enough dilly dallying. I thought a bit this afternoon (ouch!) about what I look for in my writing and the same questions keep popping into my head:

• How can I add value?
• How can I keep this simple.. clear?
• Is the underlying tone of the post, positive?
• Am I being honest with myself and my readers?
• Is my writing in alignment with what I am wanting to promote in myself and those around me?

SEE! all done. Where oh where has the time gone?!?!?! Have a great weekend and thank you so much for tuning in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fears and the Other Things that We Manifest

So you have your vision board all setup.. you listen to your daily affirmations and say your mantras out loud... you are dedicated to making your good life, better.

I feel as if only a few days ago I started to understand what the "Law of Attraction" truly involves. Yes, I watched "The Secret" a little over a year ago but I struggled because I was still harboring some negative core beliefs. Sadly, although I had succeeded in getting completely out of debt in one month, it was short lived.

The negativity crept back into my life under the cover of my good old friend "familiarity." I enjoyed getting caught up in the political news. It offered me the escape that I didn't even consciously recognize that I was looking for. It was only a matter of time before the negativity seeped into the other areas in my life. I still realized that the Law of Attraction was always in effect (always has been and always will be) but I had started to say to myself... "Holy Shit, this has got to be too good to be true".. and I felt afraid... afraid that I was turning into someone that I didn't know or didn't want to know... afraid that I as attracting a lifestyle that I wasn't deserving of... afraid of the constantly growing responsibilities in my daily life... afraid that the Law of Attraction would somehow start running out of control and that there would be no way to reign in the ever changing experiences. Whoah. I needed to just take a step back and say "fuck it." you know?

Off to enjoy the weekend! May you obtain a huge personal breakthrough as we all learn and help others to conquer their greatest fears. Peace.

Positive and Negative

I seem to be stuck in the cycle of posting a lot of negatively charged blogs. I am just writing this so that I can become better aware of my own hypocricies in an attempt to have a better understanding of myself.

For the most part, I practice what I preach to friends and family alike, however, I think I might need to learn how to better preach what I am trying to practice.. ya hear?

That is all I have to say for right now. Thank you to my friends and family for calling me on my shit. You help make me a better person!

Gnite and have a great weekend everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look forward to a positive shift in my future postings and I ask that you PLEASE hold me to these words. Because, like pretty much everyone else, I am not going to be able to go it alone.

... predictions ... just don't quote me on it.

The market has reached the halfway point in what will ultimately be termed "The 21st Century Correction."

I am sticking with the original predictions I made (albeit to myself) about a year ago. Between now and the 2nd quarter of 2010 the DOW will break through 5,000 and find resistance just slightly above 4,000. From here we will slowly start to recoup our losses.

Market volatility will remain high for at least the next couple of years... So trade with confidence, conviction and without your ego (easier said than done).

Long term, the biggest winners will be companies like Netflix and Intel but I am certain that a lot of other buying oportunities exist with smaller companies sporting clean balance sheets.

With this said, I believe that most traders will be safer on the sidelines until the second half of 2010.

Oil companies, gold and China are clear favorites right now.

Disclaimer: I am not a professional trader nor an economist. I am merely an artist living in Los Angeles with a strange affinity towards news, politics and stock picking. Please do not take my suggestions seriously, for you will find that you are much better off formulating your own opinions and strategies based on the collective information that you discover and absorb for yourself. And hey, if you have any thoughts or comments about these market predictions I would love to hear about them!

Until next time, keep your eyes open and your head up.

John Goes to the Beach

A trip down to the world famous Santa Monica pier turns into a time of deep reflection for friend and confidant John Francis Conway.

This is how they get ya:

Ever wonder what investment banking people are talking about when they mention "shorting" a stock? Essentially, these people make money when the stock drops because they are betting that there will be a significant decrease in the stock's price... so it wouldn't hurt to know in advance that a company or industry (or try "world economy") was destined to bite the dust.

I am not saying that short selling is the main reason why we are in this economic predicament... Short selling is but one strand in the destructive web of financial leveraging instruments aimed at HUGE returns for the people that are wealthy and educated enough (aka the people that currently hold the "leverage")to play the game.

Bear in mind, only the people with the deepest pockets were able to place their bets.

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Rock climbing in Echo Cliff's with Christopher Reed and Peter Kitch. Shot this a few months ago but only recently put the video together... it was shot using a really small digital camera so it has that very crisp blurry feel that few cameras these days can achieve.

Peter and Chris Echo Cliffs Climbing Video

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