接下來就是跑市府問清楚，連市府permit center都詫異，這樣的情形怎麼會發生。為了要解決問題，我們只好當作是我們曾經remodel，先畫圖floor plan、到市府申請許可，期間還有模有樣的必須申請Title 24，就是為了要符合city Plan Submission Requirements 當初為了省錢，我們自己花了很多時間自己畫了圖，交上、申請許可、叫檢查，看看出了什麼問題，之後請工人修復、檢查、修復然後檢查通過，過程花了整整一個月，還好期間非常幸運，不僅櫃台的人通融，讓我用自己的格局圖，就拿到permit，也能call for an inspection，後來檢查員只挑出一些電盤老舊、加裝GFCI等小問題，我們請來licensed electrician，就在第二次檢查，把問題順利解決了 ，一切都算是不幸中的大幸。
到底什麼裝修需要permit？什麼不需要，像是San Jose City有一些標準可供查閱，點擊連結就能看到。但是每一個city都有不同的標準，請先諮詢在地市政府permit center。
我是專職加州地產經紀人 CA Real Estate Realtor/Broker、National Board of Realtors、California Association of Realtors、以及 Silicon Valley Association of Realtors的會員。DRE#01973756
目前的市況因為房屋選擇變多，買家回歸理性，大致可以分為三種情形。第一、屋況條件好、地點好，依然深受歡迎，價格修正不到5%。第二、地點好、屋況普通的房子，買家評估只要能簡易修繕，價差能接受，多半也都會成交，價格修正約10%。第三、屋況不好、地點不夠好的房子則常常有買家棄標，必須back on the market 或甚至下市不賣了，價格修正率多達20%。
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綜觀去年南灣交易量，本文數據均以2019年1月2日 MLS統計數據為準
2018年南灣：San Jose, Milpitas, Santa Clara(不包括Alviso), Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Cupertino, Sunnyvale 所有 Listing 數量為14119間，銷售了10847間。
比較2017年同期(2018年1月2日 MLS統計數據)
2017年南灣：San Jose, Milpitas, Santa Clara(不包括Alviso), Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Cupertino, Sunnyvale 所有 Listing 數量為12657間，銷售了11898間。
此外，從我在MLS很常擷取下來使用的 Average DOM & Sale to list price Ration也能明顯的看出加價率減低、成交天數增加，顯示市場熱度不再瘋狂，買家回歸理性。先來看看我最熟悉的Sunnyvale，平均加價率幾乎是0%
Time frame is from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018 Postal City is ‘Sunnyvale‘ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, and ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 920 listings以上這一篇是以Sunnyvale為例，南灣其他城市也都是類似的走向
Time frame is from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018 Postal City is ‘Santa Clara‘ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, and ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 890 listings
Time frame is from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018 Area Name is ‘6 – Milpitas‘ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, and ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 500 listings
Time frame is from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018 Postal City is ‘Campbell‘ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, and ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 420 listings
Time frame is from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018 Area Name is ’18 – Cupertino‘ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, and ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 550 listings
Time frame is from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018 Area Name is ‘5 – Berryessa‘ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, and ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 730 listings
Time frame is from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018 Postal City is ‘Palo Alto‘ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, and ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 440 listings以上數據能看出市況走向，但是每一個社區、每一個學區的成交價都與位置地點有別而有極大差異，如果要下offer，還是要做好精準的comparable.
我是專職加州地產經紀人 CA Real Estate Realtor/Broker、National Board of Realtors、California Association of Realtors、以及 Silicon Valley Association of Realtors的會員。DRE#01973756
Time frame is from Feb 2017 to Jan 2018 Area Name is ‘ Sunnyvale’. Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is one of ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 900 listings
Time frame is from Feb 2017 to Jan 2018 Area Name is ‘Cupertino‘ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is one of ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 570 listings
Time frame is from Feb 2017 to Jan 2018 Postal City is ‘Mountain View’ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is one of ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 550 listings
Time frame is from Feb 2017 to Jan 2018 Postal City is ‘Los Altos’ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is one of ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 370 listings
Time frame is from Feb 2017 to Jan 2018 Postal City is ‘Campbell’ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is one of ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 480 listings
Time frame is from Feb 2017 to Jan 2018 Area Name is – Berryessa‘ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is one of ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 820 listings
Time frame is from Feb 2017 to Jan 2018 Area Name is ‘ Almaden Valley‘ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is one of ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 400 listings
Time frame is from Feb 2017 to Jan 2018 Area Name is ‘ Evergreen’ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is one of ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 810 listings
Time frame is from Feb 2017 to Jan 2018 Area Name is ‘ Cambrian’ Property Type is ‘Residential’ Property Sub Type is one of ‘Single Family Home’, ‘Condominium’, ‘Townhouse’ Results calculated from approximately 860 listings
我是 National Board of Realtors、California Association of Realtors、以及 Silicon Valley Association of Realtors的會員。
六、了解買房流程跟時間：時間的掌握點很重要，為了避免急著買到房子，或是在這瘋狂的市場「搶」不到房子，我們要概抓一下時間，首先必須清楚知道租約到期時間、預先搬家所需繳交的違約金、如果需要month by month繼續租下去，需要多少時間給房東通知，又要繳多少房租，預期拿回多少押金。了解買房流程所需時間、了解什麼是「下offer」，什麼又是「Escrow、Title insurance…. 」什麼又是Close of Escrow? 等等。
第一、價格固定：搶房搶破頭，2017年在矽谷南灣買房，尤其是首購族的60~120萬價格範圍內，競標總價多是要高於周邊近兩個月成交價的5~10%才能標到房，如果Listing agent 很盡責地無限counter，很多人可能會投標數次卻沒有買到。最後結果總是會超出預算，甚至可能被price out 退出市場，與其這樣，不如看好幾個社區，老老實實排隊等release，還有新房可以住。
如果你不喜歡超大型社區，Sunnyvale最新要推出的CLASSICS at Evelyn Place可以給你參考，這裡距離downtown很近，周末有farmers market，Sunnyvale downtown一直在更新，周邊要啥有啥，生活機能很方便，社區總共42戶，從3B2.5B到4B3.5B都有，3房還有有陽台的版本，預計12月開始銷售，屆時又是一場排隊搭帳篷的考驗戰。
至於Mountain View的Radius 還在讓人繼續標售，社區共計206戶，目前還有大約60戶待售，與他人不同是Pulte銷售方式很多元，有些是現場抽籤，有些則是上網競標，Radius採取競標模式銷售，加價率大約10%。 Sales office也沒有, model home也沒有，銷售過程只需電腦競標，這是一個未來的銷售模式？！
Mountain view的SierraPoint 12/2日正式開案，規劃相對大面積的3~4房總價1.6M起，學區是Theuerkauf Elementary, Crittenden Middle, Los Altos High School.
Classic的新案Permanente Creek 距離Sierra Point非常近，社區都是三層樓Townhomes，但是屬於Condo的地目，總價從 1.3M~1.8M，學區是Monta Loma Elementary , Crittenden Middle, Los Altos High School。
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