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In San Bruno on October 21, 2009 at 7:03 pmSan Bruno Coats For Kids 2009
In San Bruno on October 14, 2009 at 6:17 pm 
“Coats for Kids” in San Bruno is a wonderful community tradition coordinated by San Bruno Garbage and The City of San Bruno every year as the weather starts to get chilly!
You can help someone stay warm this winter by simply donating a clean, gently used coat at one of many drop-off locations in San Bruno!
Click here to see which drop-off location is nearest you!
I love helping at this event every year. It’s a great fun way to get to know the neighbors and give back a little to the community.
The coat giveaway day is Thursday, November 19th 4:00-7:00 pm at the Fireman’s Hall/ San Bruno Chamber of Commerce, 618 San Mateo Ave., San Bruno, Ca. All are welcome. Limit one coat per person. Children must be present to receive coat.
San Bruno Concerts in the Park 2009
In San Bruno on July 30, 2009 at 2:38 am
Oh boy! I am so excited! San Bruno Park puts on concerts every Friday in August starting at 6:00 pm
For the last two summers I made homemade gourmet popcorn and put them in sandwhich bags for my kids to sell for .50 cents each. They were so darn cute! My 4 year old daughter carried her metal pail full of popcorn and my 8 year old son collected the money! I have pictures somewhere that I need to find and post!
Anyways, this year’s 2009 schedule looks like this:
Aug 7th- Livewire (Dance Party Band)
Aug 14- Unauthorized Rolling Stones (Tribute Band)
Aug 21- Cocktail Monkeys (Classic Rock, Pop, Variety)
Aug 28 Dave Crimmen (50’s Rock n Roll)
Be sure to come and if you see me or my kids selling popcorn, tell us you read our blog! Thanks!
Above photo taken from: http://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/
San Bruno Dale Wilson 4th of July Memorial Tournement 2009
In San Bruno on July 7, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Bruno All Stars 4th of July 2009
The San Bruno Dale Wilson 4th of July Memorial Tournement was an awesome event! The 7-8 year old “Bruno” team came from behind in two of their games and won the championship title undefeated! San Bruno has always had a passion for Pee Wee leagues and All Stars. It’s a great American feeling in San Bruno when you mix BBQ, legal “safe and sane” fireworks and lots of baseball games at San Bruno Park!
For more info about Pee Wee baseball or the Dale Wilson 4th of July Memorial Tournement visit the website at: http://www.sanbrunopeeweebaseball.org/
Tanforan Race Track History
In San Bruno on July 7, 2009 at 6:36 pm
From 1899 to 1964, the Tanforan Race Track had it’s glories and it’s depression.
1899-1918: There was horse racing, airplane racing and car racing.
During WWI: The track was used as a training area and had tents to house the troops.
1923: A new grandstand was built.
1937-1940: Seabiscuit became the biggest money winner in horse racing.
1941: WWII began and became a gathering area for over 4,000 Japanese-Americans subject to relocation.
Following the war, Tanforan re-opened and continued its racing schedule.
1964: After all racing stopped, a fire detroyed the track.
1971: Tanforan reincarnated as a shopping center!
For more information on the history of Tanforan please visit these sites:
Above picture taken from http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2NWA_Seabiscuit_San_Bruno_CA
San Bruno Posy Parade 2009 “WOWS” Spectators!
In San Bruno, karin cunningham on June 10, 2009 at 12:22 am
Posy Parade Carriage 2009
Pee Wee Baseball Elks~Posy Parade 2009 
Marching Band~Posy Parade 2009
Mayor Larry Franzella and Fire Chief~Posy Parade 2009 
Belle Air Elementary School Float~Posy Parade 2009
San Bruno Mother’s Club Float~Posy Parade 2009 
San Bruno Police~Posy Parade 2009
San Bruno Real Estate “Shake Up”!
In San Bruno Real Estate on May 21, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Skycrest Village- New Homes- San Bruno
From the Skycrest Village, new homes in San Bruno, to the bank owned fixer uppers, San Bruno homes for sale are feeling the shift of a real estate “shake up”! Inventory over the past few weeks has dwindled down to a mere 40 homes for sale and 15 condos. That’s not too many when you consider that San Bruno consists of 14,677 households.
Over the past 2 weeks 14 homes have “pending sales”. That’s one sale per day in just 2 weeks! We haven’t seen movement in the market like that in quite some time. The recent average sale price according to the San Mateo County MLS (Multiple Listing Service) is $470,000.
Currently, there are 2 two bedroom condos for sale at the Peninsula Place Condominium complex listed at $279,000. Great opportunity for investment or living in close proximity to the airport and San Francisco. There are also still some great little ranch style homes for sale in the $300,000 range.
San Bruno real estate is prime property because of its nice weather, living on the better side of a fog belt, it’s closeness to San Francisco and all of the conveniences and comforts of living in community that cares about its citizens. People are drawn to San Bruno for it’s rich and diverse cultures, awesome parks and recreation activites, and dedicated school system, as well.
- San Bruno bank owned fixer upper!
It’s great to see this activity in the market. It’s not centralized to the lower priced homes, either! Recently, I was involved in a “bidding war” for a house in the Rollingwood area of San Bruno which was handsomely priced at $564,000. This was a 4 bedroom, 2 bath home in average shape. We were up against 5 offers in less that one week!
The lower priced homes do generally get more multiple offers and a lot of them are being bought “all cash”. Imagine that! I think the real estate “slow down” in San Bruno has pick up the pace and has buyers and sellers making new decisions of whether or not to buy or sell. It’s a win win situation for both sides, it seems to me!
San Bruno Posy Parade 2009
In Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 at 10:08 pmThe Posy Parade in San Bruno is held every year in June. It is put on by the San Bruno Lion’s Club. This year it will be on Sun. June 7th at 1:00. The theme this year is “The Many Cultures of San Bruno”! It is a parade dedicated to children and it’s themes are always deocrated with flowers!
At its height in the 1960s, the parade attracted as many as 3 thousand participants and 20 to 30 thousand spectators. This year is the 69th Annual Posy Parade in San Bruno. The parade includes all of our baseball teams, school floats, orginization floats, marching bands, a Posy Parade princess and her court. The mayor passes by in a fire truck and the city council in old fashioned cars throw candy to the crowds who are lining the street! The end of the Posy Parade is in San Bruno Park which holds a ceremony for the best floats, hot dog sales and 2 MAJOR San Bruno baseball games! See you Sunday June 7th for the 69th Annual Posy Parade in San Bruno, Ca.!
http://sbpsd.k12.ca.us/schoolhouse/posy-parade.html
Picture taken from website above.
Signs of a Real Estate Rebound
In karin cunningham, san bruno real estate for sale on March 17, 2009 at 10:23 pmI am not one of profound wisdom, but I am hearing some positive signs of real estate making a turn around, a turn around for the better! Basically, the thinking goes like this, “Hmmm, real estate values are down, not only do I still have my job but I have some cash sitting around, and rates are very low – and may not go lower. So maybe I will stop renting and buy a place (or pick up that non-owner occupied property, or that vacation home), or at least see what is out there.” The market will tell you that at some price, there is a buyer for everything.
San Francisco, the San Mateo Peninsula, East Bay and South Bay are experiencing a surge in homebuyers who are jumping off the fence to try and get their hands on property that they could have only wished they could afford a few years ago. Check out the news link below to see what I’m talking about!
http://cbs5.com/business/real.estate.sales.2.956968.html
Here’s another example:
San Bruno 2 bedroom/ 1 bath
Listed at $344,900 just went pending with approximately 20 offers!!
The Real Estate Therapist is “IN”
In Uncategorized on March 2, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Real estate therapy for the home buyer, home seller and home owner is a pretty common request these days. Some of the most frequently asked questions start from what the current value of a home is in order to make a decent offer or sale to how one could lower their property taxes. It’s a different market out there in real estate but there are some interesting things going on!
What is the current value of the home you are placing a bid on anyways?We got Zillow telling us one thing and the seller telling us another! It’s tough to come up with decent comparables in some cases where there hasn’t been a sale in months. We know that the value has dropped but what should we base our offer on? In many cases we have to base the offering price on comparable “active” properties. We have to check how long these homes have been on the market and if they have had any activity! Comparing the “active” homes and their condition, square footage, and location should help determine the current vale of a home in this market. This is also helpful information for people trying to sell.
How can I lower my property taxes? There is buzz all over town about lowering our property taxes and the good thing is, is you CAN! All it takes is filling out one form with the current value of your home compared to the “higher” price you purchased it for along with some handy recent comparable sales that you get from your Realtor. This package is turned in to your county recorders office and put to review. This could save you hundreds of dollars per year!
San Bruno Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony 2008
In San Bruno, karin cunningham on December 3, 2008 at 9:18 pmThe City of San Bruno and the San Bruno Parks and Recreation Services Dept. Presents the Anual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony On Thursday, Dec. 4 at 5:30 pm.
The event will be held in front of the Veterans Memorial Recreation Center in San Bruno City Park. There, we watch our big Christmas tree light the place up! Afterwards, stay for carolers, cookies and hot chocolate, pictures with Santa who will be arriving on a fire truck as always, and children’s crafts.
Happy Holidays!
Coats for Kids- A special San Bruno event!
In San Bruno, karin cunningham on November 10, 2008 at 11:27 pm
On Thursday, November 20th, 3-6 pm at the Fireman’s Hall/ San Bruno Chamber of Commerce Office at 618 San Mateo Ave., the City of San Bruno in conjunction with San Bruno Garbage, will hold its annual “Coats For Kids” event. This special event was originally put together by Vicky Hasha in San Bruno when she donated her daughter’s used coat to one of the elementary schools here. When the teacher there suggested that there were a few children running around in the cold without coats, the idea of starting a coat drive took off and has been growing ever since! Every year 8 or so coat drop off locations are posted throughout San Bruno where it is announced in schools and workplaces to have people donate gently used coats fom infant to adult sizes. On the date of distribution, many people line up for their FREE coats, hot chocolate and cookies. It is a wonderful event designed to help ANYONE who is cold!
10 Reasons to buy a home in San Bruno
In Homes for sale, San Bruno, San Bruno Real Estate, karin cunningham, san bruno homes for sale, san bruno houses for sale, san bruno real estate for sale on October 23, 2008 at 8:39 pmI wrote something like this before but it’s been awhile! I am partial to San Bruno because I live here and my office is here as well, Prudential California Realty, San Bruno. My kids go to school within walking distance from our house, my office is only 8 blocks away, the corner store is 4 blocks away, and if we need to go San Francisco, it’s only 10 minutes away! So that would be the number one reason to buy a house in San Bruno because a home near San Francisco is desirable because a lot of people work there and don’t want a long commute, so….
1. San Bruno is only 10 minutes away from San Francisco
2. San Bruno has beautiful weather 60’s and sunny most of the year!
3. San Bruno has affordable home prices. Right now the lowest priced home is $245,000! They have offers on the table already, of course.
4. San Bruno has all kinds of tasty restaraunts along El Camino Real, San Mateo Ave. and at the Shops at Tanforan. Some of my favorites are Don Pico’s, La Paloma, Amma’s Curry House, Hon Lin, BJ’s, Sushi House, West Coast Cafe and the list goes on!
5. San Bruno has the Shops at Tanforan, the greatest shopping mall with Target and JC Penny, my two favorites!
6. San Bruno has an awesome school district with awesome teachers, staff, PTA’s, art and music programs, sports, after school care and more!
7. San Bruno has 2 of the largest parks on the peninsula, San Bruno City Park and San Bruno County Park. The City Park has a pool, 3 baseball diamonds, tennis courts, rec center with 100’s of different classes, playground, jogging trail, picnic tables, and different events going on all the time! The County Park is run by the state and is great for hiking!
8. San Bruno has the San Francisco Airport! We are so close, you’ll never have to worry about being stuck in traffic if you’re running late to catch your plane!
9. San Bruno is walking or bus distance to all conveniences, shopping, restaraunts, library, City Hall, movies and schools.
10. San Bruno has a really great mayor, city council, chamber of commerce, services, and support for all.
$449,000 3 br, 1 ba Fixer Upper
181 Cabrillo Way, San Bruno, Ca
San Bruno’s Tough Arm Wrestler!
In San Bruno, karin cunningham on September 20, 2008 at 6:32 pm
San Bruno's Tough Arm Wrestler
So, here I am representing the North board of Realtors at the SAMCAR Spaghetti Feed at San Mateo’s Peninsula Italian/ American Social Club last Thursday. I look pretty tough don’t I? It was a fun time!
Bay Area real estate “shake up”!
In Uncategorized on August 31, 2008 at 12:42 amCan you shake it up anymore in the East Bay right now? What I mean is, I have been showing property to different sets of clients in Pittsburg, Antioch and Hayward and all the homes have 10-20 offers on them! What the heck is going on?? I thought this was a buyer’s market!
Well, what we have observed is the real estate market in those areas have reached rock bottom!
- In Antioch, there are two to eight year old homes listed for $199,000, bank owned REO’s that sell for up to $100,000 over the list price with 10-20 offers.
- In Pittsburg, there are sprawling older ranch style 4 bedroom homes on 12,000 square foot lots listed at $229,000, bank owned REO’s, pending with multiple offers and back ups.
- Hayward has some awesome deals that I don’t even want to think about right now because they are being snatched up so fast!
Now, I live and work in San Bruno and there are:
- 10 houses for sale under $400,000- San Bruno
- 5 houses for sale under $400,000- Daly City
- 17 houses pending in San Bruno, SSF, Pacifica and Daly City UNDER $400,000
Now THAT’S a real estate “shake up” because we haven’t seen activity like this is a few years now!
San Bruno Realtor, Karin Cunningham at Your Service!
In Homes for sale, San Bruno, San Bruno Real Estate, karin cunningham, san bruno homes for sale, san bruno houses for sale, san bruno real estate for sale on August 21, 2008 at 7:37 pmI learned along time ago, in my waitressing days at the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame, that service with a smile makes all the difference in the world to the consumer. When service industry people like their jobs, it makes a world of difference to the worker, as well! When I switched from waitressing to real estate, it felt like almost the same job, just a different product! When I was serving drinks at the lobby bar at the Hyatt and within a few hours went to our Prudential kiosk at Tanforan, I felt like I was still behind a bar but just serving a different kind of drink! Definately a more expensive one!
Tanforan Kiosk
Now that I am an experienced real estate agent or Realtor, I am happy to say that choosing real estate was the best career decision I ever made. I have helped people buy and sell homes all over the Bay Area from San Francisco to San Jose and all over the East Bay from Antioch to Fremont. I have enjoyed every minute, every step of the way and I look forward to many more!
I have a family and we have established ourselves in San Bruno, it only made sense to me to become a part of the community as much as possible and carry on those service lessons that I learned at the Hyatt, especially since I love using those skills. I am on the Allen Elementary School PTA, the San Bruno Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, I go to every San Bruno Concert in the Park in August, swimming lessons, baseball games, soccer games, and most recently I am entered in our San Mateo County Association of Realtors arm wrestling contest! Holy Moly! What am I getting myself into!
San Bruno swimming lessons
If you know anyone thinking of buying or selling a home anywhere in San Francisco, the San Mateo Peninsula or East Bay, I hope you will let them know about me, send them to this blog and my website at www.KarinCunningham.com so I can give them the same great service that I speak of today. I look foward to building my business with you and others who are interested! Thank you!
Karin Cunningham
“Bouncing Along the Bottom”
In Homes for sale, San Bruno, San Bruno Real Estate, karin cunningham, san bruno homes for sale, san bruno houses for sale, san bruno real estate for sale on August 19, 2008 at 9:32 pmLast month I attended the Inman Real Estate Conference at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. It was so cool because I got to listen to different panels of experts talk about the state of the real estate market, new and improved real estate technology, and a lot about blogging and websites.
It was interesting hearing from some of the econimists in the “Bear vs. Bull” panel where on a positive note, experts expect the housing market to “bounce along the bottom” for the next year and a half or more! WOW! If that analogy is true then this would make it a great time to buy a home as long as you qualify! If you don’t know if you qualify for a home loan or what your monthly payment would be it would be a good idea to find out! It doesn’t hurt or cost anything to try!
San Bruno has 7 homes for sale under $400,000, South San Francisco has 1 or 2 and Daly City has about 8. Those prices haven’t been seen around here since 2003!
San Bruno Concerts in the Park FUN!!
In San Bruno on August 15, 2008 at 6:28 pmSo far we have been to all 2 of the concerts this month. This Friday is the Tom Petty tribute and I am looking forward to that. There are still 3 more to go and then we are going to have movie night inthe park during the month of September!!
This is the first year my kids have sold popcorn at the concert for 50 cents a bag. Its my special gourmet recipe and it been a real hit! They walk around with my husband’s metal Corona bucket with sandwhich bags full of popcorn. Its such a joy to see their sales skills in action so early! Ha!
So, we have been hanging out on our big blue blanket with friends, eating french bread and cheese, letting the kids run around like puppy dogs, and movin’ to the music. Its so much fun! Its such a great way to end the week. I live for San Bruno concerts in the park! YaHOO!
Kids selling popcorn!
Me and ma’ group! Oh yeAH!
People listening and dancing to the music in the gazebo!
Can you really buy a house at the San Mateo County Fair?
In Uncategorized on August 12, 2008 at 6:45 pmThe San Mateo County Fair runs from Aug. 8th- Aug. 17. Our office has a booth and we have been really busy answering questions about home prices, loans, REO’s, short sales and all kinds of stuff! Its a casual environment not like the tidy, quiet and clean office we’re accustomed to. Its fun to chat with people at the fair because the atmosphere is not so “closed in”. We have a binder of homes for sale that fair goers can flip through and get a good idea of what homes are selling for in their favorite neighborhoods. Come join us at the fair! We’ll even sign you up to win an iPod nano!
Shokoofeh and I working the booth!
San Bruno Concerts in the Park 2008
In Homes for sale, San Bruno on July 26, 2008 at 12:23 amAugust Concerts at the Rotary Pavilion
Friday Evenings
6:00pm
San Bruno City Park
Aug. 1 The Sun Kings (Beatles Tribute)
Aug. 8 Busta Groove (Party and Dance Music)
Aug. 15 The Refugees (Tom Petty Tribute)
Aug. 22 Stompy Jones (Swing and Jumping Jazz)
Aug. 29 Night Fever (Dance Music)
Photo taken from www.sanbruno.ca.gov
If you haven’t been to San Bruno’s August concerts in San Bruno Park, then you don’t know what you’re missing! This is a great opportunity to meet San Bruno people, see friend’s from school or the neighborhood, and relax.
Children are invited. Families and friends bring dinner or snacks. We lay out big blankets to sit on and enjoy the night away. The weather is always pleasant until the sun goes down so it’s best to bring along some sweatshirts!
San Bruno Homes For Sale!
In Homes for sale, San Bruno on July 24, 2008 at 4:32 amHi! I have a few new blogs now www.ActiveRain.com/blogs/kcunningham, www.Realtown.com/karincunningham/blog and of course this one www.SanBrunoLife.wordpress.com. I also contibute to a blog at PruVoices.com for my real estate company.
I know I need some domain names so people can remember them better. I write about San Bruno real estate and homes for sale, San Bruno events and happenings and San Bruno life!
I have a website, too, I almost forgot to mention. www.KarinCunningham.com where one can search for homes in San Francisco, San Mateo County and the East Bay. I have been busier this year than all of last year and the year before with real estate and family. Its all good and the market is picking up steam!
San Bruno now has 20 homes for sale under $500,000! Its pretty remarkable since we haven’t had these prices for almost 2 years now. Check my website to see what I’m talking about. www.KarinCunningham.com
I look forward to serving all of your real estate needs as well as being your San Bruno resource for schools, events, and other inquiries!
San Bruno Karin Cunningham
Damn! These prices have come DOWN!
In Homes for sale, San Bruno on October 11, 2007 at 2:53 amWell, it looks like a great time to negotiate a purchase of a home in San Bruno! There’s one that just popped up for $524,000 on Jenevein Ave. That’s the lowest in a few years! Right now there are 5 single family homes for sale under $500,000. I wonder when it’s going to hit it’s lowest? Does anybody have any ideas?
San Bruno Autumn Fest 2007
In Uncategorized on October 3, 2007 at 4:02 pmCome to the San Bruno Chamber of Commerce’s 4th Annual Autumn Fest this Sat. Oct. 6 10-4. For more information check the website at www.SanBrunoChamber.com
This is an event for everyone. There will be at least 6 different dance organizations performing on a stage, 45 booths/ tables of arts and crafts, non-profit, business and community information. There will be kids games, food and other entertainment, too!
Please come and experience San Bruno as you never have before at San Bruno City Park!
Anyone wanna talk about San Bruno?
In Uncategorized on September 5, 2007 at 6:36 pmHey! Does anyone know anyone who is thinking about buying or selling real estate in the Bay Area? I would love to help them if you do!
How about San Bruno talk? I would love to chat about schools, parks, jobs, and anything else really!
$399,000 Hayward Home For Sale
In Uncategorized on September 1, 2007 at 8:25 pmhttp://www.postlets.com/realestate/mini_250.php?pid=209163
Well, I help people all over the Bay Area buy and sell homes, so I thought I would throw this one in, too!
San Bruno Real Estate
In Uncategorized on August 16, 2007 at 6:48 pm
827 Huntington Ave. San Bruno $629,000
2 BR, 1BA Up
1 BR, 1 BA Down (unwarranted) w/kitchen
First of all, you have to check out my new website format!
It’s a great place to search for property, check out schools in the area and city information!
So! The market is a little SLOOOOOW! No sense in sugar coating the news that the market sucks right now if you are trying to sell. I’ve been in the business for 9 years and have been pretty successful in helping people buy and sell homes. This year has been a CHALLENGE!
The number of homes for sale has quadripled since last year and years passed. Buyers don’t have to buy hastily as they did before and that’s a good thing. Finding financing is now the BIG PROBLEM! JEEZ!
Well, I am still working full time trying to get these homes sold in San Bruno. Still trying to arrange financing for my buyers and help people fullfill their dreams of homeownership.
YOU CAN STILL COUNT ON ME TO GET THE JOB DONE! IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE TO HELP YOU!
(I think you get my drift! Thanks!)
Concerts at the Rotary Pavillion (San Bruno Park)
In Uncategorized on August 4, 2007 at 11:33 pmAll concerts begin at 6:00 pm
Fri. Aug. 3- the Sun Kings (Beatles Tribute)
Fri. Aug. 10- the Rip Tides (Classic 60’s/ Surf Rock)
Fri. Aug. 17- Aja Vu (Steely Dan Cover band) Yeah!!!
Fri. Aug. 24- D5 (Classic Rock)
Fri. Aug. 31- Big Rain (Country Blues Crossover) OH YEAH!
Fri. Sept. 7- Above the Law (Rock n Roll)
The Rib Shack will have a food booth set up and selling BBQ at all concerts! YES!
San Bruno Garden
In Uncategorized on August 4, 2007 at 7:59 pmSan Bruno is a GREAT place to grow a garden! I have pumpkins, tomatoes, jalapenos, and well, I HAD some corn but we ate it all!
On Friday afternoons around 6:oo, we have concerts in San Bruno Park. This is just for August! I’ll post the schedule pretty soon!
Life in San Bruno
In Uncategorized on August 2, 2007 at 11:43 pm
I am so glad to be here in San Bruno! The weather is awesome, the community is diverse, and the food is delicious!
I am a Realtor, married with 2 little children and 2 bonus daughters. I have lived here for 9 years and proud to be a San Brunan now!
I am also an active director at the San Bruno Chamber of Commerce. We have a whole bunch of cool events coming up for businesses, families, and pretty much everyone!
Today I just wanted to get this blog up and running so I could share my love for San Bruno with the world. I can’t wait to post more stuff!
If you are interested in looking at San Bruno homes, please check out my website www.KarinCunningham.com
If you would like some great community information, please check out this one www.SanBrunoChamber.com
