San Mateo-Foster City Real Estate News

I've written before giving The Top 10 things NOT to do while in escrow but obviously I need to spell it out once again because someone didn't read the list. The top thing not to do while in escrow is to change jobs.  That is the #1 No-No on the Top Ten List!  What will happen?  Hum, where shall I begin?

1.  The lender will get very angry at you and will make you start the entire application process over again.

2.  The seller of the house you're trying to buy could tell you to take a walk and you could lose your deposit up to the full 3% you have down,

3.  The length of the escrow will double at a minimum.

4.  Your credit rating could tumble.

5.  The loan you thought you were going to get might have vanished.

6.  The interest rate on the new loan, assuming you now qualify for one, will no doublt be different.

7.  You might not be able to afford the house any longer.

8.  The lender you had may no longer be around

All of this is serious business when you're buying a home.  Do not make changes in employment during an escrow.  If you must change your job do it after you close escrow.  Suck it up and wait those few extra weeks.  Your new employer should understand and hold that job for you and if they don't, is that someone you really want to work for anyway? 

The school scores for our elementary and high school districts have been published for 2008. I will break down each elementary district by school and then move to the San Mateo Union High School District, by school.

What you need to know about these numbers: If you see a letter "grade" of A or D it is not a grade at all. The letter A means the school surpassed the statewide goal in 2007 and therefore, wasn't given a goal for 2008. The letter D means the district did not receive any goal or target information for 2008. It does not mean they didn't do well!

This is how to read the charts, the first number is the 2008 score. The second number is the 2007 score. The third is either an A, D or the expected growth by the school. The fourth number is the actual growth, or lack thereof.

The schools I am featuring are those the children in Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo and Foster City attend.  There are three other schools within the district that I am not including here.

San Mateo Union High School District

                                           2008    2007

The school scores for our elementary and high school districts have been published for 2008. I will break down each elementary district by school and then move to the San Mateo Union High School District, by school. Because of the size of the San Mateo/Foster City Elementary District, I am separating the schools in San Mateo from the schools in Foster City.

What you need to know about these numbers: If you see a letter "grade" of A or D it is not a grade at all. The letter A means the school surpassed the statewide goal in 2007 and therefore, wasn't given a goal for 2008. The letter D means the district did not receive any goal or target information for 2008. It does not mean they didn't do well!

This is how to read the charts, the first number is the 2008 score. The second number is the 2007 score. The third is either an A, D or the expected growth by the school. The fourth number is the actual growth, or lack thereof.

There are three elementary schools in Foster City and one Middle school. The scores of the Foster City schools are right behind those in Hillsborough.

San Mateo/Foster City Elementary Schools

Foster City Schools                 2008  2007

The school scores for our elementary and high school districts have been published for 2008. I will break down each elementary district by school and then move to the San Mateo Union High School District, by school. Because of the size of the San Mateo/Foster City Elementary District, I am separating the schools in San Mateo from the schools in Foster City.

What you need to know about these numbers: If you see a letter "grade" of A or D it is not a grade at all. The letter A means the school surpassed the statewide goal in 2007 and therefore, wasn't given a goal for 2008. The letter D means the district did not receive any goal or target information for 2008. It does not mean they didn't do well!

This is how to read the charts, the first number is the 2008 score. The second number is the 2007 score. The third is either an A, D or the expected growth by the school. The fourth number is the actual growth, or lack thereof.

San Mateo/Foster City Elementary Schools

San Mateo Schools                        2008 2007   

The school scores for our elementary and high school districts have been published for 2008. I will break down each elementary district by school and then move to the San Mateo Union High School District, by school.

What you need to know about these numbers: If you see a letter "grade" of A or D it is not a grade at all. The letter A means the school surpassed the statewide goal in 2007 and therefore, wasn't given a goal for 2008. The letter D means the district did not receive any goal or target information for 2008. It does not mean they didn't do well!

This is how to read the charts, the first number is the 2008 score. The second number is the 2007 score. The third is either an A, D or the expected growth by the school. The fourth number is the actual growth, or lack thereof.

Hillsborough City Elementary School District

                                                      2008 2007