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Globe and Mail
30-05-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Top Real Estate in Los Altos, CA Achieves Multiple Overs, Through Strategic Home Prep and Targeted Marketing
Los Altos, CA - In today's highly competitive Silicon Valley housing market, Michael Sutton, a top Los Altos Real Estate Agent, continues to raise the bar. Leveraging smart home preparation, innovative digital marketing, and deep local expertise, Sutton recently secured multiple offers (each above asking price) on a home that, just three weeks prior, was in original condition. This sale demonstrates the powerful impact of focused preparation and strategic exposure. Sutton's approach goes far beyond traditional real estate tactics. His success lies in identifying cost-effective improvements that resonate with today's buyers – maximizing return on investment. Coupled with high-impact photography, home video, and targeted online marketing, Sutton creates the perfect combination that drives buyer interest and results. In this recent case, the home was transformed in just three weeks with a modest investment, generating five strong offers and ultimately selling for $1,500,000 – more than six times the sellers' upgrade budget. Based on Sutton's expert guidance, the sellers walked away with over $200,000 in added value, proving once again that the right strategy pays off. Known throughout the Bay Area for his deep market expertise, contractor background, and strong relationships with fellow agents, Sutton brings a decisive advantage to every transaction. As a seasoned Realtor in Los Altos and surrounding Silicon Valley communities, he provides buyers with early access to off-market properties and data-driven insights that give them the competitive advantage over the competition and guide them to confident, winning outcomes. To learn more about Michael Sutton and how he can help you achieve your Los Altos real estate goals, visit
NZ Herald
26-04-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Mauao King & Queen race: Janet Baird joins at 66, aims for summit
'I felt very heavy legged at first, but the group is all ages and so motivating and fun. I think the camaraderie is a big part of it for me.' The Pāpāmoa Beach resident won a new pair of Merrell Morphlite Trail running shoes in this year's Mauao King & Queen of the Mountain prize draw. As part of Baird's training,she increased her weekly hill runs from two to three. 'That's the great thing about this event; it's made me do extra training each week. 'The challenge is totally with myself. I have a finish time in mind, but I'm keeping that under my hat,' she said. The main race is about a 4km run along the beach to the summit of Mauao which then descends along the beach to Leisure Island/Moturiki Island. There is also a 2.5km junior race that runs part-way up Mauao. Joining Baird on the starting line is last year's winner, Michael Sutton – an elite competitor who began running school cross-country events when he was about 6, and joined Athletics Tauranga when he was 12. Under 19 minutes 'This time last year, I was racing all over Europe in the Swiss Alps on the Matterhorn and at Chamonix at the base of Mont Blanc,' the 30-year-old said. 'In the world mountain running rankings, I made it to ninth.' Sutton is happy to be back home in Pāpāmoa, enjoying the more relaxed vibe of the local event. 'The Mount does feel tiny now,' he said. 'It helps knowing you can run 1900 metres of vertical elevation. I've run up a 60% gradient; by comparison, Mount Maunganui has an 18% gradient.' His goal is to beat last year's winning time of 19m 37s. 'To get under 19 minutes would be nice, but it's just great to be running on home soil.' This year will be the 78th running of the Mauao King & Queen of the Mountain. 'This is a family-friendly event for everyone, not just the elite,' said Andrea Neal of Athletics Tauranga. 'We love seeing all levels of runners getting involved. In fact, this year is the first time we've included a new, fun social walk to the top and back. 'There will be a large range of spot prizes and we're donating $10 from each walk entry to the Tauranga Foodbank as a way to give back to the community.'
