June 16th, 2012 by Mary Pope-Handy
What’s Are The Fun Places for Kids In and Near San Jose? There are oodles of fun things for kids and the young-at-heart to do in San Jose and the greater Silicon Valley area. Here are a few of the more dramatic highlights! In San Jose, Santa...
Read morePosted in Gilroy, Kids, More Areas, Parks, Relocation, San Jose (all areas), Santa Clara, Santa Clara County (all) | No comments
January 17th, 2012 by Mary Pope-Handy
The annual market report is out at popehandy.REReport.com and we can now learn how 2011 compared to 2010. The median sales price for houses in Santa Clara County was off 5.3% overall. But from one part of the valley to the next it varied wildly with...
Read morePosted in Almaden Valley (SJ), Alum Rock, Alviso (SJ), Berryessa (SJ), Blossom Valley (SJ), Cambrian Park (SJ), Campbell, Central San Jose, Cupertino, Downtown San Jose, East San Jose (SJ), Evergreen (SJ), Gilroy, How's The Market?, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Los Gatos Mountains, Market Info, Market Reports, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Neighborhoods, Palo Alto, San Jose (all areas), Santa Clara, Santa Clara County (all), Santa Teresa (SJ), Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Willow Glen (SJ) | No comments
January 30th, 2011 by Mary Pope-Handy
The Williamson Act, also known as the California Land Conservation Act, was passed by our California Legislature in 1965 in order to encourage rural & agricultural lands to remain undeveloped longer. When land owners enter into a contract under the...
Read morePosted in About the Valley of Hearts Delight, Almaden Valley (SJ), Blossom Valley (SJ), Businesses in Silicon Valley, East San Jose (SJ), Foothill Areas, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County (all) | No comments
October 9th, 2010 by Mary Pope-Handy
What makes a Silicon Valley house a luxury home? How is high end real estate different from the rest of the market? When is a property not just a home with land, but an estate? In other parts of the U.S., spending $700,000 may fetch a 4000 square...
Read morePosted in Almaden Valley (SJ), Cupertino, Foothill Areas, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Luxury Homes, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Saratoga | 1 comment
October 8th, 2010 by Mary Pope-Handy
Right now there are about 4664 active residential real estate listings (homes listed for sale on our local MLS) which are houses, duet homes, townhouses or condominiums in Santa Clara County. Of those, there are 1255 short sales (27% of the inventory)...
Read morePosted in Distressed Properties, Downtown San Jose, Gilroy, Los Altos Hills, Market Reports, Palo Alto, REO (Bank Owned), Santa Teresa (SJ), Saratoga, Short Sales | No comments
