Encouraging news at our Alain Pinel Realtors sales meeting this morning.  Several Realtors reported good open house activity this past weekend with new eager buyers in the market and pent-up demand (compared with the last quarter of 2008, where buyers were sitting on the sidelines). 
Larry Knapp, Alain Pinel President also announced the opening of a [...]

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This weekend at open house I was asked how the market for homes in Saratoga compares with that of surrounding communities and those up peninsula.
Firstly, I mentioned that historically there has been a market distinction between 650 and 408 telephone area codes, but that recently I have been seeing that separation soften as peninsula buyers [...]

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In 1919, architect Julia Morgan designed a country house on 17 acres of hayfields off La Paloma Avenue in Saratoga, CA for Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Goodrich.  Hayfield house, now accessed off Douglas Lane is a California interpretation of an English country house with front and rear porches, giving easy access to the extensive grounds.  The 12,458+/-sf home [...]

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Have obsolete E-waste and live in Saratoga, CA 95070?  You can drop off electronic equipment such as TV’s Computers, Printers, cellphones, etc. from 9AM to 4PM on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Saratoga’s North Campus at 19848 Prospect Road.
You can also call West Valley Collection & Recycling, LLC at 408.283.9250 or visit www.WestValleyRecycles.com to schedule [...]

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The Saratoga Barn aka Sam Cloud Hay and Feed Warehouse will be open for docent-led tours sponsored by the Saratoga Historical Foundation from 3 to 4 PM this Friday, January 9, 2009.  At 4PM there will be a “Green Seminar” followed by presentation of the 2008 Sustainable Building of the Year Award to developers Craig [...]

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