Archive for June, 2009

South Bay Top Schools

Posted in June 30th, 2009

Newsweek’s June 8, 2009 edition has a list of the top 1500 high schools in the country. Here is a list of the 15 which are in the South Bay of Silicon Valley:
40 Pacific Colligiate (Santa Cruz)
117 Gunn High (Palo Alto)
121 Summit Prep (Redwood City)
141 Monte Vista (Cupertino)
207 Andrew Hill (San Jose)
231 Mission San Jose (San Jose)
250 [...]

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South Bay 4th of July Celebrations

Posted in June 29th, 2009

by Rick Bonetti in Saratoga Fun Stuff

Here are some great ideas for 4th of July fun in the south bay of Santa Clara County:
LOS GATOS
Time: 1:30-3:30PM
Location: front lawn of Los Gatos High School
Event Description: San Jose Wind Symphony at 1:30PM; Preceeded by a Hometown Picnic & games 11AM-1:30PM at the Civic Center; followed by the Peninsula Banjo Band 3:30-4:45PM, with free cookies; and 4:45-5:30PM Bingo [...]

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Saratoga Real Estate Market Update

Posted in June 29th, 2009

by Rick Bonetti in Market Trends

There are currently 156 active single family listings and 16 attached listings in Saratoga, CA. This is down slightly from last month as there are currently 39 homes with pending sales. Click>here for more detail.
Only three of those pending sales are REO (16600 Bohlman Rd.; 13441 Quito Rd.; and 18518 Paseo Tierra) and there is and even smaller [...]

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Finding Good Deals in Pockets of Housing Recovery

Posted in June 23rd, 2009

by Rick Bonetti in $ Saving Tips, Art of the Deal, Special Opportunities

Jim Carlton wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal on Jun 20, 2009 that squares exactly with what I am seeing in the field, working with first time buyers. There are definte “pockets of recovery” in Silicon Valley. “Homes are selling briskly again in the lower end of the market [under $600,000] in Santa Clara County… with [...]

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Enjoy Free Music in the Park

Posted in June 20th, 2009

by Rick Bonetti in Saratoga Fun Stuff

Los Gatos Music in the Park is a ten-week, Sunday afternoon concert series presented by the Los Gatos Arts Commission. Concerts are sponsored by local businesses and individuals and are free to the public.
This summer music series features multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-generational music to the Los Gatos Community. Click>here for a schedule of concerts starting [...]

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