Saratoga Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Every year the Saratoga Ministerial Alliance organizes Thanksgiving Day service as members of Saratoga’s various Christian churches (Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, non-denominational and Serbian Orthodox) and Jewish congregations worship together as a community. The location varies each year, but this Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2009, at 10 am the entire…
Let’s Say Thanks To Our Military Troups Serving in Iraq
This Thanksgiving if you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com, you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and send it to a service person who is currently serving in Afganistan . You cannot pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member…
Tofurky Thanksgiving Dinner??
November is a great month to get the whole family involved in a green lifestyle. One of the biggest feasts of the year is Thanksgiving dinner.  I am not really suggesting a Tofurky – that’s going too far for my tastes, but here are some ideas for taking a fresh…
Searching Homes For Sale in Saratoga on Google
Search engine giant Google integrated homes for sale searches into Google Maps in July, 2009 and last week added a new functionality that automatically shows listings if the words real estate or homes for sale are added to a city name. Google Maps is an aggregator, showing push pins for…
Good Credit Scores Are Essential To Get A Mortgage Today
Image via Wikipedia Starting November 1st, getting a mortgage loan may have become a little more difficult for some homebuyers; government-backed Fannie Mae has tightened their lending standards. The required scores for good credit are rising. A credit score (FICO) is a number representing the likelihood that a person will pay…
This Time REBarCamp Was Virtual
Image by @dakno via Flickr Virtual REBarCamp educated Real Estate Agents On How To Use Modern Technologies To Better Their Business! On November 17th, 2009 dozens of the most respected educators in the real estate industry converge to host the first of its kind, Virtual Real Estate BarCamp. There were…
Saratoga Village Open House November 27th
Friday, Nov 27 5:30 PM to 9 PM The Saratoga Chamber of Commerce and the City of Saratoga, CA 95070 will host the annual Saratoga Village Holiday Tree Lighting and Open House. Â Â Festivities include caroling, wagon rides, petting zoo, pony rides, photo opportunities, free popcorn and balloons for the children.…
Are Shared Home Appreciation Arrangements Good for Retirees?
Home buyers looking for homes for sale in Saratoga, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and other affluent neighborhoods of Silicon Valley are aware that prices in the upper end of the market are currently soft. Astute home buyers are hoping that home values will rebound in the best neighborhoods as the…
Saratoga Private School Open Houses Saturday
This Saturday,  St. Andrews School and Sacred Heart School, two of Saratoga’s outstanding private schools, are featuring Open Houses to boost enrollment.  St. Andrews admissions open house is November 14th from 2 PM to 4 PM and Sacred Heart School’s Pre-K and Kindergarten Open House is November 14th from 10 AM to…
Saratoga Federated Church a Saratoga Landmark
In the late 1800s, five Christian churches served Saratoga village, which had yet to be incorporated. Eventually it was realized that there were too many protestant denominations serving the area, so in 1920, two of those churches – the Disciples of Christ (formed in 1878) and the Congregational Church (formed…
Cupertino Real Estate Market is Hot
Multiple offers again this past week in Cupertino area indicate how the real estate market in different localities can vary. In this case, low inventory and high demand because of school scores is the reason. Here is a sample from Alain Pinel Realtor collegue Mark Wong: 10212 Colby Avenue –…
Mortgage Rates Attractive to Home Buyers
Image via Wikipedia Mortgage rates are continuing to stay flat due to unemployment concerns. This week the US Treasury will auction off $81 Billion worth of debt and investors are concerned that demand especially foreign demand will wane due to all the debt that has come into the market over…
Search For Homes From Your Cell Phone
We have just added a great new way you can search for homes in Saratoga, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and other South Bay Area communities right from your mobile phone. We have partnered with Smarter Agent, the nation’s leader in mobile real estate technology, to provide this mobile search capability…
