First Quarter 2010 Silicon Valley Real Estate Results
Image via Wikipedia Saratoga – Home sales in Saratoga, CA during the first quarter of 2010 totaled 40 homes, almost double the volume during the first quarter of 2009! Prices were up 4% too, for an average of $1.898 million! Average days on the market dropped from 111 to 69…
Silicon Valley Open Studios
Last weekend was the start of three May 2010 weekends in Silicon Valley where artists open their studios to the public. Studios in Saratoga, Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill and Saratoga were open last weekend. This coming weekend May 8-9 focuses primarily on Southern San…
Saratoga Benefit Tea May 1, 2010
On May 1, 2010 from 1-4PM, the Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga will be having an intergenerational tea and boutique they call Tea & Fashions, Then and Now. Proceeds from this event will support services to children, families and seniors in the local community. Two 18″ dolls with complete handmade…
South Bay Garden Tour May 2, 2010
Do you love private gardens? On Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 10 AM – 4 PM you can visit four private gardens in Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga organized by the Garden Conservancy and  promoted by Heritage Tree Society of Saratoga.  You can see the private Holton Kownacki Garden, Ohlund Garden,…
Saratoga Rotary Art Show May 2, 2010
An annual event that many in Silicon Valley look forward to is the Saratoga Rotary Art Show this Sunday from 9AM to 5 PM at West Valley College on Fruitvale Ave. and Allendale in Saratoga, CA. You’ll find a wide variety of fine art: paintings, sculptures, ceramics, jewelry, photography, glassworks,…
Saratoga Arbor Day April 22, 2010
Forty years ago the first Earth Day was celebrated as a challenge to corporate and governmental leaders. Now, it has become a standard part of corporate marketing in various parts of the world. According to earthday.org, the day is now commemorated by over 1 billion people in 190 countries. Saratoga,…
Second Trust Deeds Coming Back In Santa Clara County
Starting Monday, April 19, 2010, Wells Fargo Mortgage will be supporting the use of second trust deeds that will now allow home buyers to have up to a 85% loan to value ratio (including a second as well as first trust deed) in Santa Clara County without having the added…
Saratoga Idol 2010 Auditions on April 17th
Saratoga Rotary is again hosting the search for this year’s Saratoga Idol – someone in Santa Clara County with special local talent who may win $1000. Applications were due last Saturday, April 10, 2010 and were open to applicants of any age and any talent and any geographic location. Auditions will…
Saratoga Has Strong Sellers Real Estate Market
The real estate market in Saratoga, CA 95070 spiked dramatically in March, 2010 with 48 pending sales. Even though there were 51 new listings, inventory dropped to a low 89 homes, which is only a 4.2 month supply at the current absorption rate. 21 homes closed escrow in Saratoga in…
Multiple Offers In Saratoga and Cupertino Homes For Sale
The real estate market in Silicon Valley from Saratoga north to Cupertino and Sunnyvale is hot in moderate price range with multiple offers.  Here’s an update detail in Cupertino this past week: 5073 Shady               Listed at $899,000      Sold for $970,000      13 offers 10607 Glenview         Listed at $1,099,888   Sold for ~$1,150,000 17…
Saratoga’s Unity In Community
Do you know what our kids are doing? This entire week, the students of Saratoga’s Redwood Middle School are celebrating Unity in Community. Tomorrow March 11, 2010, there will be a Heal The World Outdoor Assembly featuring the RMS Honor Chorus and the students’s Unity In Community chain. All Redwood…
Facebook Fan Page Posts Saratoga Real Estate Market Updates
There are 12 new listings in Saratoga this week. There are 116 residential MLS listings available with an average price of $2,241,933.…
How Can I Save Green When Buying A Green Home?
Image by U.S. Army Environmental Command via Flickr Green building is here to stay! Â So if you’re thinking of buying a home in Saratoga, Los Gatos or Monte Sereno or you are thinking of remodeling your existing residence, you need to know what elements of a “green home”* are most…
Saratoga-Live & Saratoga Village Improvements
Saratoga, CA Vice Mayor, Jill Hunter and Brian Berg are two spark-plugs behind the Saratoga Village Development Council, which met Tuesday evening at the Rose International Market on Big Basin Way in Saratoga, CA 95070. In addition to discussing planned events in March and April, the group saw plans for…
