Silicon Valley Real Estate Info

On Tuesday, the Mountain View-Los Altos School District approved placing a 41.3 million dollar bond on the upcoming June 8th ballot.  What is the bond about?
The district is estimating that enrollment will increase by approximately 25% (900 students) in the next 10 years.  That is about 450 new students per high school.  According to the district, [...]

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Friday night was the Springer Elementary School Auction at Michael’s at Shoreline.  The theme…Caddyshack!  I have attended numerous Springer Auctions and based on my un-official estimates (number of attendees, donations, and the level of frenzied bidding) the auction was a huge success!
All of our local schools do some sort of fund raising during the year.  At [...]

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If you haven’t purchased your Christmas tree yet, I suggest that you go to the Mountain View/Los Altos High School Christmas Tree Lot.  The lot is located at 350 S. San Antonio Road and sells Noble Fir trees from 4 feet to 12 feet.  The net proceeds from the tree sale help support both high school’s [...]

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The high winds and rain of the storm on Tuesday created some havoc for Los Altos residents.  My son, a Mountain View High freshman, got to go home early because power was lost to the school.  Numerous branches and trees came down as well.  The largest damage (that I am aware of) occurred in the [...]

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Sweet Shop in Los Altos is now open, originally uploaded by David Blockhus.
The Sweet Shop, located at 994 Los Altos Avenue, has opened.  I stopped by this morning while on the Friday real estate broker’s tour to check out the place.   It looks like a nice north Los Altos neighborhood handout and a great kid friendly place.
An interesting tidbit on [...]

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Satake Estates is one of Summerhill Homes newest developments.  Located in Mountain View on the old Satake Nursery site (at the end of Marilyn Drive), Satake Estates is a higher end development of 30 single family homes.Currently, prices range from $1,537,000 to over $2,013,000 plus options.  Home sizes range from approximately 2238 square feet up to approximately 3358 square feet [...]

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Image via WikipediaPalo Alto and Los Altos were in the top ten on Forbes list of America’s most educated small towns.  Palo Alto was ranked third and Los Altos was ranked fifth.  Saratoga  also made the list at number sixteen and Cupertino at number eighteen.
Forbes pulled data from the U.S. Census 2005-2007 American Community Survey.  This [...]

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In results released last week, the Los Altos Elementary School District’s Academic Performance Index (API) increased 5 points from 954 to 959.   API Scores are used to determine the academic performance and improvement of a school and/or school district.  Below is the break down of the Los Altos school’s API scores:
Elementary School         2007 Base        2008 Growth    Improvement
Almond Elementary                          968                          964                                [...]

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Today was the first day of school for children in the Los Altos Elementary School District.  Last night my children seem extra amped in anticipation for today’s festivities.  Who will their classmate be?  Will they like their teacher?  Will there be any changes in their classrooms?  Will their mom (or in this case, dad) take those embarrassing pictures [...]

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There was a great Mountain View home that came on Broker tour last Friday.  The address is 1839 Walnut Drive and it is listed by Patrice Horvath of Alain Pinel Realtors.  The three things that caught my attention about this home were the large bedrooms, large lot, and Los Altos schools. 
Apparently, buyers were very interested in [...]

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