Silicon Valley Real Estate Info

Area 209 (as it is defined by our local multiple listing service) is a series of smaller neighborhoods located west of El Camino Real in the ciity Mountain View that run off of Miramonte Avenue and Cuesta Drive (see map below).  

According to MLS Listings Inc. data, there currently are 11 active listings for sale in the Mountain View [...]

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Mountain View and Cupertino were recently named by Forbes magazine as two of the top towns in the U.S. in which to live well.  Teaming with Forbes,  ZoomProspector.com, a San Francisco-based consulting firm that specializes in corporate relocation ranked Mountain View fourth and Cupertino fifth. 
The study looked at “towns” with populations under 100,000 residents and ranked them according:
 ”to median [...]

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I just received a price reduction for my listing at 1701 Penny Way in Los Altos. 
For those of you who may have missed it, it’s a 4 bedroom 3 full bath home located on the Cupertino School District side of Fremont Avenue in South Los Altos.  At almost 2100 sf and on a lot of [...]

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Located at the old Grant Elementary school site at 1575 Holt Avenue, the Grant Park Center offers south Los Altos residents excellent recreation facilities.  There is a large natural grass soccer field, three outdoor basketball hoops, a playground area with two age appropriate play structures, toddler water play area,  individual barbecues and picnic area.  Most importantly, [...]

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At the Corner of Grant Road and Levin Road is a 15 acre property known lovingly as the “Pumpkin Patch.”  For years it was used as a small farm that grew fresh vegetables which were sold at the on site vegetable stand.  During the fall, the site was turned into a large pumpkin patch (hence [...]

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Compass Place condominiums, also known as Arcadia Terrace (named for the street the complex is located on), has always been a favorite condominium complex of mine.  Built approximately 14 years ago, Compass Place is conveniently located at the corner of Fair Oaks Avenue and Arcadia Terrace, near Highway 101 in Sunnyvale.  Comprised of approximately 240 [...]

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Every so often, I’ll be showing property in an area that doesn’t look all that great.  The buyers inevitably will ask “Is there much crime in this neighborhood?”  Although I have friends in both the Sunnyvale and Mountain View police departments, I don’t have actual knowledge of crime stats for any of the neighborhoods that [...]

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Mountain View’s Blossom Valley Estates is yet another great neighborhood offering its homeowners an excellent value in a home and a great place to live.  What makes this neighborhood so desirable?  It could be it’s beautiful tree lined (and tree named) streets.  It could be it’s comfortable homes with nice floor-plans.  It could be it’s close proximity to the [...]

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The Blossom Valley Shopping Center, which is located at the corner of Miramonte Avenue and Cuesta Drive, plays a vital roll in our community.  For those who live in the surrounding neighborhoods of Varsity Park, Springer Meadows, Blossom Valley Estates, Gest Ranch, Cuesta Park and parts of south Los Altos, the Blossom Valley Shopping Center provides [...]

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I recently sat down with a potential relocation buyer.  He was thinking about moving north and wanted to get an idea about our local real estate market.  Coming from San Diego, he was familiar with the steady and sometimes huge years of appreciation.   He was weary of a downturn similar to the one that has affected the San Diego [...]

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