by Mary Pope-Handy | Aug 17, 2026 | homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Mountain View, Neighborhoods
Mountain View, next to Palo Alto at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay, is visible from a distance because of the giant “Hangar One” at Moffett Field that used to house a blimp. The airport at Moffett is fairly quiet these days, but occasionally...
by Mary Pope-Handy | Jul 29, 2026 | homes for sale, How's The Market?, Los Altos, Market Reports, Neighborhoods
Los Altos is one of Santa Clara County’s most prestigious towns (read “among the most expensive Silicon Valley real estate”). Prices for houses currently begin at in about the low $3 million range for a home that’s livable as is. The average price of a just sold home...
by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | May 1, 2026 | homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Neighborhoods, San Jose (all areas)
South San Jose is one of the more affordable areas in Silicon Valley. It enjoys convenient freeway and transit access, running alongside Highway 101 and Highway 87 at points, and coming quite close to Highway 85, also. The Tamien light rail station is close to South...
by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Jan 26, 2026 | homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Neighborhoods, Saratoga
Once a logging town known as Bank Mills, and later known for its orchards and vineyards, Saratoga, CA, is now an upscale suburb of Silicon Valley and San Jose with a very high quality of life. The schools are top performing, the downtown is charming, the scenic beauty...
by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Dec 9, 2025 | Uncategorized, East San Jose (SJ), homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Neighborhoods, San Jose (all areas)
Often known simply as East San Jose or the Eastside, the East Valley was once a city of its own, annexed by San Jose, its name sake, in 1911. (Today, the East Valley encompasses more than just the former city bearing the same name.) A celebrated historic East Valley...
by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Nov 24, 2025 | homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Neighborhoods
Belmont is a tranquil community with a high quality of life built primarily on the hills overlooking San Francisco Bay and the coastal range. The small, but busy, downtown has easy access to freeway and rail transportation and is a mix of locally owned stores, shops...
