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Morgan Hill

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in Gilroy, homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Morgan Hill, Neighborhoods

Morgan Hill: The Gateway to South County Slightly warmer and more inland than much of Santa Clara County, the “South County” communities of Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy exude the feel of peaceful country life, while maintaining plenty of urban resources. Morgan Hill is a newer community with a population of mostly middle class…

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Los Altos

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in 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 about $2.5 million for a home that’s livable as is. Los Altos is located in the northern end of the county, just 10 minutes from Palo Alto and Stanford…

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Campbell CA real estate market trends

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in Campbell, Market Reports

An active community with a charming downtown, easy access to freeways and VTA lightrail systems, and back dropped by the lovely Santa Cruz mountains, it’s no wonder why Campbell is so popular. For years I’ve been writing about the Campbell real estate market updates on my Valley of Hearts Delight blog. Please hop over there to…

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Saratoga, CA

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Neighborhoods, Saratoga

Once a logging town known as Bank Mills, the Saratoga, CA, is now considered an upscale suburb of Silicon Valley and San Jose with a very high quality of life. Where is the city of Saratoga? You’ll find it just north of Los Gatos and Monte Sereno along Highway 9, and like them, it sits at the…

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Almaden Valley area of San Jose

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in Almaden Valley (SJ), homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Neighborhoods, San Jose (all areas)

San Jose’s Almaden Valley is an area of lush vegetation, upscale, family oriented homes and easy access to quality shopping & schools. Simply defined by San Jose’s 95120 ZIP code, the Almaden Valley has lots to offer. For recreation, this area is hard to beat. The New Almaden Mines and the New Almaden Quicksilver Mining…

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South San Jose

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in 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 San Jose – nearly in it. Cal Train can be…

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San Jose – East Valley

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in East San Jose (SJ), homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Neighborhoods, San Jose (all areas), Uncategorized

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 resident was César Chávez, and the…

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West San Jose

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Neighborhoods, San Jose (all areas), West San Jose

West San Jose, as the name states, is the farthest west point of the City of San Jose. The boundaries are not tightly defined but include parts of San Jose adjacent to Campbell and Cupertino in particular. West San Jose: the location is the thing! Developed mostly in the 50s, much of this area is…

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San Jose

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Neighborhoods, San Jose (all areas)

With a population of more than one million people, San Jose is the 1oth largest city in the nation and the 3rd largest in California. Originally named for the Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe in 1777, San Jose was the first civil settlement in California and the first state capital. It was also the…

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Capitola

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, More Areas, Neighborhoods, Santa Cruz & The Coast

One of the very most charming and scenic places near Silicon Valley is the Monterey Bay coastal community of Capitola.  Set alongside a river that meets the bay, with a backdrop of the Santa Cruz Mountains, it could not be more picturesque.  Add to that a quaint village with eateries, shops and things to see…

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