Last year, Joeann Fossland and Frances Flynn Thorsen introduced me to the Web Women Giving Circle to assist needy families via CARE. These two women made a trip to Peru with others involved in fundraising for CARE to see, firsthand, the work being done. Money given through this charitable organiz
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09/04/2008
Belgatos Park is the neighborhood park for the east Los Gatos neighborhoods of Surmont, Belgatos, and Belwood of Los Gatos. It's also a "regular" Town of Los Gatos park but a large one. So it tends to draw people from well beyond the immediate area's boundaries.Not only is Belgatos Park big, it's
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09/03/2008
Wildwood Park is tucked away along Fourth Street, but is less than a block away from the "main drag" in Saratoga Village, Big Basin Way. It would be easy to go downtown for a nice meal and never notice the nearby park, or if you had seen it on a map, not realize what a treasure it is. Why would y
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09/03/2008
I am an Accredited Staging Professional and have a garage full of "staging stuff" - accessories, really. Often, I can simply rearrange the contents of a Silicon Valley home and help declutter a it and then it's going to show in a good light.Sometimes, though, I need to list a vacant home here in
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09/02/2008
All things being equal (similar neighborhood, quality of construction, etc.), which type of lot is best? Which is most desireable and easiest to sell? Some of it's a matter of preference, but buyers tend to strongly prefer one type over the others, and that makes it easier to sell in any market.
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09/02/2008
Today I got an email from a buyer couple with a question about permits (and finals). I'd sent them information on a home I previewed in the Cambrian Park and Los Gatos border area near Alta Vista School. The house is in the Garcia tract and the MLS offers to the public the warning that "permits a
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08/30/2008
UPDATED AUGUST 2015 - The Los Gatos real estate market is a very strong seller's market, especially in the price points up to $2 or $3 million "in town", in the 95030 and 95032 zip codes. After $3 - $3.5 million, though, there's a tremendous slowing seen. The Los Gatos Mountains area comes unde
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08/30/2008
Los Gatos is a very picturesque town, both in terms of the natural beauty and the architecture. Located at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the town includes both hilly and forested areas as well as flat and more densely populated ones. Los Gatos is a gateway into San Jose and Silicon Valley
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08/30/2008
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco is sponsoring a tour of a dozen Eichler homes in Palo Alto on Saturday, September 6 from 10am to 4pm. It's a self-guided tour with both remodeled and original condition Eichlers. The tax-deductible cost is $40 per person. Tickets can be purchased online.
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08/30/2008
Los Gatos, California, like Monte Sereno, Saratoga, Almaden Valley, Cupertino and Los Altos, is an area which is well reputed within Silicon Valley (the San Jose area) for its great schools, low crime, and quality of life.People flock to Cupertino, Saratoga, Palo Alto, and a few other areas for t
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08/28/2008
