The Silicon Valley Business Journal this week writes about upcoming SummerHill Homes plans in the valley, and the article is worth sharing. The largest piece of undeveloped land in Las Gatos has been eyed hungrily by developers for years, for its location and because there is so much demand in the area. Finally, after much debate, the area is being developed. A compa...

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[caption id="attachment_2742" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="Las Palmas - The Groves"][/caption] The San Jose Mercury News recently ran an article on how the San Francisco Bay Area housing costs are impacting the new home market. Land costs have gone up at least 40-50 percent in the past two or three years, Smiley said, ranging now from $3 to $4 million an ...

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Water-Saving Tips

Big news today about California’s drought: the San Francisco Chronicle reports $500 per day water fines have passed the California legislature. Water wasters now face serious penalties, so now seems like a good time to share some water saving tips for our Bay Area new home owners. [caption id="attachment_2734" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Photo by Justi...

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What are your plans for the 4th of July and the long weekend? The sales team at our bay area new home communities will enjoy the most welcomed day off (and reopen for the weekend traffic on Saturday). With the day off approaching, everybody’s been talking about where to go celebrate the holiday, and some folks did some research into various festivities, and we figur...

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