Below is a real letter from a real homeowner at Village Square- We have the best homeowners EVER! Dear Diana, I wanted to thank you again for helping me with the purchase of my first home here at Village Square. As you know I am in the "Residence 4" plan, the 3 BR/3 BA house. The house is so perfectly suited for my lifestyle and I am enjoying every minute of living ...

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Actually a whole month of giving! Thanks to our amazing homeowners, great employees, and wonderful folks like you, SummerHill Homes raised over $500 and approx. 1,000 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and the Alameda County Food Bank! WOW!  Thank you EVERYONE for your participation! We are so proud to suppor...

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It's been a while since our last round of Real Estate in 6 lines or less... hope you enjoy! The news this week has mostly focused on our sister market, commercial real estate, as it continues to struggle through this tough time- see this Forbes.com summary article. Meanwhile, CNN published a story about the ups and downs of small real estate business. L...

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Here’s a countdown of the reasons why 91 of the 99 homes at Park Station in South San Francisco are sold out. 99 one and two bedroom urban condos with easy San Francisco access give homeowners the city convenience they want without the city prices. 60 minutes on the brand new Centennial Way trail will take you from Park Station to anywhere in downtown South S...

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I had to pick a little bit of a creepy title in honor of this Friday the 13th blog right? Instead of blood and tears (we've all had enough of that!), let's talk sweat, as in sweat equity. And no, we're not talking about your 13 year old mowing the lawn so he can go out Friday night, we're talking about your time and non profit organizations. As you saw in Allison's p...

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Based on the interviews by: https://www.bts411.com/ by Tom Blue Interview with Robert Freed, President and CEO of  SummerHill Homes 1. What do you do? We build quality homes in the highly desirable Bay Area 2. Who are your competitors? (just the names) KB, Warmington, Lennar, etc. 3. What makes you different than your competitors? We are a privately held...

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Halloween parties with ghoulish treats, hot drinks and always too much food… Sound familiar? Probably, and it sounds familiar to me too. Luckily, my family has always had enough (more than enough) food for parties, holidays, and every day. But some folks here in my community aren’t so lucky. Every month the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San...

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One?! That’s it?! That’s right… 15 months and 74 happy homeowners later, only one home remains at Echelon in Palo Alto. Think back to June of 2008. What were you doing? Finishing up the school year? Planning a summer camping trip with the family? I distinctly remember June 2008 because it was hot… very hot. (more…)......

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Community Spotlight this week is on Parkwood! The Parkwood community in San Jose has two types of homes... the Redwoods, a single family home and the Gardens, a townhome style condominium. A couple great advantages to this community? (more…)......

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