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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Survey says

Welcome new Homeowners!   My name is Desiree Finau and I am one of the Warranty Coordinators here at SummerHill Homes.   Here at SummerHill, we strive to be the best at what we do. For me, that’s helping to deliver you excellent customer service!   Shortly after you purchase your home, a third party company, Guild Quality, will be contacti...

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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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Labor day. Possibly the best holiday for you hard workin’ 8 to 6er’s out there. A day off (a real one!) with no obligation to buy gifts, visit family, or travel for hours on end while playing “I spy with my little eye”… So in honor of this amazing holiday, let’s briefly review the labor of homebuilding and why we ALL dese...

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LOST buying a home?

Have you ever noticed how on the ABC network show LOST, things seem to be going well, when all of a sudden Hurley finds the metal spaceship underground and becomes obsessed, Kate has debilitating flashbacks of her previous life, and Sayid gets caught in a primitive leg trap hanging upside down from a tree; all these things are interesting and captivating, but none of ...

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Well, maybe a few days after Thanksgiving, but November 30th is coming up quicker than you might think if you’re in the market for a new home. Debra, our amazing sales rep at Talavera (oh and fantastic brownie baker!), sent me a link to Trulia regarding the $8k Tax Credit from dear ol’ Uncle Sam. (more…)......

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SummerHill has gone mobile making it easier for you to get directions to our communities when you are out and about plus community phone numbers and quick info like bed, bath, square footage, and price. We decided to launch the mobile site a few months ago after noticing the trend for mobile sites from companies like Facebook, Twitter, Trulia, Yelp, Open Table...

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Who is Mrs. Hill?

Shhhh – it is top secret – we can’t share just who at SummerHill Homes is Mrs. Hill. But, we can share a little more with you about Mrs. Hill. Mrs. Hill started as an idea in early 2008.  Our VP of Marketing came up with the idea of an online concierge to help website visitors reach someone and get the information that they are looking f...

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