It was so easy to get to San Francisco from San Bruno's Merimont last week – twice! I parked my car at the South San Francisco BART station (only a $1 for parking!) and took the train on Monday to the Embarcadero station and on Wednesday to the Powell Station. Both times I checked the schedules online at BART.  It was fast, easy and on time. (more&h...

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Urban living just can't get better than Village Square.  Modern homes close to downtown San Jose, Santana Row, downtown Campbell and much, much more.   We've already shared how walkable Village Square rates as our highest WalkScore community. Now, you're sure to enjoy all of the local food finds close to Village Square: (more…)......

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Check out the fun grand opening of the Carolyn Norris Park at Parkwood! Vice Mayor Judy Chirco opened the event, Carolyn's family shared special memories of her life, and Joe Head, president of SummerHill Land, shared about the importance of this park to the community. (more…)......

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The award season for builders is here!  First up was MAME on May 22nd, which stand for Marketing/Sales Merchandising and Excellence Awards. We're proud to announce that Redwood Gate in Palo Alto received three awards! Best Architecture Best Landscaping (check out the Paseo photo here) Best Interior Merchandising (more…)......

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Now that Summer has finally arrived, it is time to spice up the outside areas of your home. ~  Bring the flavor of the inside of your home to the patio, backyard and atriums in your home by creating a living space with comfortable furniture, bright colorful  accents, pillows, rugs,  and wall art. (more…)......

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As a marketer with limited time, I want to be able to click of a button push all of our listings out to Trulia, Zillow, Google Base, and more. New Home Feed launched about a month ago and I've been testing it in Beta.  It sure is making it easier for me to update listings to all these sites, so that we're sure that interested homebuyers are getting up to dat...

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Home is where the heart is.... For some of us home is the place that we grew up, for others it is the home that we share with our significant other, spouse, children or parents as join into help raise children. The place we call home is an important part of our lives. At SummerHill, we build a variety of homes from townhome-style condominiums to single-family hom...

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Homeowners at Satake Estates in Mountain View are out to save the world. 36% of all homeowner’s to date have chosen the solar option for their home. That number is sure to grow with more buyers choosing green options.  And, even buyers who may not choose the option now, have the option to add solar in the future as SummerHill is pre-wiring every home fo...

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It’s been a little over four years since the passing of San José resident and Cambrian Park “go-getter” Carolyn Norris, but her legacy continues to live on with the grand opening of the Carolyn Norris Park, dedicated in her honor. Join the celebration at the parks official grand opening on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.  Attendees wil...

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Sunday is Mother's Day! It is a great time to do something special to celebrate the mom in your life. At a meeting yesterday, someone shared with me that they were going to make their wife a delicious breakfast with grilled asparagus, which got me thinking about how to celebrate mom with a fresh, delicious breakfast from the Farmer's Market. I've been going w...

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