I don't know about you all, but I feel like this year is just going so fast! Can you believe the first day of Spring is tomorrow?!? Weren't we just recovering from baking cookies at Christmas, paying Valentines Day bills, starting a new school semester and eating corned beef (oh wait- we were just eating corned beef! Corned beef sandwich leftovers are the best!...
If you know your way to San Jose (if you didn’t sing it the first time, let’s hear it now), you know that it hosts some of the best entertainment in the Bay Area.  Below are some great (read: only 21+ allowed) places to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and if you need a little more than luck this week we’ll also show you how to win $100. ...
We are proud to announce that Merimont's elementary school, Rollingwood in San Bruno, received a 37 point improvement on the Academic Performance Index (API) scale. Here is Principal Mikulik's response regarding this great score improvement: "Rollingwood School staff prides ourselves on meeting the needs of ALL children we serve. We provide differentiated instructio...
Happy Chinese New Year that is! The 2010 Chinese New Year began on February 14th with the new moon and involves a host of festivities lasting approximately 2 weeks. Welcome the Year of the Tiger (see a traditional chinese papercut version of the tiger below). The Tiger is a sign of bravery and brings protection, courage and power. Sounds to me like a much needed sign ...
Following up on Allison’s great blog on sweet getaways and restaurants for Valentine’s Day, here are some unbelievable deals for you and your Valentine. Flowers... the veritable Santa Clause of Valentine's Day. So it's a good thing FTD is having a super sale! If you haven’t seen the tv ads they are pushing this big and for a good reason....
Or at least have an excuse to unglue your eyeballs from NFL.com and media day to enjoy some home town sports news.  And so it is with eager anticipation of this year’s 44th Annual Super Bowl that we look at the success of our local community high school sports teams as 2010 kicks off at great year. Redwood Gate in Palo Alto funnels to Gunn High School w...
Yes, that's right Merimont in San Bruno has sold 3 beautiful homes in the last week and a half. Â Talk about excitement. The community is hidden in the hills of San Bruno making it the perfect escape from city life and a busy work day. Â Wondering where you can find a single-family home with a backyard that's close enough to the city for a breezy commute? Â Yup...
We work in the Real Estate market and the headlines make even my head spin. Many of the stories can be spun in different directions and the trend seems to pull out the negative facts for a catchy title that gets clicks. The facts are often buried in the story. (more…)......
When a market is undergoing change, there is a time where the changes starts happening before we fully recognize that they are happening. The past 6 months have been full of change. We are the first to say we are astonished by the activity levels that we've seen and continue to see with our "Mrs. Hill" live chat service seeing significant increase in activity since ...
This year we are grateful for many, many things, including: - New members of the SummerHill family: our new homeowners at Merimont, Park Station, Parkwood, Redwood Gate, Rosewood, Satake Estates, Talavera and Village Square; new babies of SummerHill team members; and new members of the SummerHill team. (more…)......