For renters dreaming of owning their own home, it may seem like an unattainable goal. The good news is that it is possible to make your dream a reality with careful planning and discipline. Saving for a first home is an important step toward financial stability, and the earlier you start, the better. By following these steps, you can turn your dream of homeownership ...
Purchasing a home is an exciting and rewarding experience, but it can also be a stressful one. With so many different factors to consider, like the budget and location, and navigating a rapidly changing market, it’s important to approach the process with a plan of action in order to reduce stress. Here are 5 tips to help make the home buying process easier. ...
Many first-time homebuyers spend months, if not years, debating whether they’re ready to buy a home. Any hesitance is understandable! Buying a home is a major financial commitment and there are a lot of factors to consider. One of the first things to consider is whether you want to buy a home and if you are ready. This differentiation is important. Wanting to bu...
If you’ve been looking for a new home in the Bay Area, chances are good you’ve come across terms like single family, townhome, and condo. Single-family is pretty easy to decipher but understanding the difference between a condo and townhome can be a little confusing, especially when some people use the terms interchangeably. Let’s start off with some quick de...
It can be challenging to keep up with home design trends. Not only do they change rapidly, it can also be difficult to stay up to date (remember those sunken conversation pits?) Here are a few of the top features new home buyers are looking for in their next home: Open concept living: open floor plans continue to be popular among home buyers who prefer the clear si...
This gorgeous Bay Area weather has summer planning in full swing! Are you planning to stay local or head away this summer? The first move-ins will happen at The Enclave at Waverly Park in Mountain View at the end of the summer, so homebuyers will be watching their new homes come to fruition. Here are some ideas for how to enjoy your summer: (more…)......
Just ask the residents at SummerHill's latest sustainable living community - Satake Estates in Mountain View.    Each home at the environmentally friendly Satake Estates showcases a beautiful Rain Garden in the front yard.  This is just one of the many features used to achieve the Build it Green's GreenPoint Rating...
A few weeks ago, we got to attend the Viking® Experience at The GSC.  It was tremendous to check out all of the innovation in kitchen appliances.  They have many distinct kitchens to show the array of design options available with Viking Appliances.  I am still trying to pick my favorite kitchen.  With over 23 color finishes to ch...
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. Â 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...
An article in Fortune Magazine recently, Green Myths Debunked, talked about everything from bottled water (tap water is safer) to CFLs (make the switch from incandescent today!) to Christmas trees (yes it is better to have a real one than a fake one) and many more.  This got me thinking about our own communities and what really matters about green. There is a l...