Can you take the heat? All of this summer heat got us thinking about even more activities to enjoy this great Bay Area weather! We've recently blogged about some fun summer ideas to share with your family. Here are a few local dog parks to share this weather with your furry family, your dogs of course! (more…)......
When traveling, we often use Yelp to find a fun local coffee shop with great reviews to get a flavor of the local vibe. It is fun to explore a town and not stick to the typical Starbucks for coffee. Â While visiting Portland and Bend recently, we discovered two fun new cafes Bean and Tree in Portland (serves a delicious Lavender Latte) and Backporch Coffee Roas...
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...
That's right although the dreary rain makes summer seem so far away, it's almost summertime! Â Before you know it, the time will have arrived for summer camp! We're here to help you get started on planning summer activities with a few tips for you on the perfect local camps for your child: Stanford is just up the street from Redwood Gate in Palo Alto. Â&nbs...
Tomorrow we're hosting a broker event at our Merimont community in San Bruno. We wanted to share some tasty treats with our broker partners.  It would be easy to pick up pastries at Starbucks, where we will be getting the coffee, but that just didn't seem as fun as supporting the local bakery.  I hopped on Yelp and discovered Pastisserie Ganache...
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...
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…)......
We had lots of activity over the holidays. Â We're excited to announce that only 2 below market rate homes remain at Park Station. Â That's right out of the 99 condos at Park Station, you only have 2 more chances to buy a brand new SummerHill condo in South San Francisco! Â Special restrictions apply to these condos, visit the website for additional ...