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...
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...
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!...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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…)......
The weather has certainly been hard to miss this week and with the lows reaching the low 30s (yes that’s Fahrenheit, not Celsius). We’re shocked at this cold spell and the snow that we’ve seen in the surrounding local mountains. It has looked a bit like driving to Tahoe on the drive to our San Ramon office this week. Today ...
As we get ready to enjoy Thanksgiving with our families, we realize that we have a lot for which we can be thankful. This year has been fraught with challenges for many and we haven’t been immune to those challenges. We are a smaller company this year that we were last year. We’re fortunate to have a family like atmosphere that enabled o...