Blog Archives: May 2018

It has been the talk of the town for over a year – and it even turned into a protest last Wednesday: Google San Jose. Just one week ago, representatives from Google laid out their most recent proposal for the transit-oriented village at a public San Jose City Hall Meeting. Despite a 45-minute disruption from protestors, Google’s urban design lead Michael Flynn insists that “Community participation, involvement and approval has become a fundamental component…”, in regard to urban design trends as a whole. While it may seem like we have been ...

If you live in Silicon Valley and own a home, you might feel like real estate keeps singing the same old song. Inventory is low and prices are high – but HOW low and HOW high just might surprise you! Recently the Stewart blog provided a simple explanation of the housing shortage: “Housing is typically in equilibrium when there are from 1.25 to 1.5 net new jobs per new dwelling unit.” Yet in the last 12-months, the United States added 2.281 million NEW jobs but just 1.160 million new residential building units. In Silicon Valley, the latest ...

We live, work and play in San Jose ~ and we know that you do too! We also know that you have some favorite neighborhoods, and we’d like to see if this one is on your list: Communications Hill. Most people have heard of this community, and either think of it as ‘those homes on the hill’ or ‘that place with the stairs’. With 2,500 units already constructed and another 2,200 planned as part of the City of San Jose’s 2040 General Plan, we’d like to take this opportunity to share 3 things you probably didn’t know about Communications Hill! It ...

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We cannot express the amount and depth of gratitude we have for the educators in our community – the ones who are our neighbors, our children’s’ role models and our friends. Thank you for ALL that you do to inspire, support and champion the littlest of souls with the biggest of dreams! In the real estate industry, education is topic that comes up frequently. Given that the adage of ‘location, location, location’ often encompasses a highly desirable school district ~ it’s no wonder that high school scores and ...

You know that here at Homes of Silicon Valley we LOVE real estate – but we are also the first to admit that the sacred comforts of home are only as cherished as those lives within them. While it’s easy to look into the windows that display the highlights of our lives... it’s much harder to share the struggles that go on behind the doors for millions of Americans and their families who are living with mental illness. In that spirit, we hope you will join us this month both in heart and in action to spread awareness and eradicate the stigma ...