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Date: Nov. 30, 2006
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In the spirit of holiday cheer, I'm going to share with you one of my holiday secrets.
Immediately adjacent to Los Gatos is a very small city named Monte Sereno. ("El Sereno" is the name of the large mountain to the right of the pass to Santa Cruz. "El Sombroso" is the name of the large one to the left.) The Monte Sereno Post Office, located on Hightway 9 (aka Los Gatos-Saratoga Road) and Rose Avenue, is usually the best place around during the holiday season when you need to mail a package. This year they have cut back on their hours and it is only open from 9am - 1pm, Monday through Friday. The lines are typically far shorter than at other nearby post office locations, but it is a small office and they don't take credit cards or do express mail. So go armed with your simple mail and checkbook, and be delighted that the line is half as long as at other PO stations.
Cheers!
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Los Gatos is home to a great many restaurants. But your kids may not want to try Romanian or Thai food, or perhaps a great steakhouse won't be well appreciated by teens and younger people. But there are many, many places with simple fare, simple decor and sometimes too other things going on inside to keep your young people happy.
So here is the Mary Pope-Handy list of kid friendly restaurants in Los Gatos. Have I missed one? If so, let me know and I'll add it.
The Diner of Los Gatos 235 Los Gatos Saratoga Rd Los Gatos, CA 95030 (408) 354-4886
Andale (Mexican) 21 N. Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos. 408 (395)-4244
T-Birds Pizza 444 N Santa Cruz Ave Los Gatos, CA 95030-5313 (408) 395-2525
The Iron Skillet 15662 Los Gatos Blvd Los Gatos, CA 95032-2504 (408) 356-0600
Gallo's (Italian) 14180 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032-5118 (408) 358-3661
Jasmine Chinese Cuisine 20 S Santa Cruz Ave Ste 204, Los Gatos, CA 95030-6827
Double D's Sports Grill 354 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030 (408) 395-6882
Live Oak Kitchen 15531 Union Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 371-7600
Of course, we do also have chain and independent "fast food" hamburger type places along Los Gatos Boulevard too. The kids may prefer the chain stores because they have play equipment. But the independent ones have far, far better food. You'll have to negotiate that trade off!
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| CONDOS |
% Change from Year Before |
| Area |
Year |
Sales |
Median Price |
Average Price |
DOM |
New Listings |
Sales |
Median Price |
Average Price |
New Listings |
| LG |
1997 |
120 |
$307,500 |
$331,610 |
38 |
172 |
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| LG |
1998 |
141 |
$369,500 |
$371,263 |
38 |
202 |
17.5% |
20.2% |
12.0% |
17.4% |
| LG |
1999 |
139 |
$415,000 |
$401,278 |
41 |
185 |
-1.4% |
12.3% |
8.1% |
-8.4% |
| LG |
2000 |
142 |
$549,500 |
$546,117 |
27 |
168 |
2.2% |
32.4% |
36.1% |
-9.2% |
| LG |
2001 |
87 |
$487,500 |
$508,365 |
63 |
243 |
-38.7% |
-11.3% |
-6.9% |
44.6% |
| LG |
2002 |
148 |
$507,500 |
$532,005 |
65 |
280 |
70.1% |
4.1% |
4.7% |
15.2% |
| LG |
2003 |
159 |
$529,000 |
$531,194 |
90 |
277 |
7.4% |
4.2% |
-0.2% |
-1.1% |
| LG |
2004 |
169 |
$563,000 |
$590,146 |
41 |
248 |
6.3% |
6.4% |
11.1% |
-10.5% |
| LG |
2005 |
163 |
$650,000 |
$670,409 |
36 |
222 |
-3.6% |
15.5% |
13.6% |
-10.5% |
DEFINITIONS
- Med. Price
- Median Price is that at which 50% of properties sold were above that price and 50% were below.
- Ave. Price
- Average Price is the sum of all prices divided by the number of sales.
- Ave. DOM
- Average Days on Market is the average time it took to sell all properties.
- Newly Listed
- How many properties came on the market in the given time period.
Info by Rick Campbell of The RE Report (a subscription I have)
Mary Pope-Handy, Realtor, CRS, ABR, e-PRO, SRES, ASP, RECS, CNHS
Helping Nice Folks to Buy & Sell Homes Since 1993
Co-Author: "Get The Best Deal When Selling Your Home In Silicon Valley"
Intero Real Estate Services, Los Gatos, CA (Silicon Valley)
408 357-5760 (Direct); 408 204-7673 (Cell); 408 715-0201 (eFax)
www.PopeHandy.com www.ValleyOfHeartsDelight.com
emailto: Mary@PopeHandy.com
Blog: www.LiveInLosGatos.com
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Los Gatos Annual Real Estate Trends
| SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES |
% Change from Year Before |
| Area |
Year |
Sales |
Median Price |
Average Price |
DOM |
New Listings |
Sales |
Median Price |
Average Price |
New Listings |
| LG |
1997 |
359 |
$550,000 |
$641,487 |
66 |
611 |
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| LG |
1998 |
376 |
$660,000 |
$735,738 |
55 |
687 |
4.7% |
20.0% |
14.7% |
12.4% |
| LG |
1999 |
391 |
$730,000 |
$863,248 |
66 |
575 |
4.0% |
10.6% |
17.3% |
-16.3% |
| LG |
2000 |
337 |
$925,000 |
$1,157,133 |
40 |
538 |
-13.8% |
26.7% |
34.0% |
-6.4% |
| LG |
2001 |
232 |
$925,000 |
$1,164,241 |
65 |
731 |
-31.2% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
35.9% |
| LG |
2002 |
309 |
$955,000 |
$1,096,678 |
71 |
706 |
33.2% |
3.2% |
-5.8% |
-3.4% |
| LG |
2003 |
310 |
$970,000 |
$1,113,078 |
90 |
717 |
0.3% |
1.6% |
1.5% |
1.6% |
| LG |
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