santa clara county: This Weekend ONLY is the Highly Anticipated Fantasy of Lights!
- 11/28/17 05:55 PM
This Weekend ONLY is the Highly Anticipated Fantasy of Lights! by Silicon Valley REALTOR Michelle Carr Crowe
Tis the season for beautiful and merry holiday events! This weekend ONLY, December 2nd and 3rd from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, is Santa Clara County's 19th Annual Fantasy of Lights!
The Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru takes place at the beautiful Vasona Park located in Los Gatos, CA which has LOTS of natural beauty on its own. During the the Fantasy of Lights, however, comes dazzling displays of lights for you and your family to view. Not only are you getting to go out with the ones … (3 comments)
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santa clara county: September 6 Lynbrook Homes Update: 2 Single Family Homes, 1 Condo
- 09/06/17 12:25 PM
September 6 Lynbrook Homes Update: 2 Single Family Homes, 1 Condo by Silicon Valley REALTOR Michelle Carr Crowe
Diamond-Certified Lynrook and Cupertino Schools Experts Michelle Carr Crowe and the Get Results Team's listing 2968 Moorpark Ave #5 is now Rented! This 2-bedroom, 2-bath Condo has found its next happy family. If you are wanting to find a similar listing or need help finding a home in the San Jose Lynbrook area, Just Call 408-252-8900!
Currently listed in the Lynbrook neighborhood is a 3-bedroom, 3-bath 2,133-sf Single Family Home with a 6,000-sf lot size priced for $1,799,888. The second is a 1,363-sf home with 3-bedrooms, … (2 comments)
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santa clara county: Deer and Redwoods at Sanborn Park, Saratoga, Santa Clara County, CA
- 02/15/15 02:22 PM
Deer and Redwoods at Sanborn Park, Saratoga, Santa Clara County, CA
by Saratoga REALTOR Michelle Carr Crowe
Silicon Valley residents seeking a big taste of nature with only short time budget can enjoy majestic redwoods, wildlife and fresh air with a short ten minute drive to Sanborn Park from downtown Saratoga, located in Santa Clara County, Calif.
Sanborn County Park offers fishing, 15 miles of hiking trails, as well as reservable picnic areas and campsites. It's even possible to reserve sites for weddings. From downtown Saratoga, just pass Saratoga Springs Campground in Saratoga, then turn left at Sanborn Road and follow the signs to 16055 Sanborn Road.
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santa clara county: New Homeowners, Did You Claim Your $7,000 Homeowners Exemption?
- 01/11/15 11:06 AM
New Homeowners, Did You Claim Your $7,000 Homeowners Exemption?
by Cupertino real estate agent Michelle Carr Crowe
If your purchased a home in Santa Clara County last year and occupied the property on January 1, 2015, it is time to apply for your Homeowners Exemption, also known as a Homestead Exemption. Applications must be filed with your tax district on or before April 30, 2015, to be eligible for the tax benefit this calendar year.
According to current guidelines, filing only needs to be done once while you reside at the property, regardless of whether the home is located in San Jose, Saratoga, Cupertino, or any … (1 comments)
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santa clara county: About All 29 Santa Clara County Parks in Silicon Valley, Calif.
- 09/22/14 12:02 PM
About All 29 Santa Clara County Parks in Silicon Valley, Calif.
by Cupertino REALTOR Michelle Carr Crowe
While most people equate Silicon Valley with technology, creativity and entrepreneurs, it's also home to gorgeous weather, wonderful people and 29 different Santa Clara County Parks.
Whether you're a Silicon Valley resident, a relocating employee or a visitor from abroad, there are lots of fun activities available at Santa Clara County Parks. Online visitors can search for parks by activities, including camping, fishing, boating (remote control, power and non-power), hiking, archery and more at http://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/parkfinder.aspx.
A map of all parks with usage icons, … (2 comments)
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santa clara county: Free Stuff You Can Get With a Santa Clara County Library Card
- 12/31/13 06:27 AM
Free Stuff You Can Get With a Santa Clara County Library Card
by REALTOR® Michelle Carr-Crowe
Residents from Morgan Hill to Los Altos Hills, Cupertino to Campbell know their award-winning Santa Clara County Library provides access to movies, books, video games and more. Each cardholder can reserve up to 12 items, including not-yet-released DVD’s, as well as recommend suggestions for purchase.
But there’s an additional category of fun free stuff included with a Santa Clara County Library card! That benefit includes free and reduced pricing from The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose to The Presidential Yacht in Oakland to the Aquarium … (5 comments)
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santa clara county: Christmas Lights Bay Area How to Find Them from San Jose to Palo Alto
- 12/10/13 03:22 PM
Christmas Lights Bay Area How to Find Them from San Jose to Palo Alto
by Michelle Carr Crowe
Is seeing Bay Area Christmas Lights on the family‘s holiday to-do list? From San Jose to Palo Alto, Cupertino to Livermore, San Francisco to Sacramento, there's now an easy way to find the best Christmas light displays in any Northern California location, from Santa Clara County to Alameda, Tehama and Sacramento counties.
California Christmas Lights (formerly Lights Of The Valley), a website guide created by Alex Duorov of Livermore back in December of 1999, has seen over 1.4 million views.
Originally conceptualized as a … (4 comments)
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santa clara county: Santa Clara County, Calif. It's Time to Vote Today November 5, 2013
- 11/05/13 04:44 AM
Santa Clara County, Calif. It's Time to Vote Today November 5, 2013
by real estate agent Michelle Carr Crowe
While some people think voting in presidential elections is the only important time to vote, there are many issues affecting Santa Clara County, Calif., including schools.
For example, Campbell Union High School District faces Measure E, which is an 8-year continuation of the existing annual $85 property tax.
Voters should have received their hard-copy voting booklets in the mail in October.
Be sure to check on your voting booklet for the location of this year's polling station is located. Several areas have … (0 comments)
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santa clara county: How Much for San Jose Seller Closing Costs, Santa Clara County, Calif.
- 11/25/12 03:14 PM
How Much for San Jose Seller Closing Costs, Santa Clara County, Calif.
by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Cupertino, Calif. real estate agent selling Lynbrook High Homes in San Jose, Calif.
If you've never sold a home in San Jose or Santa Clara County, Calif. before, it's wise to find out what the closing costs may be.
What is customary for who pays which closing costs in every county is different. Even neighboring counties can treat escrow and closing costs in completely different ways.
If you're already working with a real estate consultant, she can share with you what is customary for closing costs … (2 comments)
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santa clara county: Dial 1-408 or 1-669 Starting Oct. 20 2012 Silicon Valley
- 10/19/12 03:46 PM
Oct. 20 2012 Silicon Valley Residents Must Dial 1-408 or 1-669 to Call
by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Silicon Valley guide and Cupertino real estate agent
Silicon Valley, Calif. (also known as Santa Clara County, Calif.) initiates a new area code overlay beginning Oct. 20, 2012. Whether a person is calling from Saratoga, Cupertino, San Jose or any other of the 19 cities within the County, the caller must now dial either 1-408 or 1-669 and the phone number to complete any call-even existing numbers.
In other words, as of October 20, 2012, it's required to dial 1-408 to call all of the … (2 comments)
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santa clara county: Wordless Wednesday-Typical Silicon Valley Family Hanging Out
- 02/29/12 03:13 PM
Wordless Wednesday-Typical Silicon Family Hanging Out
One of my friends sent this cool photo of this mother oppossum and her children hanging out on a tree branch. I somehow think of 'possums looking all the same but when you look at these faces it's obvious they all have quite different markings.
Some parts of Silicon Valley get a lot of wildlife and others hardly any. In our part of Santa Clara County we see skunks and opposums, sometimes raccoons and occasional deer. (And of course the birds and squirrels.)
A few months back we had an opposum come … (4 comments)
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santa clara county: You Enjoy Breaking the Law, Don’t You?
- 02/10/12 04:06 PM
You Enjoy Breaking the Law, Don’t You?
By Michelle Carr Crowe, Selling Homes in San Jose and Cupertino Schools
The Parking Saga continues. For those of you who missed Part 1, here is the link, You Can't Park Here!
Like most neighborhoods in Santa Clara County some people feel they “own” the parking spaces in front of their homes-especially in the “nicer” neighborhoods of Saratoga, Los Gatos and Willow Glen. They believe it to the tune of leaving nasty notes on the windshield claiming, "You can't park here!"
Then you look around, and you don’t SEE any "No Parking" signs. … (7 comments)
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santa clara county: Cupertino Tournament of Bands Parade 2011
- 10/30/11 02:01 PM
Cupertino Tournament of Bands Videos
By Michelle Carr-Crowe, Cupertino Schools real estate agent selling San Jose homes
Numerous award-winning local high school bands participated in the Cupertino Tournament of Bands on October 8, 2011. If you were unable to make it or would just enjoy seeing and hearing the talented performances of these Santa Clara County youth, here are links to many of the parade performances.
Videos on YouTube include St. Francis, Monta Vista, Lynbrook and Cupertino High Schools.
Another set of videos those affiliated with Lynbrook High School may enjoy are the 2011 Homecoming skits. I’ve included … (1 comments)
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santa clara county: FREE County-Wide Emergency Alert Helped Me Avoid Cupertino Crime Scenes
- 10/06/11 10:22 PM
Santa Clara County's Free emergency alert system helped me avoid yesterday's Cupertino crime scenes. Did you receive one too?
As I had signed up for emergency alerts, I received a call early the morning of the Cupertino shooting on Wednesday, alerting me to what happened, a description of the suspect and his vehicle, along with what locations to avoid.
Anyone in Santa Clara County can sign up to be alerted via landline, e-mail or cell phone about emergencies for FREE at http://www.alertscc.com.
AlertSCC is a free, easy, and confidential way for anyone who lives or works in … (1 comments)
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santa clara county: Coyotes in Campbell?
- 09/25/11 10:05 AM
by Michelle Carr Crowe, San Jose Cupertino Campbell real estate agent
Coyotes in Campbell? Although it sounds unlikely, neighbors living on a small cul-de-sac in Campbell awoke at 5 am Saturday morning to an unpleasant surprise.
Three coyotes had attacked a neighbor's cat and were chasing it down. Quick action resulted in the coyotes being scared off and the cat hurried to the vet for treatment of injuries.
This incident occurred in a Santa Clara County residential neighborhood of Campbell homes, located near Los Gatos El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos and Capri and Village Elementary Schools in Campbell. It is … (1 comments)
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santa clara county: You Can Finally Pay Santa Clara County Library Fees Online
- 07/21/11 09:42 PM
You Can Finally Pay Santa Clara County Library Fees Online
by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Your Homes in Lynbrook & Cupertino Schools Expert
As a long-time patron of the Santa Clara County Library, I am relieved to share the big news: You Can Finally Pay Library Fees Online!
Fellow citizens in Saratoga, Cupertino, Campbell, Los Altos, etc. please join me in celebrating this positive news.
I’ve requested this service for years but this is the first time it’s been offered. Obviously, you need to register and use a credit card to pay your fines and fees.
However, I can tell you it’s … (1 comments)
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santa clara county: Innovative Roof Rat Control
- 07/09/11 04:20 PM
by Michelle Carr Crowe, San Jose real estate home selling expert in Cupertino homes
I came across this intriguingly titled study, "Innovative Roof Rat Control," done by technical assistant Donald Brothers of the Santa Clara County Health Department in San Jose, California...published in 1972.
As cited in the abstract, "During the study approximately 190 two ounce bait blocks were consumed and many dead roof rats were found by the Health Department and residents living in the baited areas. The procedure appears to be an effective means of population reduction and has the potential of long range effectiveness."
The Pacific Telephone Company, Pacific … (6 comments)
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santa clara county: 10 Moving Tips for Sellers
- 06/26/11 08:14 PM
10 Moving Tips for Sellers
by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Top 5% Santa Clara County real estate agent
Congratulations! Whether you are in the early planning stages of selling or are almost packed and ready to go, take a rest and review this checklist. To help make sure your move is smooth, Michelle and the Get Re$ult$ Team prepared the following checklist below .
Keep in mind the actual change date will usually be the same date as the closing date. That date is the same day when Buyers actually take possession of the property. The only exception is by prior agreement for some different … (5 comments)
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santa clara county: Free Panda Express Orange Chicken Tonight June 24 After 9pm
- 06/24/11 10:57 AM
Free Panda Express Orange Chicken Tonight June 24 After 9pm
by Michelle Carr-Crowe, bargain hunter, Silicon Valley real estate expert
Tonight, June 24, 2011, participating Panda Express restaurants throughout Santa Clara County are offering FREE single-servings of orange chicken after 9 pm. Be sure to check which ones are participating in San Jose, Cupertino, Santa Clara, and more.
The promotion is part of their new "Panda's up Late" campaign to make customers aware that their Santa Clara County fast Chinese food restaurants in San Jose, Cupertino and Santa Clara will be open late this summer.
Be sure to stop by the nearest participating Panda … (7 comments)
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santa clara county: Santa Clara County Seniors Property Tax Break Saved
- 06/20/11 10:11 AM
Santa Clara County Seniors Property Tax Break Saved
by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Top 5% San Jose Real Estate Agent, Senior Real Estate Specialist
Thanks to input from real estate professionals and senior citizens in San Jose, Cupertino and Los Altos, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is retaining Proposition 90, one of the most critical property tax breaks for Santa Clara County senior homeowners.
On Tues., June 14th at 1:30, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to keep the inter-county benefit intact and rejected the County Executive and Assessor recommendation to discontinue Proposition 90 for the upcoming fiscal year.
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This Weekend ONLY is the Highly Anticipated Fantasy of Lights! by Silicon Valley REALTOR Michelle Carr Crowe
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