Archive for the ‘General Interest’ Category
What’s New in Technology for Your Home?
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
It’s been awhile since I shared what’s new in technology for your home, so here’s the latest on home technology.
- Apple is revamping the iPod Touch, what will it mean for you?
- Microsoft Hohm connects to home electricity monitor
- Check out many green tech ideas from interview with Omar Gallaga on NPR called ‘Greening’ The Housing Industry – Cork floors, a VW jungle gym, and more!
Tags: home technology, news, summerhill, summerhillhomes, technology
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Find it on Facebook!
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Facebook is a source of many, many things. And, it is the source of finding things!
A few discoveries on Facebook recently:
A friend of mine posted a photo of her new home. She purchased a home through the resale market. She posted a few before and after photos of her home as they painted it. One of her friends posted back asking if her home was at a certain address. My friend responded back that it was – low and behold they discovered that she had purchased her friend’s childhood home. Talk about finding something out on Facebook!
We’re planning my grandmother’s 90th birthday and being that all of the grandkids are on Facebook, we took to Facebook to plan her birthday present. We used the inbox feature to keep it a bit private, but within days, we had it all figured out. Oh, and grandma is on Facebook too!
And, that’s not all that can be found on Facebook. Have you checked SummerHill out on Facebook lately? Check out some of the great responses from our homeowners and fans to find out just what is important to them!
A few of our favorite answers: (more…)
Tags: backyard, Community, discoveries, facebook, neighborhood, photos, purchase, resale market, summerhill, summerhillhomes
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Yelp Your Way to a Fun Start to the Day
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
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. 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 Roasters in Bend (roast their own beans on-site and make a great Cappuccino).
We wouldn’t have found without the Yelp App on the Droid.
This got me thinking, why not use Yelp at home to discover fun new places closer to home? (more…)
Tags: cafes, coffee shop, droid, merimont, mobile, mountain view, palo alto, redwood gate, san bruno, San Francisco, san jose, satake estates, SummerHill Homes, summerhillhomes, Village Square, yelp san francisco
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Have you ever experienced your home like a cat?
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Okay, it sounds a bit strange, but bear with me. We recently bought a new piece of furniture and I was reminded about how differently animals perceive their surroundings.
Our cat cautiously approached the new piece of furniture, slowly walked around it, then under it before hopping onto it. (more…)
Tags: experience, home, summerhill, surroundings, walk
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California Tax Credit Update Plus Real Estate & Financial News Roundup
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
California has already received an estimated 7,750 applications and reservations for the California New Home Tax Credit! They’re estimating that 70% of the estimated total requested credit is already reaching over $50 million. Unfortunately, they haven’t finished updating their computer system, so these are all estimates for now. Time is certainly of the essence to reserve your share of the tax credit. Merimont, Redwood Gate, Satake Estates, and Village Square all have homes that would be eligible for tax credit.
Now for more of what’s happening in real estate & financial news:
Tags: california, california tax, financial news, merimont, mortgage rates drop, redwood gate, San Francisco, satake estates, silicon valley, summerhill, tax credit, trulia, update, Village Square
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It’s New Home Feed
Monday, May 24th, 2010
As a marketer with limited time, I want to be able to click of a button push all of our listings out to Trulia, Zillow, Google Base, and more.
New Home Feed launched about a month ago and I’ve been testing it in Beta. It sure is making it easier for me to update listings to all these sites, so that we’re sure that interested homebuyers are getting up to date information. (more…)
Tags: builder, buyers, home, homebuyer, love, new homes, photos, testing, trulia, update, video
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A Place to Call Home
Friday, May 21st, 2010
Home is where the heart is….
For some of us home is the place that we grew up, for others it is the home that we share with our significant other, spouse, children or parents as join into help raise children.
The place we call home is an important part of our lives.
At SummerHill, we build a variety of homes from townhome-style condominiums to single-family homes. Each of the homes we build shares a common denominator – flexibility! (more…)
Tags: family, home, loft, merimont, parents, redwood gate, room configuration, room options, satake estates, single-family homes, summerhill, Village Square
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Social Media & Time Management – Is it really possible?
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Getting very excited to present at the social media workshop at PCBC with Mike Lyon of Do You Convert?, Sarah Yaussi of Big Builder, Jim Adams of NewHomesDirectory.com, and Jeff Click of Jeff Click Homes
Mike is pretty much the guru when it comes to social media, he hands down has more video, more posts, more, well everything social. If you haven’t checked out his site, it’s a must!
Sarah is the resident expert on blogging and she’ll be sharing all of her experience and wisdom on blogging. She’s even been gathering research on, where else?, her blog. Check out her most recent blogs preparing for the seminar getting ready for the workshop at PCBC. (more…)
Tags: builder, builders, company, email, facebook, google, home, homebuilders, marketing team, media campaign, media sources, media workshop, mike lyon, new homes, newhomesdirectory, pcbc, photos, priorities, source traffic, summer, time management, twitter, update, video
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What would it be like if…..
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
What would it be like if the invention of the telephone came after email?
Recently I was talking with someone about technology. We were trying to figure out how much is too much of a good thing?
And this led to a conversation about a conversation that they had with someone else about would happen if the order of technology changed? Their friend shared that if the telephone came after email, it might go something like this “cool, I can talk to someone live!”
Tags: ceo, facebook, merimont, mobile, redwood gate, robert freed, rosewood, satake estates, smart phones, summer, technology, twitter, verbal communication, Village Square
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Real Estate Roundup – Top News Stories & Easy to Understand California Tax Credit Info
Friday, April 9th, 2010
Tags: builder, california, consumer spending, economic news, economic recovery, news, san jose mercury news, tax credit, tax credit info, top news, wall street journal
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