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Going Green Can Be Beautiful

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Just ask the residents at SummerHill’s latest sustainable living community – Satake Estates in Mountain View.     Each home at the environmentally friendly Satake Estates showcases a beautiful Rain Garden in the front yard.   This  is just one of the many features used to achieve the Build it Green’s GreenPoint Rating System.

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A New Park Opening in San Jose!

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

It’s been a little over four years since the passing of San José resident and Cambrian Park “go-getter” Carolyn Norris, but her legacy continues to live on with the grand opening of the Carolyn Norris Park, dedicated in her honor.

Join the celebration at the parks official grand opening on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.  Attendees will take part in a ceremony celebrating Carolyn’s life and the completion of a wonderful park, along with light refreshments, free face painting and balloon animals.

Carolyn Norris Park, a 1.3 acre park located at 2133 Samaritan Drive between Union and Clydelle Avenues in the center of SummerHill Homes’ Parkwood, which sold out in 2009.

San José’s Vice Mayor Judy Chirco hailed the new park as an ideal addition to District 9’s ever-growing list of public parks and sees the park as a special place for the neighborhood to spend a perfect afternoon and play. (more…)

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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!”

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We’re Connected to Your Business

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

SummerHill is pleased to announce our partnership with Passport Unlimited Corporate.  This program offers exclusive access, special rewards, and benefits at top Bay Area businesses, including SummerHill Homes.

Passport Unlimited Corporate is a part of the employee perks programs at companies such as Intel, Oracle, Yahoo, HP, Genentech, AMD, Apple, Microsoft, Levi Strauss, Sony Playstation, Commonwealth Central Credit Union, Meriwest Credit Union, and Keypoint Credit Union.

“This partnership is a great fit for our company,” said Robert Freed, president and CEO of SummerHill Homes. (more…)

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The SummerHill Gratitude List

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

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…)

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Interview: President and CEO of SummerHill

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Based on the interviews by: http://www.bts411.com/ by Tom Blue

Interview with Robert Freed, President and CEO of  SummerHill Homes

1. What do you do?

We build quality homes in the highly desirable Bay Area

2. Who are your competitors? (just the names)

KB, Warmington, Lennar, etc.

3. What makes you different than your competitors?

We are a privately held builder, our products and our employees are handpicked. We are able to give individual attention to each and every homebuyer. (more…)

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Homebuilding changes in 2009

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Robert Freed, the president and CEO of SummerHill Homes, one of the area’s largest builders, recognizes that the rest of 2009 will be challenging. “The key to housing has always been job growth, so we’ll watch the job growth numbers locally and nationally very carefully and consumer confidence.” 

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Builders Seeing More Traffic

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Robert Freed spoke with the Contra Costa Times about how the recent tax credits led to increase in sales. 

“…SummerHill Homes sold 52 new houses in its Bay Area markets during the first two months of 2009, and it sold another seven residences last weekend, reported Robert Freed, president of SummerHill, one of the Bay Area’s largest home builders…” (more…)

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The experts weigh in on the state of the market

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Read excerpt  from The experts weigh in on the state of the market The Registry.  Interview with Robert Freed, president & CEO of SummerHill Homes that appeared in Bay Area Real Estate Journal - Dec 2008/Jan 2009.

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Q&A with Robert Freed – Review 2008 Preview 2009

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Silicon Valley Business Journal, Review 2008 Preview 2009

ROBERT FREED
President and CEO, SummerHill Homes, Palo Alto

Freed is a veteran home builder, having worked at KB Home for 14 years, the final years as president of the Northern California division. He also served as chief financial officer for Davidon Homes and Blawkhawk Corp. (more…)

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