Our experience buying at Merimont has been superb. From our first meetings with the sales team with Debra, through the construction finishing working with Shon and acceptance with Paul, the whole experience has been wonderful. (more…)......

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California has already received an estimated 15,010 applications and reservations for the  2010 California New Home Tax Credit!  With 70% of the estimated total requested credit already reaching over $97 million, the credit will soon be history. The good news is that they've only issued certificates and reservations for  just over $3.5 m...

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Can you take the heat? All of this summer heat got us thinking about even more activities to enjoy this great Bay Area weather! We've recently blogged about some fun summer ideas to share with your family. Here are a few local dog parks to share this weather with your furry family, your dogs of course! (more…)......

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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 Roas...

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Rosewood Sold Out!

We've sold out of another community - Rosewood in Fremont. The sales in the past few months were record breaking with new homeowners looking to get in before the opportunity passed.  We sold the final Gables home last month. Our Satake Estates community is also selling out quickly with the final few homes available now. (more…)......

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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 i...

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It was so easy to get to San Francisco from San Bruno's Merimont last week – twice! I parked my car at the South San Francisco BART station (only a $1 for parking!) and took the train on Monday to the Embarcadero station and on Wednesday to the Powell Station. Both times I checked the schedules online at BART.  It was fast, easy and on time. (more&h...

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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 hom...

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That's right although the dreary rain makes summer seem so far away, it's almost summertime!  Before you know it, the time will have arrived for summer camp! We're here to help you get started on planning summer activities with a few tips for you on the perfect local camps for your child: Stanford is just up the street from Redwood Gate in Palo Alto. Â&nbs...

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We are proud to announce that Merimont's elementary school, Rollingwood in San Bruno, received a 37 point improvement on the Academic Performance Index (API) scale. Here is Principal Mikulik's response regarding this great score improvement: "Rollingwood School staff prides ourselves on meeting the needs of ALL children we serve. We provide differentiated instructio...

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