FREE Jamba Juice through July 13

FREE Jamba Juice through July 13

by Michelle C. Carr-Crowe and the Get Re$ult$ Team, Your San Jose Saratoga Lynbrook & Cupertino Schools Experts

Jamba Juice buy 1 get 1 free

How does a FREE COOL TREAT sound to you during this Hot Summer?

How about a delicious frozen concoction that is even healthy, too?


Jamba Juice is offering a Buy 1, Get 1 FREE promotion now through July 13.

There’s nothing better than a refreshing cool treat on a hot summer day. As part of their ongoing promotions this anniversary year, Jamba Juice Stores are offering the attached Buy 1, Get 1 FREE Coupon to any and all fruit smoothie lovers. (Even better, the El Paseo, Valley Fair and Cupertino De Anza Jambu Juice stores will let you keep the coupon to re-use it again the next day).

Be sure to verify participating locations in San Jose, Santa Clara, Cupertino and throughout Silicon Valley. (Remember, good only while supplies last.) I have personally used this coupon at the following stores:

El Paseo de Saratoga (near Mimi’s Café)

Cupertino De Anza Square (near the Blue Light Cinemas, Hobee’s and 24-Hour Fitness)

Valley Fair Westfield Shoppingtown

Drink up and enjoy!

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Serious about a healthier lifestyle? For a FREE 30-Day pass to 24-Hour Fitness, courtesy of Michelle C. Carr-Crowe and the Get RE$ult$ Team, just send me an email at lynbrookhomes1@hotmail.com with the subject line “24-Hour Fitness” and I’ll hook you up.

Saratoga Luxury Living for LESS $$ than San Jose! Spacious, Updated & Serene with Granite K, DPW & Monta Vista High! 20632 Oak Creek, Saratoga Open Sa

Saratoga Luxury Living for LESS $$ than San Jose! Spacious, Updated & Serene with Granite K, DPW & Monta Vista High! 20632 Oak Creek, Saratoga Open Sat. 1:30-4:30




Spacious, Updated & Serene Saratoga TownHome-Open Today!

Sat., June 19, 1:30-4:30

20632 Oak Creek, Saratoga with Monta Vista High



by Michelle C. Carr-Crowe and the Get Re$ult$ Team
Your San Jose Saratoga Lynbrook & Cupertino Schools Experts



Spacious, Updated & Serene Saratoga TownHome-Open Today!

Sat., June 19, 1:30-4:30

20632 Oak Creek, Saratoga with Monta Vista High

www.20632oakcreek.com




Saratoga Address! Cupertino Schools! BETTER THAN SAN JOSE PRICE! $828K for ~1807sf!

(Compare to 5806 Randleswood, San Jose at $796K for ~1384 sf)



Wouldn't you rather live in Saratoga?

Especially at $458/sf for 1807sf instead of $571/sf for 1394sf?



Monta Vista High with Kennedy Middle & Blue Hills Elementary!



Open NOW, Sat., June 19, 1:30-4:30

20632 Oak Creek, Saratoga with Monta Vista High



See the Virtual Tour at http://listings.realbird.com/VirtualTour.aspx?id=E2F3C3C5&rb-brand=1&fid=63193

Exquisite Hidden Jewel !! Best of All Worlds !!

Overview Maps Photos Features Description Neighborhood Open House

Contact us for pricing Townhouse For Sale Main Features 3 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 Partial Bathroom Interior: 1807 sqft Lot: 1,502 sqft Location 20632 Oak Creek Saratoga, CA 95070 To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below:

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Our recent listings Exquisite Hidden Jewel !! Best of All Worlds !! Light-Filled END UNIT! Rare Find! Single-Level with No Stairs! Fantasy MBR Walk-In Closet! TOP Cupertino Scls.! Walk In & Fall in Love! Fully Updated Beauty! Lynbrook High! Single Family Residential for $425,000 in San Jose, CA Luxury LifeStyle Ambience! Subscribe to our listing feed

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You're Invited to *3* Get RE$ult$ Team Open Homes! Sat., Jan. 30th, 1:30-4:30

You're Invited to *3* Get RE$ult$ Team Open Homes! Sat., Jan. 30th, 1:30-4:30

By Michelle Carr-Crowe of the Get RE$ult$ Team, Your Lynbrook & Cupertino Schools Experts

Thinking of buying a home in 2010...in San Jose...Saratoga...Santa Clara? Considering buying a home within Nationally-Recognized Cupertino Schools? Curious about first-time homebuyer tax credit expiring April 30...existing homeowner tax credit expiring April 30...the tax-free capital gain benefit expiring December 31...mortgage payments...short sales...foreclosures...FHA loans...where to start...who to trust?

Come to a Get RE$ult$ Team open house and see how real estate consultants work differently ... and why we're the Lynbrook Cupertino Schools Experts!
You're Invited to *3* Get RE$ult$ Team Open Homes! Sat., Jan. 30th, 1:30-4:30
3 Get RE$ult$ Team Open Homes !!

. 7100 Rainbow Drive, San Jose . 20644 Oak Creek, Saratoga . 3735 Pruneridge, Santa Clara

7100 Rainbow - NOT YET ON MLS! Delightfully Affordable!
Peaceful Location! Private End Unit! Priced to Sell! Lovely END UNIT Features ALL WHITE Kit.! Updated Appliances! BIG Pantry! HUGE Balcony Spanning Length of Home! Separate Inside Laundry Room! Energy-Efficient Dual Pane Windows! Nationally-Recognized CUPERTINO Schools !! Meyerholz! Miller! Lynbrook High! Delightfully Affordable! Rainbow Drive!

20644 Oak Creek, Saratoga - Hidden Jewel!

Hidden Jewel! Privacy! Prestigious Saratoga! Prime Cupertino Schools! SINGLE-LEVEL END UNIT !! SOARING CEILINGS !! Gleaming Hardwood Floors! GORGEOUS GRANITE SLAB Kit.!! Stainless Appl.!! Skylights !! Nationally-Recognized CUPERTINO Schools !! Blue Hills, Kennedy & Monta Vista High! Hidden Jewel! 20644 Oak Creek, Saratoga!

3735 Pruneridge, Santa Clara - Stylish & Spacious!

Stylish & Spacious !! Westwood Oaks! GORGEOUS BULLNOSE GRANITE SLAB!! Recessed Lights !! 5 Skylights !! THICK Crown Molding & Baseboards !! Glowing Hardwood !! Tile Baths !! Lg. & Lovely Updated 3 Br! ~1674 sf HUGE ~7700sf Lot !! Cupertino Schools! Westwood Oaks Beauty! Santa Clara w/ Cupertino High! 3735 Pruneridge
Just Call 252.8900 !!

Santa Clara Boasts More Than Half of State's Semifinalists for Intel Contest

Silicon Valley Boasts More Than Half of California’s Intel Science Contest SemiFinalists

by Michelle C. Carr Crowe

Economists generally predict either technology or real estate will power the next wave of economic growth. With the recent announcement of fifteen Bay Area students chosen as the prestigious Intel Science Contest semifinalists, it appears Silicon Valley innovation may again power up the nation’s next economic growth cycle.

Fifteen high school seniors who call Silicon Valley home were named semifinalists in the prestigious Intel science contest. Of the fifteen, six were from San Jose's Lynbrook High School.

The six seniors recognized are David Liu, Tony Ho, Akshay Maheshwari, Ritik Malhotra, Tejas Navaratna and Raman Nelakanti.

Part of the well-known "Cupertino Schools," Lynbrook is one of five high schools in the Fremont Union High School District. Students attending Lynbrook reside in either Saratoga or San Jose.

The remaining nine Bay Area students came from Harker Academy, Palo Alto High , Foothill High and Mission High.

Each student was awarded $1,000 personally, as well as $1,000 for his or her respective school.

This year 1,736 entries were received. Of those, 300 semifinalists were chosen, and 28 of them were from California. California has historically received the highest number of semifinalists each year out of all 50 states.

More than half of all California semifinalists this year were from the Santa Clara County / Silicon Valley area, 15 out of 28.

On January 27th, a total of forty finalists nationwide will be selected to win an expense-paid trip for the final competition, held in the nation's capitol, Washington, D.C.

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger proposes extension, expansion of $10,000 home buyer tax credits

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger proposes extension, expansion of $10,000 home buyer tax credits

By Michelle C. Carr-Crowe

Did you miss it? Amongst the numerous proposals for 2010 in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s State of the State address today one stood out to benefit buyers of both new and existing homes in 2010.

During his State of the State address, Governor Schwarzenegger included in his proposals a recommendation to set aside $200 million for a new round of $10,000 state tax credits for first-time home buyers.

If passed, it increases housing affordability for first-time home buyers throughout Santa Clara County, from Morgan Hill and San Jose to Los Gatos and Saratoga, including Palo Alto and Los Altos to Cupertino and Santa Clara.

The Governor’s new proposal expands upon the initial $10,000 state tax credit by including both new and existing homes.

The 2009 tax credit from last year applied only to buyers of newly constructed homes.

Santa Clara at the Bottom of Forbes List

Santa Clara at the Bottom of Forbes List

By Michelle C. Carr-Crowe

Everyone wants to be in the Top 10…except on Forbes list of most overpriced homes.

This newly updated list features Kissimmee/Orlando, Florida as #1.

To find the cities with the most overpriced homes, they ranked the 40 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas--geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, for use in collecting statistics.

Using data provided to Forbes by Altos Research, a Mountain View, Calif.-based real estate research firm, each metro area was ranked on the following:

1) percentage of homes that had seen price reductions, an indicator of inflated pricing;

2) the median number of days spent on the market (the longer homes stay on the market, the more likely they are to be overvalued);

3) and the ratio of median list price (or asking price) to median absorbed price. As an indicator that other previously overpriced areas have evened out, Las Vegas, Sacramento and San Francisco are all at the bottom (#37-40) of the list.

Imagine my relief as a real estate consultant who specializes in selling homes in San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Saratoga, Los Gatos & Campbell, to find out the great news: Santa Clara is near the bottom! We're number 38! Yay! (Only two areas were lower than us).

You can check it out at http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/03/cities-overpriced-sales-lifestyle-real-estate-miami-florida-homes_chart.html 38 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area 34343724 http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/03/cities-overpriced-sales-lifestyle-real-estate-miami-florida-homes_chart.html.

Silicon Valley Honors Fallen Soldiers with Wreaths Across America on Dec. 12

Silicon Valley Honors Fallen Soldiers with Wreaths Across America on Dec. 12

by Michelle C. Carr-Crowe

This December 12th, Silicon Valley joins Wreaths Across America to honor fallen soldiers with their annual laying of the wreaths ceremony. A non-profit organization honoring both active and fallen soldiers, Wreaths Across America started in 1992 and has grown to 350 participating locations. It first began at Arlington National Cemetary. You can see the YouTube video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZayzlDwk89o.

If you haven't seen the moving sight of a cemetary adorned with wreaths of remembrance, click http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.

In Silicon Valley, three different locations are participating: Golden Gate National Cemetary in San Bruno, Calif. (contact Col. Leo P. McArdle), San Francisco National Cemetary at the Presidio (contact Capt. Katrin M. Cusack), and Madronia Cemetary in Saratoga, Calif., (contact William Snider). The coordinators for the respective locations are: Col. Leo P. McArdle, Capt. Katrin M. Cusack and William Snider. You can browse through the 350 participating locations at http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/Locations/.

The motto of Wreaths Across America is Remember, Honor, Teach. By remembering and honoring our soldiers with these wreaths, and teaching others about the program, we bless those who gave their all, as well as their families. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or no holiday at all this season, these veterans are deserving of your honor and remembrance.

It's only $15 to sponsor an individual wreath for a veteran. In addition, Wreaths Across America offers a variety of ways to participate include $1 programs, corporate sponsorships, patches, and note cards, as well as Patriot Pairs. You may also sponsor a wreath in someone else’s name.

The laying of the wreaths ceremony is on December 12. Please consider supporting this worthy recognition of those who've given their all that we may live to celebrate another holiday.

For details on how to help, participate and sponsor at the local Silicon Valley locations, click any of the following links: Golden Gate National Cemetary in San Bruno, Calif. (contact Col. Leo P. McCardle), San Francisco National Cemetary at the Presidio (contact Capt. Katrin M. Cusack), and Madronia Cemetary in Saratoga, Calif., (contact William Snider).

For those who will never come back home for the holidays, consider giving a gift to honor all that they gave for us.