Live in Los Gatos is a site about Los Gatos real estate, homes, neighborhoods, events, parks, history, and much more! It is brought to you by Mary Pope-Handy, DRE # 01153805 and Clair Handy, DRE # 02153833. We are Realtors with Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno in the Los Gatos office.
If you are looking to buy or sell a home in Los Gatos, San Jose, or Santa Clara County, please reach out to us at mary@popehandy.com.
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Los Gatos real estate market statistics and trends
The Los Gatos real estate market in September was strong for single family homes, cool for condos and townhouses, and a cold market in the mountains. This is a repeat from July and August, more or less. Per Altos Research (see below), the hottest...
Magneson Loop area
The Magneson Loop area is charming neighborhood with tree lined streets and luxury homes ranging from attractive historic designs to more contemporary styles. This is a close in neighborhood with great proximity to public schools, which are in the...
Los Gatos Halloween Pet and Kids Parade
Celebrate the season in style with the Los Gatos Halloween Pet and Kids Parade! The Paw-Looza is sure to be tons of fun for all! Details on the Los Gatos Halloween Pet and Kids Parade The event takes place on Sunday, October 25th, 2026 Town Plaza...
Magical Glass Pumpkin Patch
The Magical Glass Pumpkin Patch is returning to Los Gatos! This is a one day only event, so mark your calendars so you don't miss it! You'll find gorgeous hand blown glass pumpkins and more - wonderful craftsmanship! See the gallery of glass...
Have fun at the St. Mary’s Country Fair in Los Gatos
St. Mary's Country Fair in Los Gatos is a fun, annual community event that occurs the first weekend in October. This year it's October 2 - 4, 2026. Each year it's a little different, a little better. All food and drink supplies at this year’s Fair...
About the City of Monte Sereno
An Introduction to the city of Monte Sereno, California The city of Monte Sereno is cozied into the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains on the west side of Santa Clara County (about an hour south of San Francisco and a few minutes from San Jose),...
Santa Clara Valley Wineries Passport Weekend
The Santa Clara Valley Wineries are hosting a passport weekend again Oct 24 & 24, 2026 from 12 noon to 4 p.m.. For $55, it's a great reason to stop by a number of local, fine wine tasting rooms, including Cinnabar and Cooper-Garrod, both in...
The Monte Sereno real estate market
The City of Monte Sereno is a popular community bordering Los Gatos, Saratoga, and the Santa Cruz mountains. It's also quite small, with just about 3,500 residents, so tracking the real estate market trends for the area can be tricky. Info at a...
Browse Los Gatos neighborhoods
Get to know the Los Gatos California real estate market and community! Learn about Los Gatos real estate through the many neighborhood profiles on this Live in Los Gatos blog – approximately 70 Los Gatos neighborhoods described here. Many of them include current Los Gatos homes for sale, pending, or recently sold at the end of the article, too, so you can learn about Los Gatos real estate prices. We are adding to this list continually. If you’d like your neighborhood featured, please email us!
Downtown or
Central Los Gatos
Las Casitas townhomes
The smallest cluster of homes along Alberto Way is Las Casitas, a pretty townhome community with 18 units and abundant...
East Los Gatos
Magneson Loop area
The Magneson Loop area is charming neighborhood with tree lined streets and luxury homes ranging from attractive...
North Los Gatos
Arroyo Grande Garden Hill neighborhood
The Arroyo Grande Garden Hill neighborhood in Los Gatos enjoys one of the easiest Silicon Valley commute locations in...
West Los Gatos
Villa Capri – Senior Condos in West Los Gatos
Villa Capri is one of very few senior condos in or near Los Gatos. Most senior living places in the area are rentals,...
Monte Sereno
About the City of Monte Sereno
An Introduction to the city of Monte Sereno, California The city of Monte Sereno is cozied into the base of the Santa...
Mary Pope-Handy and Clair Handy
Los Gatos real estate agents, area specialists, and prolific bloggers.
When first making contact with us, we appreciate hearing from you by email, please (not phone or text).
Mary Pope-Handy
Realtor, ABR, CIPS, CRS, SRES
Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno
214 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd
Los Gatos, CA 95030
408 204-7673
mary@popehandy.com
License# 01153805
Helping Nice Folks to Buy and Sell Homes in Silicon Valley since 1993
Clair Handy
Realtor, GREEN
Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno
214 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd
Los Gatos, CA 95030
clairhandy@sereno.com
License# 02153633
More Silicon Valley real estate info and data
Valley Of Heart’s Delight blog
(San Jose Real Estate Los Gatos Homes)
Santa Clara County Real Estate,
especially the West Valley areas
Move2SiliconValley.com
Silicon Valley relocation info
popehandy.com
Los Gatos real estate
Silicon Valley real estate,
focus on home selling
ValleyOfHeartsDelight
Gateway to our other sites, info on our listings
The Real Estate Report
Statistics and trends for Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, and Santa Cruz County – updated monthly
“There is a lot to do before a seller puts a home on the market, a long process with many hard decisions to make. This process becomes even more difficult when you live far away from the home that needs to be sold. Mary Pope-Handy spent many months helping me with the sale of a family home over 150 miles from my current residence. Her guidance, her attention to detail and her hands on approach was invaluable to what ended up being a very successful sale. I highly recommend Mary.”
Los Gatos home seller
“We were lucky enough to find Mary’s website years ago when we first moved into our apartment in Los Gatos. We benefitted from the insight she had about the area and when it came time for us to look for our own home we reached out. It was the best move we could have made. Mary and her daughter Clair were incredibly attentive, providing information and assistance before we knew we needed it. Their expertise specific to South Bay real estate (neighborhood details, brokers, processes, trends) can’t be understated.
“The circumspect insights they offered helped us navigate the purchase of our home in a way that my partner and I couldn’t have anticipated. They catered to our work-at-night schedule, never made us feel an ounce of pressure, and felt like both advocates and friends. Throughout the whole process Mary and Clair were considerate of our needs and circumstances. I would recommend their services to anyone with great enthusiasm and zero reservations.”
Saratoga home buyer