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What is an Easement and Why Should You Care?
What is an easement? In a nutshell, it is the right to use someone else's property for a particular purpose. Common types of easements The most common types of easements in Silicon Valley are ones we can't easily escape: they are for power, water,...

Fiesta de Artes in Los Gatos – Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival
The annual Los Gatos Fiesta de Artes is back. Now called the Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival, in 2023 it's celebrating 51 years of art and entertainment in downtown Los Gatos. (It returned in 2021 after being canceled in 2020 due to the...

Los Gatos Luxury Home Market
The Los Gatos luxury home market is faring surprisingly well now, given the strange real estate market that we are currently experiencing with ultra low inventory, interest rate hikes, and the stock market being off after Fitch's downgrade. Earlier...

RIP Los Gatos Dammit Run – a COVID casualty?
The once annual Los Gatos Dammit Run used to take place in August, often early in the month, and the proceeds benefitted Los Gatos High's track repair fund. The last one we heard of was the 47th annual run in 2019. Like many things, it seems to...

Meet the Popular Blossom Manor Neighborhood of Los Gatos
Blossom Manor, originally named Blossom Hill Manor, is one of the most sought after Los Gatos neighborhoods as it has great proximity to schools, shopping, parks and the highly acclaimed Los Gatos schools. There are many gently winding roads, a...

End of Summer Night Ride and Pasta Dinner
Each August, the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel host their End of Summer Night Ride, a pasta dinner fundraiser! End of Summer Night Ride details This year, the event will be held Sunday on Aug 13, 2023 from 5:30 PM -...

Billy Jones Day
Billy Jones Day is a fun, annual event at the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and the W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel at Oak Meadow and Vasona Parks in Los Gatos. There's so much to do - why not make a day of it? Billy Jones Day details Date: Sunday, July...

West Valley Youth Theater
West Valley Youth Theater is the new name for Los Gatos Youth Theatre, and the new name reflects the expanded reach to more communities nearby. West Valley Youth Theater Presents The Lightning Thief, the Percy Jackson Musical and RENT The Lightning...
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

Fairview Plaza historic neighborhood
Fairview Plaza feels like a step back in time - and in many ways, it is. This little neighborhood is so quaint and...
East Los Gatos
Santa Rosa and Sierra Azule neighborhood
Do you know the Santa Rosa and Sierra Azule neighborhood in east Los Gatos? This area enjoys large luxury view homes...
North Los Gatos

North 40
The North 40 communities are filling in the land once full of orchards in the corridor between Highway 17, Highway 85,...
West Los Gatos

Los Gatos Woods townhome community
One of the largest townhome communities in Los Gatos, the Los Gatos Woods community includes 232 townhouses set on...
Monte Sereno

Loma Serena neighborhood
The Loma Serena neighborhood in Monte Sereno is semi-rural, and it enjoys the distinct advantage of being an...

Mary Pope-Handy and Clair Handy
Los Gatos real estate agents, area specialists, and prolific bloggers.
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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
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