Gamble Garden Community Day

Gamble Garden Center will be holding its Community Day this Sunday, October 4th, 10-2. There will be activities for the whole family, plus information on Palo Alto's Emergency Preparedness Program and other neighborhood opportunities. Scheduled to be on site – Palo Alto Fire Truck and Police Vehicles. Earthquake supplies will be on sale - they make great holiday gifts for friends and family!

The real estate market has really picked up since Labor Day (it usually does, but buyers came back into the market in force this year)! I think the best house for the money in Palo Alto is 157 Primrose, in the Duveneck School district. It's priced at $1.625mn, 3 bedrooms, 2,060 square feet on an 8, 800 square foot lot, mostly updated, a beautiful new kitchen and family room, and all the rooms are large. The downside is it doesn't have a master bath, but that could be easily fixed by converting the large laundry room - it's nice to have a laundry room close to the bedrooms, but it's a trade-off I would definitely settle for. My guess is it will get multiple offers this week.

New Listings!

Wowzer! 31 new listings in Palo Alto this week - haven't seen volume like this in a very long time. Market activity has been heating up over the last few weeks, so it'll be interesting to see if demand keeps up.