Spring has arrived early this year and I am not just referring to the beautiful weather! The local real estate market is showing signs of a typical spring market, with a big increase in activity. Sales in our office were up about 20% in January. Just last week it was reported that one of our listings in San Carlos, listed at $800,000, had 12 offers on it! Also, we just sold a new home in Redwood City for $1,300,000, a new home in Menlo Park for over $4,000,000 and three homes in Palo Alto in the $1.2 to $1.500,000 range. All of these homes ...

Here is a photo of the shopping center located at the corner of Portola Road and Alpine Road around 1964. Although we have experienced a great deal of change since this photo was taken, it is refreshing to know that a few things remain the same ... almost.