by Mary Pope-Handy | Jun 8, 2020 | Belwood, Homes for Sale
PENDING WITH 2 OFFERS
Update: CLOSED on July 10th, 2020 and sold at list price.
Great layout, location, and natural light! The home at 104 Bacigalupi Drive is available now! The special house enjoys an ideal floor plan featuring an over sized family room which is open to the island kitchen, with both overlooking the gorgeous back yard and the hills beyond.
Facing the street are the separate living and dining rooms, with a full bedroom and bathroom finishing the ground floor. Upstairs are 4 more bedrooms and 2 full baths. The master suite is situated in the back and offers a stunning view of the foothills.
Set near the base of the hills, this lovely house is within the Belwood of Los Gatos community, which features the Belwood Cabaña, pool, basketball courts, bocce ball courts, lawn, picnic tables, and more. It’s just a few blocks to Belgatos Park & open space trails and only 2 blocks to the Walgreen’s Shopping Center, which includes a Starbucks, Mountain Mike’s Pizza, and of course Walgreen’s. A couple of blocks more and you arrive at highly regarded Noddin Elementary Schools. Hiking trails abound nearby!
Quick facts:
5 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
living room, dining room, and huge family room
2344 SF
7773 lot size
Year built 1968
Attached 2 car garage
Central forced air conditioning
Dual pane windows
HOA Dues $580 per year
$1,824,000
104 Bacigalupi Dr – Belwood of Los Gatos home for sale
Large dual pane windows provide wonderful views and oodles of natural light. Central AC keeps the house comfortable on the warmest days. Fresh paint and new or newer floor coverings throughout. Super clean!
The kitchen enjoys an island with gas cooktop, a good sized sink overlooking the back yard, a breakfast bar on the peninsula, and a good amount of storage & counter space. There are wood-looking laminate floors in this part of the home.
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by Mary Pope-Handy | Jul 4, 2018 | Belgatos, Belwood, Homes for Sale, Market Info, Surmont
What’s going on with the real estate market in the Belwood, Belgatos, Surmont, and nearby areas of east Los Gatos? Here’s a quick update of the year to date listings and sales activities, taken from the MLS.
Right now, there are 6 properties for sale in the neighborhood. That’s more than what has been normal in recent years. The stats for these active listings are as follows:
Average list price $2,286,333
Average square footage 2,906
Average lot size 16,194
Average days on market 19
Average price per SF $800.92
Average age 49
There is only one pending sale, and no properties at all in the area which closed in June. We had steady rate of sales closed earlier in the year: three in February, two in March, five in April, two in May.
For those tracking the absorption rate, which is the rate at which homes would sell if no new properties come on the market, this is a bit of a surprise. Zero homes (sold / closed in the last 30 days) divided by 6 active listings = an infinite months supply of inventory. Of course, it is not truly that dire, since there were 2 closings in late May and there’s one pending sale (went into contract June 15), but it does suggest that home buyers may have put the brakes on.
We are seeing this drop in sales activity across the valley in many areas, so it’s not just this corner of 95032.
Is it just a big rise in inventory that is causing the market to stall out a little? In some areas, homes have continued selling at the same pace, but with fewer offers over the last 6 weeks or so. Those areas may not have had as large an inventory jump as we have seen on the east end of Los Gatos.
Here’s a look at the inventory for single family homes for sale in 95032 with Campbell Union High School District (so Leigh or Westmont High) from July 2012 to July 2018.
Inventory is up, but not to an unprecedented degree. There were more in June, and June’s inventory was not too different from most of the recent years (2014 and forward).
A holiday week is often slow, so I would encourage people thinking of selling to not get discouraged. Part of what we are seeing could simply be a seasonal trend – summer is normally a bit of a “slowdown” period in real estate, with things picking back up again in early to mid September. Last year we did not see seasonality at all, as the market was raging hot through December.
If you are interested in buying or selling a home in east Los Gatos or anywhere in Silicon Valley, please reach out to me and we’ll find a time to talk and see if we might be a fit for working together.
by Mary Pope-Handy | Sep 9, 2017 | Belgatos, Homes for Sale
Come home to a stunningly remodeled Belgatos view home, and enjoy sweeping vistas of Silicon Valley from all the main living areas of the home! 211 Westhill Drive, Los Gatos, is offered for sale at $2,288,000 and features 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 3112 SF of living space: 2856 Square Ft (appx.) + office (appx 256 SF) on a lot of 13,939 SF. So many extras, such as solar power, dual pane windows, plantation shutters, fan lights, but above all, a scenic setting, a comfortably large house, in a great Los Gatos neighborhood next to Belgatos Park.
Below is a sampling of photos – please see ALL images and detailed info on the virtual tour site:
http://www.tourfactory.com/1838948
Open house schedule: Sept 9 and 10 from 2 – 4 pm, Wed Sept 13 9:30am – 12:30pm, and Saturday Sept 16 2-4. Please stop by!
This house was thoughtfully designed with the living room, dining room, kitchen, and family room all enjoying the views. The bedroom wing is tucked behind the octoganally shaped living room, and they overlook the yard and pool.
Beautiful Brazilian cherry hardwood floors grace the living areas, hallway, and bedrooms, creating a clean and contemporary feel to the home.
Plantation shutters, dual pane windows, lovely crown and baseboard provide a timeless feel.
The kitchen is open to the family room and includes stainless steel appliances, slab granite counters, and a vaulted ceiling with recessed lights. Not shown here is the breakfast nook and pantry, which look toward the resort like back yard.
The heart of the home, the family room is drenched in natural lighting with windows on both sides.
Your own private resort! In addition to the pool and patio area, there’s another patio and planting bed area along the right side of the house. Previous owners had used that area as a sports court. There are many possibilities to utilize that space!
Please see the virtual tour for more details and all photos: http://www.tourfactory.com/1838948
by Mary Pope-Handy | Feb 13, 2016 | Belwood, Homes for Sale
Looking for a turnkey home and yard with plenty of space? One with understated style and a comfortable elegance? The home at 127 Belhaven Drive in Belwood of Los Gatos is remodeled top to bottom and move-in ready! It will be on the Multiple Listing Service and ready to be seen on Monday, February 15th., and is offered at $1,650,000.
The house includes 2448 square foot of living space with 5 bedrooms + ground floor office (could be converted to bedroom if needed), 3 full baths (one on first floor), and all the living spaces you could want: living room, dining room, kitchen with oversized nook, separate family room, and a garge decked out as an entertainment center with a kid-friendly focus. Throughout the home there’s a perfect blending of traditionally loved items like hardwood floors, crown molding, baseboard, French doors, plantation shutters, built in cabinets together with much loved contemporary elements like skylights, dual pane windows, recessed and energy efficient LED lights, insulation, an encapsulated crawl space, and of course remodeled kitchen and baths.
With 10,760 square feet, the nearly level lot has room for everything. The yard has been professionally designed and landscaped and may well steal your heart! A big sandbox and amazing, custom built playhouse may well seal the deal! Extra storage in the side yard, a view of the hills from the expansive front porch – what more could you want?
All of this comes just 3-4 blocks from the side entrance of Belgatos Park. This charming home is part of the Belwood HOA, which provides a lovely cabaña, pool, and community events. The nearby Harwood Square Shopping Center includes a good sized Walgreens, Los Gatos, Pizza, Starbucks, and more.
Excellent schools, too: Noddin Elementary, Union Middle, and Leigh High.
Please stop by one of our open house events:
- Wednesday, February 17th 9:30am to 12:30pm (broker open but also public open house)
- Saturday, February 20th 1:30 to 4pm
- Sunday, February 21st, 1:30 to 4pm
Disclosures will be online soon. Offers due Wednesday, Febrary 24th by 11am please.
Want more details? Please see the lengthy list of features here:
http://www.valleyofheartsdelight.com/Property/127-Belhaven-Drive-Los-Gatos-California
Or see the Virtual Tour here : http://www.tourfactory.com/1468742
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by Mary Pope-Handy | Mar 7, 2013 | Belgatos, Belwood, Homes for Sale, Surmont
Los Gatos housing inventory may well be at an all time low. For other blogs, I crunch the real estate numbers regularly and can tell you that in the last 15 years (for which I can get MLS statistics) there’ve never been so few available homes to buy. I’ve been selling real estate for 20 years now and don’t remember it ever being so dire. In fact, the worst year ever still had twice as many houses for sale as what we’ve got now.
The available inventory in Los Gatos, and Santa Clara County generally, is inching up. The numbers have risen about 25% from a couple of months ago, but are off between 30% and 65% from the year before, depending on how you slice and dice the numbers. In our lovely corner of east Los Gatos, right now there are only 2 homes for sale, one on Blossom Hill and one on a side street at the corner of Blossom Hill. Last year there were 13 sales in the neighborhood, and in 2011 there were 17. We could use more inventory!
If you are thinking of selling in 2013, now is a great time. There’s little competition and a very strong level of buyer demand. Please call me for a free, no obligation, no pressure consultation. Please email me at mary (at) popehandy.com or call me at 408 204-7673.
More information:
Los Gatos Real Estate Market Trends and Statistics
by Mary Pope-Handy | Mar 23, 2012 | Belgatos, Belwood, Homes for Sale, Market Info, Surmont
The market is pretty hot in our pocket of Los Gatos! Here’s what has gone under contract in Belwood, Belgatos, Surmont and very nearby since January 1, 2012. (DOM = “Days on Market”. REO = “Real Estate Owned (by the bank)” or bank owned home.)
| Sale type |
Status |
Street |
List Price |
Sales Price |
Square Ft |
Lot Size |
DOM |
Sale Date |
| Regular |
Active |
WESTHILL DR |
$1,399,000.00 |
|
2832 |
15400 |
17 |
|
| REO |
Active |
GEMINI CT |
$1,100,000.00 |
|
2879 |
9190 |
9 |
|
| Regular |
Pending |
BELVALE DR |
$1,149,999.00 |
|
2448 |
10250 |
13 |
4/11/2012 |
| Reglar |
Pending |
BELWOOD GY |
$ 949,000.00 |
|
1730 |
11385 |
8 |
4/20/2012 |
| Regular |
Pending |
BACIGALUPI DR |
$1,249,999.00 |
|
2746 |
11500 |
7 |
3/22/2012 |
| Regular |
Pending |
OLD ORCHARD DR |
$1,275,000.00 |
|
2736 |
10209 |
51 |
3/27/2012 |
| Short Sale |
Pending |
BELWOOD GY |
$ 925,000.00 |
|
2251 |
10240 |
213 |
3/30/2012 |
| Regular |
Pending |
BELCREST DR |
$ 895,000.00 |
|
2448 |
9875 |
7 |
4/4/2012 |
| Reglar |
Sold & Closed |
HARWOOD RD |
$1,099,999.00 |
$1,098,000.00 |
2804 |
11036 |
252 |
1/5/2012 |
| Regular |
Sold & Closed |
ALMOND BLOSSOM CT |
$1,199,950.00 |
$1,140,000.00 |
2923 |
10018 |
59 |
3/2/2012 |
The home on Belvale had 6 or 7 offers – I know because I placed one of the bids on it for my buyers! There were also multiple offers on the Bacigalupi house as well. Both are said to have sold over list price. Most homes are selling pretty fast now, and at very good prices.
The real estate market across Silicon Valley has really zoomed into a strong seller’s market over the last 3 to 4 weeks. I have been involved with MANY offers, both on the seller side and the buyer side, and almost every single one was a multiple offer situation with sales getting pushed much higher than list price. (This last Monday, for example, I sold a small Santa Clara condo that was not strategically underpriced but it got 20 offers, 8 of them “all cash” and sold about 8% over list price. This is happening all over.)
Want to see more photos and a map? My Los Gatos Real Estate Report can display listings, pendings and sold properties anywhere in Santa Clara County. Click on this link to see what’s happening near our part of town. (It loads a little slowly so please be patient.)
If you’d like to buy or sell a home in the Surmont, Belgatos, or Belwood of Los Gatos areas , please call me! I’m a resident (since 1999) and a Realtor here in Los Gatos with Sereno Group and know the area like only a local does.
Mary Pope-Handy
408 204-7673
mary (at) popehandy (dot) com
by Mary Pope-Handy | Aug 15, 2011 | Belgatos, Belwood, Homes for Sale, Surmont
If you live in or near Belwood of Los Gatos, you’ve probably noticed a proliferation of “for sale” signs recently – and also a “coming soon” sign here or there! (I saw one of those at Westhill and Blossom Hill Road yesterday).
At the moment there are 3 available homes in Belwood and Belgatos – none in Surmont – (plus one on Harwood and one on Gemini Court as well as one on Regent) and there are three under contract or sale pending.
The homes for sale range in list price from a high of $1,295,000 to a low of $960,000 with an average list price of $1,078,300 and an average price per square foot of $504.50 (average days on market 32). Those which are sale pending vary from $1,199,000 to $900,000 with an average asking price of $1,049,667 and average price per SF of $439.04 (average days on market 23). It’s not rocket science that the more affordably priced homes tend to sell while those with higher asking amounts linger! Buyers want the most value for the money they spend. That can mean a bigger house or it can reflect the quality of remodeling or improvements at the property.
The ratio of listings to sales isn’t bad – 3 available, 3 under contract.
What has sold recently? Just one property has sold and closed in the last month: it was a 4 bed, 2 bath, 1748 SF model that closed escrow at a low, low price of $840,000. (The same floorplan is on the market for $960,000 on another street in the neighborhood – makes it a tough sell!)
With 3 available and 1 closed in the last months, it’s 3 months of inventory. What’s challenging is that the one which closed is so much lower than some of those for sale.
For 2001, there are 5 homes in Surmont, Belgatos and Belwood which sold & closed. The average square footage is 2100, average list price is $984,600 and average sales price is $967,000. Sales prices ranged from the low, low number of $840,000 to a high of $1,090,000.
The market keep changing – we are seeing multiple offers in many areas closer to Palo Alto. It’s not here yet but give it a little time….
