Susie Smith Peninsula Homes

10/22/2024

Why are down payments dropping right now? Is Fall a better time to buy than next Spring?

A new report by Realtor.com shows the median down payment homebuyers put down from July to September of 2024 was an average of 14.5%—or $30,300.

10/06/2024

It's going to be another scorcher today.

Downtown San Francisco recorded 95 degrees Saturday, with an excessive heat warning in effect until 11 p.m.

09/21/2022

Ask me about when is the best time to sell and buy. https://patch.com/us/across-america/fed-raises-benchmark-interest-rate-again-what-it-means-you?utm_medium=browser_notifications&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=2395564

05/03/2022

https://patch.com/california/sanmateo/s/i8j1g/palo-alto-5th-grader-builds-little-free-library-writes-picture-book?utm_source=pushly&utm_medium=browser_notifications&utm_campaign=2095031

03/08/2022

https://patch.com/california/sanmateo/s/i5r8o/redwood-city-honor-two-year-mark-pandemic-blue-lights?utm_source=pushly&utm_medium=browser_notifications&utm_campaign=1940114

Four buildings in downtown Redwood City will turn on their blue lights at dusk on Friday.

12/20/2021

Interesting debate...What are your thoughts?

California regulators proposed major changes to the state's booming residential solar industry Monday.

12/10/2021

What do you need to be prepared for our next atmospheric river?

The two self-service locations are the Anchor Road Sand Station and City of San Mateo Corporation Yard.

11/17/2021

https://patch.com/california/sanmateo/calendar/event/20211119/1568827/tree-lighting-santa-arrival-2021-hillsdale-shopping-center-san-mateo Santa is coming soon!

Friday November 19, 2021: Tree Lighting & Santa Arrival Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 - 6 p.m. Hillsdale Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San...

10/28/2021

For the little ones today at Hillsdale.

Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

10/27/2021

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/the-10-most-popular-bathrooms-of-summer-2021-stsetivw-vs~153592795 The walk in showers are very popular, especially with empty nesters. Which are your favorites?

Color and nature dominate the most-saved new bathroom photos on Houzz right now

10/27/2021

https://patch.com/california/sanmateo/halloween-san-mateo-why-do-we-carve-pumpkins I have never tried a potato or a turnip. Have you?

Searching a nearby pumpkin patch for a future jack-o'-lantern stems from a centuries-old Irish tradition.

10/12/2021

Where are you going to get your pumpkin this year?

Sixty-two-year-old Jeff Uhlmeyer from Olympia, Wash. won $19,719 with his 2,191-pound gourd.