Welcome to San Mateo 

San Mateo County is diverse in everything from its weather to its people.  If you're new to the area, you might like to take a look at our free Relocation Guide.

Weather

We don't shovel snow in the winter.  In fact, if it does hail, we all run to the windows to watch.  Lightening and thunder are just as exciting and rare.  The weather is always mild and rarely uncomfortable.  The diversity is found in our micro climates.  Two cities - even neighborhoods - can vary in temperature by up to 10 degrees.  The sun can be shining in Park Pacifica while the fog drizzles in Rockaway Beach.

Shopping & food

Although we're next door to San Francisco, you don't have to go there to enjoy great shopping and fantastic food.  Watch the ocean crash on the rocks at restaurants like Miramar Beach or the haunted Distillery.  Walk down Laurel Street, San Carlos for some of the best restaurants in the area; a few of my favorites are Cuisinett, Positano, and The Refuge - for their tasty pastrami sandwiches.  Or hang out on a weekend afternoon at Alice's in the Woodside hills and watch the motorcycles come and go.

Hike & bike

If you love to be outside, you might have just found your mecca.  We're surrounded by the Golden Gate National Recreation area.  All those beautiful tree-covered mountains you see are going to stay that way.  It's all park land to hike, bike and wander through.  Camp Sawyer is one of my favorite places to take a deep breath. We've even recently become temporary home to a pair of bald eagles.

Housing

With San Francisco at our north and Silicon Valley the south, housing is one of the most expensive in California.  Being home to companies like Google, Facebook, Oracle, Cisco, our housing prices are always a shock - not only to new transplants but to natives too.  Be prepared to pay a premium. 

Right now prices are climbing rapidly.  We're extremely low on housing inventory while buyers are throwing in the kitchen sink to get a house.  

The Blog

Hopefully you'll find a lot of useful info here.  Leave a comment, text, email or call.  I'm around if you'd like to talk real estate.

 

 

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