Commentary on real estate and homes, area updates, park news, information, and more on the Belwood of Los Gatos, Belgatos, and Surmont neighborhoods by Mary Pope-Handy, a Belwood resident and Realtor.

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Four Belwood Homes for Sale

Not an April Fool's Day joke - two more homes came on the market this week, so now the total is up to four available in Belwood. (For the skinny on them, visit the Homes Info section of this site.) It makes three on Belridge in the last month!

The range in Belwood homes now is from $1,099,000 for a small (1744 sf) home to $1,729,000 for an extremely large one. And... Rumor is that a 1400 SF home will be offered on the market for $1,100,000 soon. (That does not appear to be in line with "market value" but we'll see what happens.)  There is slight upward pressure on pricing BUT it remains true that most homes are still not selling in Los Gatos.

Tortoise Found in Belwood of Los Gatos Near Belgatos Park

How's the Market in Belwood, Belgatos and Surmont?

Homes in Belwood are selling at the same slow pace as most of the rest of Los Gatos.

Homes that are in top condition and priced well with no "issues" are selling decently. Others are sitting. At the moment (3/19) there is only one home available, two which are sales pending, and two more poised to come on the market in the next month or so.

Did you know that you can see the current list of available homes in the Surmont, Belgatos, and Belwood areas of Los Gatos on this website? Additionally, information on the expired listings and the sold and closed listings are here too. Just click on the "Homes Info" tab to stay current.

Graffitti in Belwood and Belgatos area? Unfortunately, yes. Report it!

Have you seen the newly arrived graffitti in the Belwood (and Belgatos, and Surmont) areas of Los Gatos?

It's easy to get it cleaned up: just phone or email it in!

About a week or so ago, Jim and I were out walking the dog when we saw some tagging on Harwood Road and I snapped some pics and emailed it in to the Los Gatos police. Within a couple of hours, volunteers had it all as good as new!

Thank you, graffitti patrol!

When I emailed the police, I copied Alastair Dallas of the Los Gatos Observer (a great online publication with Los Gatos news and commentary) and he did a piece about emailing the officials and how fast it got cleaned up.

What really surprised me, though, was that the next day, Daniel Garza of NBC 11 phoned me and asked to do a t.v. interview with me. It was broadcast on the 7pm news.

The next day, our letter carrier, Randy, told us that there was more tagging on Belvue - so I checked it out,  found one spot on a sign and another on a sidewalk,  and again emailed it in.

<h2>So what can you do if you find graffitti in Los Gatos?</h2>
Email: police@losgatosca.gov or Phone: (408) 354-8600
Give them the exact address so that they can ask the kindly volunteers to take care of it (and if you have a phone handy, snap a pic and send it along too - though that's not necessary).

Let's keep an eye out so that we can keep our neighborhood clean!

Thank you, firefighters and tow truck drivers!