The 'Guide Me Home to San Jose' Blog

Altera Real Estate was established in 1980 as single independent office, known as Valley Properties. From 1993 until October, 2008 we were affiliated with RE/MAX International and were known as RE/MAX Valley Properties. In October, 2008 we ended our franchise affiliation and returned to our roots as an independent, regional firm. Altera Real Estate is a statewide network of independently owned successful, professional real estate brokerages. We are honored by association with them. Additionally, we are an affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World www.LeadingRE.com, a global network of over 700 offices in 35 countries representing leading firms in every market. If your real estate needs are outside of Silicon Valley, we would be pleased to refer you to an affiliate in that area.

Over the years we have grown to over 80 agents in three offices, San Jose/Willow Glen, San Jose/Silver Creek, and Morgan Hill. We consistently rank in the top four real estate firms in our market area, and are home to the most productive, professional agents in Silicon Valley. We serve the communities of the greater Silicon Valley area, including San Jose, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Campbell and Sunnyvale in the mid-Santa Clara County ,Morgan Hill, Gilroy and San Martin in the South County area, and such neighborhoods as Almaden Valley and Willow Glen.

Our firm is home to real estate associates fluent in many languages, and with expertise not only in single family homes and condos, but investment properties, leasing, and tenant representation through our local referral network.

Though of course our name has changed over time, our commitment to our clients has not; we have, in fact, continued to 'upgrade' ourselves to meet the expectations of those who choose us to handle some of life's most important transactions. Our goal is not to merely close transactions but to establish life-long business relationships one satisfied customer at a time.

We look forward to serving you.