Santa Clara County is located in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It is the primary site of Silicon Valley. The county seat is San Jose. Santa Clara County was formed in 1850 and named after Mission Santa Clara, "Clara" means "clear" or "bright.". Santa Clara County is the headquarters for such companies as Apple Computer, Hewlett Packard, Quest, Intel, Google, Yahoo. The county has a total area of 1,304 miČ, 99% of it is land and 1% of it is water. As of 2000, there were 1,682,585 people, 565,863 households, and 395,538 families residing in the county.

Tip #143: Team up with a Real Estate Professional
So why do you need the help of a Realtor®? Well, most Real Estate transactions are very complicated. In most cases, buying, selling or even renting a home requires disclosure forms, inspection reports, mortgage documents, insurance policies, deeds, multi-page government mandated settlement statements and a lot more. A knowledgeable guide through this complexity can help you avoid delays and costly mistakes. Real Estate has it's own language. If you don’t know a CMA from a PUD, you can understand why it’s important to work with someone who speaks that language and knows the local Santa Clara County Real Estate market.