Cahalan Homes for Sale

Cahalan is a suburban San Jose community tucked away between the Almaden Valley and Blossom Valley districts in the city’s southside. The neighborhood is made up of midcentury homes, a manufactured home park for seniors, an elementary school and a YMCA. Its location puts it in the outskirts of the city, but commuting is made easier by State Route 85, about a mile away. “It’s quiet, it’s safe, it’s not congested, but it’s still very convenient to the 85,” says Realtor Johnny Heckenberg of Coldwell Banker Realty, who has been working in San Jose for nearly 20 years. Cahalan’s single-family homes were built in the 1960s and ‘70s. Ranch styles and Traditional homes are the most common home designs here, owing to their popularity at the time of their construction. “Homeowners in this area take a lot of pride in ownership. You drive through and you’re like, ‘Wow, these homes are really well-kept,’” Heckenberg says. Villa Teresa Mobile Community, a senior living community of manufactured homes, sits along the neighborhood’s western edge. Except for larger roadways that skirt the edges of the neighborhood, the streets are typically quiet, free of through-traffic and lined with leafy