ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2011
The market statistics for Hayward and Castro Valley show results in two contiguous communities with different personalities. Hayward is a much larger city with a population that is over 140,000. Castro Valley is an unincorporated community with a population that is slightly over 60,000. One of th...
10/30/2011
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I went down to the shopping center at the intersection of Jarvis Ave. and Newark Blvd. to get my hair cut. I drove into the lot by Dino’s Grill and what should I find but collection of cars from members of the Classic Cruisers car club. The car owners gathe...
10/28/2011
Market Statistics for Fremont and Newark, Ca. 10-27-11 Fremont and Newark real estate prices and statistics tend to track fairly closely. Fremont is a much larger city with a population that is approximately 6 times the population of Newark. I think that you can gather the size disparity from the...
10/27/2011
Does HARP give hope or is it more of the same old same-old? Are the recently announced revisions to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) going to make a MAJOR difference to the many underwater home owners that are being led to believe that they are being thrown a life-line? I don’t think ...
10/25/2011
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The inventory of available homes has changed over the last month in the Fremont real estate market. Single family listings have declined by more than 10% while listings of condos and townhouses have shown less of a drop-off. What does this mean? It is not enough of a sample to know. I will foll...
10/25/2011
Debe Maxwell, an agent from Charlotte, NC., has some valuable suggestions about listening to what our clients are saying. We have heard many times that we have to listen. Do we do it?Are 'Buyers Liars' or Do We Need To Be Better Listeners? I've always detested that little saying about buyers bein...
10/16/2011
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If you are taking you own photos (we hire a professional photographer) for your listing on the MLS, Kathryn Maguire, an agent from Chesapeake, VA., has some great pointers in her recent post.The Seven Deadly Sins of MLS Photos If I see another bad MLS photo, I think I am going to burst! By now, ...
10/16/2011
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Jerry Murphy, an Anthem, AZ, agent has written a great post about why low-ball offers are most likely to fail. I am sure that we all have run into buyers with whom we would like to share this information.Since the beginning of the down turn in the real estate market real estate agents have been i...
10/16/2011
Lenn Harley, a very experienced and knowledgeable agent in Loudoun County, VA, has written a great post about the intelligent approach that a buyer should take towards buying an REO property. Well worth reading!FORECLOSURES IN LOUDOUN COUNTY VA - HELP FOR HOME BUYERS. NEWS FLASH FOR HOME BUYERS S...
10/16/2011
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Tonight presents another opportunity to dine alfresco on a pleasant California evening. Street Eats will be available in the parking lot of the Mission Valley Regional Occupational Program facility at the corner of Stevenson Bl. and Blacow Ave. in Fremont. The lineup is :Grillstars, That's Swee...
10/14/2011
