ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2011
Presenting a new Medford Team listing at 27593 Capri Dr., Hayward, Ca. OPEN TODAY, Nov. 27th, from 1-4. Lovingly upgraded, in the Glen Eden area of Hayward, includes a large family room! With lots of space, this ready to move into home includes new flooring, many dual pane windows, exposed beams ...
11/27/2011
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Why is this turkey so thankful in Newark, Ca? Well…I don’t know if this is a guy or a girl…I have no clue when it comes to turkeys. He is thankful because he is wild and free. Today is Thanksgiving. He could be in the center of my table surrounded by mashed potatoes, cranberries, pumpkin pie an...
11/24/2011
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Market Statistics for Fremont, Ca. 11-22-11. Who says it’s a buyer’s market? One of the major facets of a buyer’s market is that there are lots of choices for buyers. In other words, there is lots of inventory. Not so in Fremont right now. In fact, the available listings of single family homes ...
11/22/2011
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Judy Chapman, a Realtor from Northbrook, Il., wrote a post in which she implies that a certain Senator from Texas has a major responsibility for the economic woes that continue to dog us. It is tempting to want to find blame and point fin...
11/18/2011
If I was a betting man, I would bet that California home values (prices) are going up…no…down…no…up…oh, rats! I have no clue! And neither does anyone else! A news article in a Southern California newspaper says that UCLA economists are forecasting a turnaround in home prices in 2012 with continue...
11/17/2011
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An excellent blog post has been penned by Coral Gundlach, a Realtor with McEnearney Associates, Arlington, Virginia, about the ways in which to respond to a buyer who asks, “Why has that house not sold?” Thanks, Carol, for reminding everyone that the consequences of getting off on the wrong foot...
11/16/2011
THINK A FINANCIAL ADVISOR CAN MAKE A BAD FINANCIAL DECISION? Short sales are a major part of our market in Fremont, Newark, Union City, Hayward and Castro Valley, Ca. In fact, no part of Alameda County is immune from the short sale epidemic. I think that is true of many areas across the U.S. to a...
11/10/2011
MR. REO LISTING AGENT, ARE YOU TOO BUSY TO KEEP THE MLS INFO UP TO DATE? I was on the MLS, looking at listings that may be of interest to my buyer. One of the potential properties had interesting notations in the agent-to-agent comments. That is the ...
11/10/2011
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Can DocuSign give me an extra three houses each week - and how would I use that extra time? Tomorrow, my granddaughter, Ella, is participating in her kindergarten Thanksgiving performance. She and her classmates will be singing and acting the story of Tha...
11/08/2011
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No, we are not in Florida like the author of this post. The bad news is that the message is still very important and still rings true. In California, not paying your HOA fees will also come back to haunt you when the HOA holds you personally responsible for the arrearages, fees, penalties and leg...
11/07/2011