Wow, I am so bummed. For the first time, I am unable to sell a normal listing. This is neither a short sale nor an REO—well, it is a probate and according to the attorney, the court won’t allow more than a 6% commission. This means if I were to lower the price again to a mere $75,000—though not c
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03/22/2009
Last Sunday, my colleague Carol, my buyer’s agent Arthur, and I held open two listings at the same time in the Marina Bay complex in Richmond. One was an upper level, 2-bedroom, 2-bath for $250,000 and the other has one bedroom and is a ground level condo with a large patio. It was sooooo muc
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03/22/2009
The Power of Intention is AMAZING!!! A few weeks ago, I was telling Tim (Charlene's husband-they own the building and Charlene owns the company) that I was going to get 10 listings. I was not so sure that I believed myself but I boldly put it out there. Of course, Tim goes running to Charlene and
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03/08/2009
I am amazed--sellers are coming out of the woodwork--I have never been so busy nor had such a variety of listings. I wanted to share a unique opportunity in the Claremont Hills. The opportunity to finish the job someone else started and turn his financial disaster into your dream home with a mill
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03/04/2009
It is a mixed blessing to have SEVEN listings currently. Four are short sales-luckily two are in escrow-one should close soon; one in East Oakland may never sell as despite a massive price reduction (see previous post: http://activerain.com/blogsview/922619/A-House-in-the-Bay-Area-for-less-than
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02/23/2009
Frequently I get "buyer/investor" leads who want a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home in a nice north end neighborhood such as Nob Hill (where I live), Russian Hill (a few blocks away) or Pacific Heights (close to my office) for some ridiculous price of $300,000 or $400,000 or maybe even $600,000. It is all
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02/21/2009
I was running comps today as I needed to reduce the price of my East Oakland listing. It has been on the market a few months with nary a peep from any of my colleagues. Interestingly enough, when I checked the Oakland crime statistics, this address had less crime than other recent sales and listi
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02/07/2009
Well-maintained four-plex in north Oakland between Emeryville and Berkeley. Four townhouse-style 2-story units consisting of three 3BR apartments & one Studio. 5757 & 5759 have private backyards, 5755 & 5753 share a larger backyard. Three-car garage was converted to storage and is currently u
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02/07/2009
I got this lovely message and have no idea how to report the a**hole who is abusing this forum as a scamming ground. PLEASE ADVISE!Rebecca Name: Rubel Ousmane Email Address: rubel_ousmane1@yahoo.fr Subject: Business relationship IP: 41.202.85.204 Message: Dearest one,Please I would like to enqu
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02/07/2009
SHORT SALE Condo in Oeeanview for $300,000 Large one-bedroom with den/office (currently used as storage). Open kitchen with breakfast counter, granite counters and all appliances. Large master suite with continental bath, several closets and washer/dryer. Other upgrades as well including Perg
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02/07/2009