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Trends, insights, analysis, and random (and sometimes unrelated) thoughts about real estate in the East Bay and the Pleasanton/Dublin/San Ramon area.
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More bad news this week on the real estate and mortgage markets. It looks like sales of homes in California were down 28% in August as compared with August 2006. Not to be outdone, new home sales data shows that sales dropped 8.3% in August from the already depressed July levels, the lowest lev...
09/27/2007
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As a local top producing Pleasanton CA Realtor, I have built my reputation by providing outstanding service. From my extensive use of technology and the internet to my cutting-edge marketing programs, I am a forward-thinking real estate agent who excels at assisting Pleasanton California area bu...
09/24/2007
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So hot off the heals of the Fed's lowering of the Discount Rate by 50 basis points (.5%), there was great optimism that this would give a shot in the arm to the struggling housing market. Much of the population, including many realtors, assume that the Fed has lowered Mortgage Rates, and that it ...
09/23/2007
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It looks like some major home builders are starting to run "Sales" to generate interest in their subdivisions. This is not a new tactic, but it certainly is an indication that things are not well in the new home market. First there was Hovnanian Enterprises, who last weekend announced (with much ...
09/21/2007
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www.PleasantonAreaHomes.com is the most powerful site available for searching Pleasanton homes, properties, and real estate. Here you can search Pleasanton CA MLS listings, search by neighborhood, search by map, and get information on Pleasanton California market trends, school information, comm...
09/19/2007
The Pleasanton CA real estate market continued to limp along in the first half of September, with inventory dipping slightly, but sales off fairly sharply from August levels. Overall, available inventory of single family homes stood at 217 at the middle of September, down slightly from 220 at the...
09/19/2007
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The East Bay Regional Park Distirict has announced a plan to add almost 1500 acres to the Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. With a generous donation from Curtis Priem of Fremont, who is contributing $1.75 million to the total purchase price of $6.63 million, the Pleasanton Ridge Park will add a vit...
09/19/2007
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It's usually good to be first, but for Stocton, the news is not good. Stockton was just named the foreclosure capital of the U.S., with the highest foreclosure rate of any U.S. city. There have been 8000 foreclosures year to date. There are currently 2800 homes on the market in Stockton, a city w...
09/19/2007
Single story custom home on prime 2.2 acre lot in the Vintage Hills area of Pleasanton. 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, 4 car garage, outdoor kitchen with pizza oven, custom 3000 bottle wine cellar, workshop, incredible view deck with panoramic views of Mt. Diablo and the Livermore Valley, spacious and eleg...
09/17/2007
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I get asked a lot about the local Pleasanton, Dublin & Tri-Valley real estate market, and how long this slump is going to last. In my opinion, I see the current slump lasting a while longer. In 1989, when I started selling real estate, the market peaked after strong appreciation in the late 198...
09/11/2007
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Trends, insights, analysis, and random (and sometimes unrelated) thoughts about real estate in the East Bay and the Pleasanton/Dublin/San Ramon area.