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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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I just finished a video that features interviews with residents of Pleasanton CA. In this video, various Pleasanton residents talk about what they like best about the city, what they like doing here, and why they like living here. I hope you will find it interesting. Feel free to pass it on to...
02/23/2008
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Information is power.If you are buying a home, and you find a home you are interested in, I always suggest that you talk to the neighbors the first opportunity you get. We all know the classic "nosy neighbors" who make it their business to know everyone else's business. Gladys Kravitz on Bewitc...
02/23/2008
If you have been following the Pleasanton real estate market these past few months, you know that bears are not the only animals in hibernation. Home buyers have been hibernating as well, forced into hiding by a seemingly unending wave of bad news about the national real estate market. Oh sure,...
02/23/2008
Interesting case in San Diego, where an unhappy home buyer is suing their Realtor, alleging that they overpaid for their home because the Realtor withheld sales information that indicated a lower value for the property they purchased. Here is a short segment from The Today show explaining the bac...
02/23/2008
The Pleasanton CA real estate market continued on a slow and steady trend in January, as rainy weather and the dark clouds of bad news on real estate and the economy dampened most buyer's moods. Fears of a recession and dismal national real estate news were instrumental in prompting the Federal ...
02/23/2008
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We've all seen them. And if we REALTORS are honest, we have written some of them as well. I'm talking about the real estate cliche's that are seemingly in every ad, sign, and description of homes for sale. Lest you be confused, I have decided to take some of the mystery out of the most commonl...
02/23/2008
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If you are in the market to buy a home, you have no doubt heard the term "Short Sale". No, this does not refer to sellers who are under 5' tall. A "short sale" is industry jargon for a seller who owes more on the property than what it is worth. The seller in this situation needs the lender to ...
02/23/2008
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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.