Nahid Monahelis's (imonahelis) Blog

What a year 2009 was for real estate!!!!  And for the real estate market in Pleasanton it was no exception!!! Now that the statistics for the whole year have been compiled, it is interesting too see how the market for homes in Pleasanton behaved in 2009. They say a "picture is worth a thousand wo...

With the proliferation of bank owned properties (REO's) and "short sales", there has been a lot of interest among buyers to purchase these properties and hold them as investments.  Namely, rent them out to others. Great idea!!  Renting is a fine way of building wealth, since the renter pays quite...

The Hoildays always make me smile, and sometimes it is the little things that do it! I was walking on Main street in Pleasanton, right by the "Pleasanton" arch sign.  The air had a chill in it, the Holiday decorations were up on the lamp posts and lit, people were walking with their winter coats ...

I could not stop smiling after viewing this video!  Take a look and it will definately make you smile!! Best Regards, Nahid      

Pleasanton Real Estate rocks!!!  Many buyers continue to flock to Pleasanton to purchase their first home, and many residents of Pleasanton that decide to sell, instead of moving out they decide to move up and stay here!  This was the case for the seller of this beautiful home in Pleasanton's Bel...

Sales activity has been quite good in the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood since June of 2009!!  So far 14 homes have been sold, 2 are pending and 3 are active on the market.   For the most part homes in Pleasanton Meadows are not staying on the market for too long, on average homes are on the mar...

Homes in Pleasanton, especially those priced under $800K, continue to sell well.  I recently represented the seller of this beautiful, upgraded home, built by K&B Homes (CA Somerset), and within walking distance to the Fairlands Park. This home is convenient to highway 580, the Dublin/Pleasanton ...

Homes in Pleasanton, especially those priced under $800K, continue to sell well.  I recently represented the seller of this beautiful, remodeled home in the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood, and within walking distance to the Fairlands Elementary school.  The home was priced at $569K and received ...

Looking at the financial headlines today, September 16 2009, there seems to be more and more evidence that the economy is on the mend. On the news today: "Industrial production rises"     http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Stocks-jump-as-industrial-apf-1098559674.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=4&asset=&c...

It is very interesting!  We humans give just the right names to areas (like "long beach", it IS a looong beach!!!) or neighborhoods, and then the names just stick because they make perfect sense. Such is the case with "The Gates" neighborhood in Pleasanton California.  From Fort McHenry on the Ea...