Maureen Kennedy, Piedmont CA Broker

Here's the release: Maureen Kennedy Recognized in National Real Estate Marketing Competition       Maureen Kennedy won the coveted Overall Excellence in Personal Marketing award at this year's exclusive Leaders in Luxury conference in late October.  Judged by Lisa Waldie of Dallas-based Brand Age...

I remember years ago, when I was running Redefining Progress in the City, a rep from Tree People in LA came calling.  Sounds very crunchy, I know, but he made a key point that I've remembered ever since:  We in California get gobs of rain in one season and none the rest of the year.  What if we c...

Last night I headed over to the Rockridge Library to participate in a remodeling workshop organized by Amy Hutton of Winans Construction.  Amy did a fabulous job outlining how best to get from the beginnings of a vision to the completion of a project.  We talked about perils and pitfalls as well ...

For months I've been describing trends in surrounding areas of the region, state and nation--declining median prices weighted down in part by short sales and ''real estate-owned'' properties in many markets, tightening mortgage standards at all points of the income and property price spectrum, an...

You may have missed the announcement in August that RISMedia named me one of their national 50 Realtors on the Rise.  They discuss each winner in greater detail on a day-by-day basis through August and September; here's the link to the early-September blurb.

I received a call from a client from last year asking about the forms to request a reassessment from the County Assessor's office (see the Assessor's site for a fully functional explanation of this process).  She was pleased when I ran a Comparative Market Analysis to show her that her purchase i...

Often, it's all about the agent.  But the firm an agent affiliates with truly matters as well.  Americas Property Awards [Americas as in "this is an international competition, but here we're talking about all North and South American firms"] announced last month that Pacific Union had won its Bes...

I get a nice newsletter from James Applegate, a MassMutual insurance rep (415-420-9505).  His most recent one included a useful set of four check-in/update questions you might ask yourself or your insurance agent.  I have to admit, we set up life insurance shortly after moving here and I haven't ...

MB Jessee, the professional painters, organized a nice event for local "green" professionals last Friday.  They are on top of the low-VOC ("volatile organic compounds") movement, and Maya, their marketing director, is reaching out to network with other eco-friendly professionals.  At the event, I...

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