Leona Greenlow-Turner's (leonagreenlow) Blog

A few more stores will be added to FootHill Square Shopping Center. On the horizon are several new stores: Ross Dress4Less, Foods Co (the Ralph’s/Kroger grocery chain), Anna’s Linens and Subway Restaurant. Initially, I knew about Ross and Subway. Foods Co is a wonderful addition to the FootHill S...

East Oakland welcomes a new CVS Pharmacy at the Eastmont Mall. This is a welcome change to this area. After speaking with the manager, Sunny, he said the scheduled grand opening is Sunday, April 5, 2012. I spoke with local area resident and she’s extremely excited about the new pharmacy. For many...

Coming Soon: 30-Unit Apartment Building$42,000 Monthly Income Please email me, Leona@LeonaTurner.com, for details and availability and pricing. Talk to you soon. Leona Greenlow-Turner (510) 712-6537 Leona@LeonaTurner.com See listings in your area at: www.ISellSanLeandroHomes.com    

What is going on in the current market? Well, new listing are needed right now.  I’ve noticed more and more how qualified buyers are looking for homes to buy and there are NO HOMES OUT THERE. Are sellers holding back on selling waiting for a better market price? New listings are needed as soon a...

The deadline has passed to enroll your child in some of top elementary schools in Oakland. This blog will discuss top public elementary schools; no charters schools were included in this list. Charter schools will be discussed in a future blog. Here are the current rankings and API scores of Top ...

The rain is finally making an appearance in the Bay Area. March and April are slated to be the rainiest months of the year. I’m glad for the rain. I also want you to understand how the rain can make you aware of problems with a leaky roof and a cracked foundation. Many homes in the Bay Area are o...

What is a good strategy for increasing listings while having increasing church responsibilities?I am very active in my church from Sunday school teacher, choir leader, intercessory prayer, and nursery worker.  I haven't taken a lot of listings because of my minimal availablity for open houses on ...

I am contacting a client with a million dollar listing.   This will be my first listing over one million dollars.  Does anyone have any advice for me?  I am in the SF Bay Area and a listing at that price is not uncommon.  But it still my first.

I was out with clients over the weekend and they were found from this lead generation company.  They mentioned to me they were starting their search for investment property.  In their car there was a business card from another agent.  That sparked my curiosity and I asked if they had worked with ...

The definition of a short sale in real world terms would be: The seller has arrived in a situation where there is no equity in the property when they decide to sell.  I am using a lot of license when I say "decide" to sell. If the seller has lost a job, recently divorced, or any of the many issue...