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2011
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Look at me! Look at me! I'm just thrilled with this listing. My seller went through it and repainted most of it. But he didn't just paint it. He recauked the whole thing too. It's just so pretty. You know what makes this special? It's a short sale! Yeah, my seller wouldn't allow the house ...
10/29/2011
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Fall brings out lots of feelings and emotions in people. The leaves are turning. There is Halloween, followed by Thanksgiving, followed by Christmas and then the year is over and we start all over again. Everybody has memories associated with each of these holidays. Advertisers and marketers...
10/26/2011
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I have a listing in Oakland. It's right at the Fruitvale off ramp. The directions to the property in the MLS say "Take Fruitvale southbound exit and stop". The freeway is in front of the house. In front. It shows up on Google maps in front of the property. My sellers used to play under the ...
10/25/2011
The City of Fremont has been working on a Climate Action Plan. The City of Berkeley has been working on one as well. I believe it is all well meaning and well needed. The City of Fremont actually stared down the bull on this one. The ever-evolving and swiftly-changing policy and regulatory lan...
10/22/2011
Rob Mills and I are please to present this gorgeous home this afternoon. 3230 Greenhills Drive, Lafayette, CA. This home boasts of five bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath. The kitchen will thrill any chef. It features a Jenn-air commercial cooktop, double ovens, warming oven, built in m...
10/16/2011
There. I said it. When every property out there is receiving multiple offers, it's not a buyer's market. We had a few moments earlier in the year when you might get away with a lowball offer, but at the end of the day, there are more buyers than inventory. And it's been that way for a while. ...
10/11/2011
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I have a beautiful new listing in Lafayette, California that I would like to share with the Active Rainers. It will be on the market this Tuesday. We are rolling it out for the LaMorinda and the Walnut Creek broker's tour. This beautiful home has it all. 4900 square feet of living space, a g...
10/09/2011
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There’s an old Wayne Gretzky quote that I love. ‘I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.’ And we’ve always tried to do that at Apple. Since the very very beginning. And we always will. —Steve Jobs Few human beings get a change to actually change the world. Fewer recogni...
10/06/2011
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Fifteen minutes ago I gave a really nice man keys to his new home. I love, love, love doing that. Now his new home wasn't the prettiest girl at the dance, trust me. If they were playing Stairway to Heaven, this girl was going home alone if not for my buyers. The last remodel took place...nev...
10/05/2011
