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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Zip Realty is really a great place for agents, buyers and sellers - 01/14/09 12:33 AM
Hi all,
I am Now working with Zip Realty here in San Diego. It is a truly GREAT company.
For the Buyer it offers a really superior web site experience. While most real estate companies have listings from the mls, Zip goes further, having all sorts of info at the buyers fingertips without having to leave the site. Offer Evaluators, letting you know what other properties in the area have sold for compared to listed at in the last 1 month, 2 month, etc. This helps the buyer get a good feel for the market when they are looking around on … (4 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: New Year and Real Estate is seeing More Buyers in San Diego - 01/05/09 03:31 PM
Hi ALL,
I have been reading and seeing all sorts of stats and talking heads telling me how real estate is not going to get better in 2009. I am not sure my local experience agrees with that.
First, I have so many more buyers out looking for homes than I have had in the last 18 months.
Second, My company Zip Realty, for San Diego had a Record Breaking month of December in sales.
Third, Inventory levels for homes on the market have dropped in the last year here in San Diego.
and Finally, because the value of homes has … (2 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: It's the Quality of the Agent - 10/09/08 01:57 PM
Hello All!
I have had quite a busy last 2 months. Closing some deals, losing some escrows and...Changing Companies! That's right, I am no longer associated with Coldwell Banker Residential here in Scripps Ranch, but I have joined Tobin Associates & Realtors, Inc.
Now Tobin has been in real estate in the San Diego area for about 10 years, and has done real well, being a top producing agent at CB Residential in the San Diego area. He is knowledgeable, ethical and a fun guy to be around. And his starting his own company hasn't slowed him dow one bit.
In … (5 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: School Starts Back - 09/01/08 02:15 PM
For many of us, This is the time of year when school starts back. With the kids back in school, it is a good time to start evaluating your home needs. While it is fresh on your mind, now is the time to start thinking about what are your needs in a school for the children, if you are moving. Will the school challenge them academically? Will it have the right extra curricular activities that you children are involved in? What about sports? School spirit? Parent involvement? These are all things that you will want to consider if you are planning … (2 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: August 2008 - 08/30/08 10:52 PM
Real Estate stats for August for the Scripps Ranch area I will be posting in about another 2 days. But my general impression for August is that business has been steady, with prices only marginally changed.
I think the foreclosure and short sales are becoming more common, and buyers are coming out in greater numbers looking for the deals. But, do to the nature of short sales, things going under contract are not closing with short sales in the same ratio as normal escrows. So while sale statistics might not be as robust as we would like, it doesn't mean the … (2 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Independent vs franchise real estate part I - 08/30/08 02:10 AM
Hello All!
Maybe some of you could give me input.
Here's the decision- I currently am doing real estate in San Diego working for a Coldwell Banker office in Scripps Ranch. It is a good office, there are alot of agents ( I think officially like 80plus) about 30 or so that I see on a weekly basis. But, I don't think it is the office that makes you successful, it is the Agent that does it.
I started in real estate with a Prudential Real Estate company, I stayed there for about a year, then went to work for a … (12 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Have a Safe Labor Day weekend - 08/30/08 01:43 AM
Hello All!
Just wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy labor day weekend. Have fun visiting, going to the
beach, or bar-b-q ing or whatever else you may do, just remeber to be safe, and Don't Drink and Drive!
Also, to my friends on the Gulf Coast, stay safe, and evacuate if Gus is coming your way. I got out for Katrina, and hope this one dies down to barely a whisper.
Happy Labor Day,
G
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: BLAH,BLAH,BLOG - 08/21/08 01:01 AM
Technorati Profile
Thought that is what a lot of people think about Blogs! I know I did!
Who are these people that want to blog, don't they have a life? Then I found ActiveRain and SUDDENLY the light began to dawn on me.
It's like having experts all around you It's like having op/ed writers multiplied by the thousands It's like pitching in to help one another It's getting to share your concerns and beliefs with others, while learning how others deal with similar situations that you are experiencing It's like a community gathering It's like Co-operation It's like a … (12 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Housing Stats for Scripps Ranch Real Estate in San Diego for July vs June 2008 - 08/20/08 04:39 PM
Here are the stats for Detached homes in Scripps Ranch for July compared with June:
As you can see, the number of SOLDS in Scripps Ranch for DETACHED homes decreased slightly from 27 to 26 but, the Average List price, the Median List Price, The Average Sold Price and the Median Sold price went up! from June to July some positive signs for Scripps Ranch Real Estate. The number of homes under contract is slow in July and that decreased sharply from June.
Nevertheless, the market is NOT heading Downward in Scripps Ranch for the month of July. With both the average and median prices up for 26 sold homes … (0 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Keep the Good Agents, make it hard on the Bad ones! - 08/19/08 02:25 PM
Houses are Big business. One of the largest purchases a person makes in their life. Yet the industry has so many complaints about incompetent or uncaring, or worse real estate agents. I believe in setting the bar high for agents. I believe that agents can't afford to be doing this part time, because they are the source of information for their area. They should know the comps, know the neighborhood, know how to negotiate, know what is going on in the local area. They should be honest, helpful, knowledgable and able to provide insight into the market.
As agents, we are … (5 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: The Best way to do it is.... - 08/19/08 12:51 AM
WOW!!! AM I EXCITED! I just found out the best way to do real estate. You see, coaches, seminars, gurus, all kinds of motivational speakers, give us the best way to do something. And...like america's craving for diets, and ways to get in shape, and ways to lose weight, and ways to do so many other things that will increase our wealth, reduce our fatigue, give us a glamourous lifestyle, etc.... they all profess to be THE WAY. They have the magic KEY. Just what has eluded all of mankind up to now.
But....a few days, weeks, or months later, people … (3 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Live From New York! - 07/21/08 09:19 PM
Hello All!
I just wanted to say that I just came back from a GREAT time in NYC. I have family there ( I am originally from Brooklyn!) and it was great visiting and seeing New York again. Too many people to see in too little time, but even with the hectic pace, I enjoyed myself completely. Hitting the restaurants and pubs, seeing my brothers and sisters, walking the streets, soaking it all in. Visited friends near and far. Went to New Jersey for one friends party, to Long Island for another, and up to Connecticut for my brothers birthday. Luckily, … (7 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Beware of Identity Theft! - 07/08/08 03:45 PM
HI All!
You know, My local paper today headlined a major stories about a real estate scam . The story showed that Foreclosures are exposing more cases of Fraud. Not the Fraud of lying on your mortgage application, but planned fraud of multiple parties including real estate agents and mortgage people who are getting a straw buyer- buying properties, with no intention of keeping them, and letting them go to foreclosure.
They are stealing people's identities, and buying homes, renting them out, and not paying a cent to paying the mortgage payment, and they just letting it go to foreclosure. This … (6 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: HAPPY AND SAFE 4TH OF JULY FROM G-MAN - 07/04/08 04:08 PM
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYBODY!!!!
HAVE FUN, EAT, PARTY, ENJOY...BUT REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US FOR OUR FREEDOM, AND DON'T TAKE FREEDOM
FOR GRANTED. SAY A PRAYER TO KEEP OUR ARMED FORCES SAFE, OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE.
Remember the Awesome ability we have to CHOOSE so much. Don't take it for Granted. Protect it and Honor Freedom.
ONCE again though Have a Safe and Happy 4th of JULY!!!
Gerard Maher (G-Man) is a REALTOR for the San Diego area. Specializing in Scripps Ranch Real Estate, Poway Real Estate, Rancho Penasquitos Real Estate and Mira Mesa … (11 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Rancho Penasquitos Real Estate Stats for June! - 07/03/08 05:42 PM
Hi All! The Market doesn't Look so Bleak for the Rancho Penasquitos Real Estate market area of San Diego! LOOK!
Here are the Stats for Detached homes in Rancho Penasquitos for June compared with May:
As you can see, the number of SOLDS in Rancho Penasquitos for DETACHED homes decreased slightly from 37 to 27 but, the number of homes that went under contract more than QUADRUPLED!!!! from May to June, and the average and median SOLD price increased from May to June too! Very positive signs for Rancho Penasquitos Real Estate. The number of homes under contract is very … (2 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Poway Real Estate Stats for June 2008 - 07/02/08 06:50 PM
Hi All!
Here are the Stats for Detached homes in Poway for June compared with May:
As you can see, the number of sales in Poway for DETACHED homes INCREASED from 29 to 35 and the number of homes that went under contract DOUBLED from May to June, but the market still hasn't shown a clear sign that we can say this is it, here is a clear pattern. Although the number of contracts doubling does seem to be a precursor for increase SOLD homes for the following month, with so many short sales lingering and falling out of escrow, … (4 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Scripps Ranch Real Estate Stats for June 2008 - 07/01/08 07:52 PM
HI ALL! Here are the stats for Scripps Ranch for Detached homes for June, 2008
Number of Homes that were listed in June 2008 were: 32
AVERAGE List Price: $861,840
MEDIAN List Price: $784,000
Number of Detached Homes that went under Contract in June: 23
AVERAGE List Price: $797,651
MEDIAN List Price: $737,500
Number of Detached Homes SOLD in June: 16
AVERAGE SOLD Price: $581,938
MEDIAN SOLD Price: $542,000
Now let's look back quickly on the May sales to compare where we are.
Detached home sales in May 2008 for Scripps Ranch were as follows:
Number of homes that went under contract in … (0 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: This is a Good Life! - 06/30/08 12:41 AM
Hi all!
I am just writing to say, that no matter how you spin it, for me, this is a Good Life!
I just took 2 of my clients yesterday for a 190 mile odyssey looking at 11 homes in 5 hours.
And Believe it or not, every single one of them was a foreclosure. But...that was a relief from the Short sales that had been plaguing us in the past few weeks. Now we looked at 11, saw 3 that were Very possible, and wrote an offer on one of them tonight! That's a good thing. They have been disappointed … (21 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: ToastMasters in Poway - 06/27/08 10:29 AM
Hello All!
I just wanted to let you know, that ToastMasters installed a new board yesterday, and I am now the VP of Public Relations. So, since I am happy to be in this position, let me tell you why YOU should consider
checking into a Toastmasters in your area.
1) Toastmasters is made up of a group of people, both experienced, and very Inexperienced in public speaking
2) In a very supportive atmosphere, it helps you to learn the art of Effective communication
3) This will help you in your job no matter what you do. Sales, Engineering, office work, … (0 comments)
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gerard maher gman san diego real estate: Poway Rotary had its Demotions Party yesterday! - 06/26/08 06:05 PM
Hi all!
I went to the Poway Rotary Demotion Dinner last night, and it was my first time everto such an event.
Instead of an Installation dinner, it was a Demotion of the current's president's term. But all in good fun,
with a recount of her year in office being told by various fellow rotarians. They at once, kept things lively
by roasting the president leaving office, Cindy Fisher of Continuous Printing with some
ribs at her term of office, as well as the many accomplishments and service contributed to the community that happened under her tenure, and we welcomed in New President Nazem … (3 comments)
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Gerard Maher, CRS Gulfport, MS
Gulfport,
MS
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Address: 2214 25th Ave. (Highway 49), Gulfport, MS, 39501
Office Phone: (228) 865-9998
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