217 Round House Place, Clayton, CA 94517 - 03/31/09 09:47 AM

217 Round House PlaceClayton ,CA  945173 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom Duet on a desirable Court location.Please visit the Visual Tour.
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Clayton Community Library seeks Volunteers - 03/29/09 05:30 PM

The Clayton Community Library offers free tutoring and is seeking additional volunteer Tutors.  This is an important community service because paid tutoring averages $90 per hour.  The Library currently has a waiting list of students and need additional volunteers to fill the community need.  If you enjoy children and can devote 1 - 2 hours per week, please consider this wonderful volunteer opportunity.
There are two tutoring opportunities available.  The Group Tutor session is held on Wednesday afternoons from 1 - 4 with individual age groups scheduled in one hour segments. If you volunteer for one-on-one tutoring, you can pick your … (1 comments)

Buyer of a Bank-Owned Home has Buyer's Remorse - 03/03/09 11:00 PM
I just received an interesting email from another Realtor's buyer - a complete stranger - through my website.  This buyer purchased a bank-owned home using VA financing and the bank to agreed to pay for Section 1 repairs.  That's the good news.  This buyer is having second thoughts because there are other "equivalent" homes available in the same market for less money.  He wrote to ask my opinion.
Let me preface my response with the following information:  I am located in Contra Costa county (northern California) and VA financing hasn't been used in this market for close to 10 years.  So the fact that his realtor got a bank to accept $0 down VA … (3 comments)

Full commission just for writing an offer? - 03/03/09 06:29 PM
I'm flummoxed.  Perhaps I naively hold the belief that a receiving a commission inherently implies that that the job for which you are paid is actually conducted.  Call me crazy.
I received several phone calls on my listings this week that caught me by suprise.  I will share the two common themes of those conversations.#1:  "I would like you to arrange a time for you to meet me and my buyers at your listing."  When I respond "The home is vacant and has a lock box so you can arrange to visit the property any time that works for your schedules." I am told "I only about sell one house a year as a … (21 comments)