maureen kennedy: I've Moved! - 08/27/09 09:15 PM
After more than three years here, you can now find my blog at
http://tinyurl.com/PiedmontHome
Hope to see you there!
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maureen kennedy: What I've Been Up To-- - 07/01/09 09:19 PM
This quarter, I've closed all my transactions (it's not uncommon for deals to fall through these days!), assembled market info for clients trying to decide how best to meet their real estate goals (should we sell now or later? Buy first and sell second?), wrote ''green real estate'' stories and the … (2 comments)
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maureen kennedy: Repaint the House - 07/01/09 09:09 PM
We repainted our trim in Piedmont not long ago (now have a Warm Brick thing going rather than Forest Service Green). The brown paint for some trim and the gate has a touch of red in there, which feels like Mexican mole sauce if you stare at it long enough. Yum!!
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maureen kennedy: Sea Ranch--Great Second Home Destination for the Bay Area! - 12/14/08 03:40 PM
Our own Patty Brown once again gets in right in a Travel section cover story in the Sunday Times on Sea Ranch. Read it here, and contact me if you're interested in linking up with a great realtor up there (or in other area 2nd home destinations---).
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maureen kennedy: Kennedy Wins National Real Estate Marketing Award! - 10/22/08 02:08 PM
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 Agent advertising and branding firm, the competition included submissions … (1 comments)
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maureen kennedy: 50 Realtors on the Rise - 09/12/08 01:33 PM
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.
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maureen kennedy: I'm Never Too Busy for your Referrals! - 04/01/08 12:55 AM
What I Did this Quarter
You may think I sell houses, but I really help people make great real estate decisions. This quarter I: wrote this e-newsletter filled with useful stuff; met with two different clients to give feedback and advice on their planned renovations; passed on information about green building, insurance, … (0 comments)
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maureen kennedy: Celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Style! - 03/04/08 02:47 PM
Well, I'm Irish-American, so it seems obvious to celebrate with a "green" initiative! I've got ten great nylon reuseable shopping bags made by ChicoBag to give away--in green or Piedmont purple, of course. These stuff into themselves with a zipper, and have a handy 'biner attached so you can use it as a … (1 comments)
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maureen kennedy: Truitt and White Homeowner Seminars - 02/07/08 10:43 PM
While tracking down the low-e film, I realized that Truitt and White sponsors free seminars on topics like energy efficient windows, and seismic upgrades for wood-built homes. Click here for a current line-up.
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maureen kennedy: Who's on Top? - 02/07/08 10:40 PM
Who sells more Piedmont real estate? You may be surprised! In 2007, for homes selling above $1 million (the average sale price is about $1.5 million), Pacific Union closed more seller-side transactions (volume and total sales) than did The Grubb Company (and that doesn't include my 2007 activity with Prudential!). Moreover, … (0 comments)
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maureen kennedy: What I Did this Quarter - 02/07/08 10:39 PM
You may think I sell houses, but I really help people make great real estate decisions. This quarter I: met with two clients to give feedback and advice on their planned renovations; passed on information about green building, insurance, and wills; met with a client to discuss the plusses and minusses … (0 comments)
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maureen kennedy: Get Wills/Trust/Guardianship Under Control--CHECK! - 02/07/08 10:37 PM
Part of my 360-degree service is linking you with resources you need. If you haven't met with your attorney in the past two years to review your current situation, it's time. If you've been procrastinating since you bought your high-value home, or since your lower-value home appreciated to become a high-value home, … (0 comments)
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maureen kennedy: Saving the Planet, One Home at a Time - 02/07/08 10:33 PM
As promised, here is my Top-10 list to help green your home. To me, that means reducing our environmental footprint by: increasing the efficiency of the resources we do consume,[*] reducing/reusing/recycling; and eliminating environmental hazards.
Let me start out by saying that tuning up your home saves money (what's not to … (0 comments)
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maureen kennedy: Pacific Union and Market Share - 01/21/08 06:54 PM
Who sells more Piedmont real estate? You may be surprised! In 2007, for homes selling above $1 million (the average sale price is about $1.5 million), Pacific Union closed more seller-side transactions (volume and total sales) than did The Grubb Company (and that doesn't include my 2007 activity with Prudential!). Moreover, … (0 comments)
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maureen kennedy: Great New Jack London Square Loft--$515,000 - 01/14/08 07:29 PM
Virtual tour:
Www.NewMarketLoft.Com
With a big and attractive south-facing view, this secure Jack London Square loft has it all: lots of light, perfect location, spacious and functional layout, high-end amenities, and best of all, a solid financial footing.
An enclosed bedroom, separate office or guest space, and one-plus baths make this unit work … (0 comments)
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maureen kennedy: Great Ideas for Doing Fun Stuff in California - 01/14/08 07:02 PM
I heard Chip Conley of Joie de Vivre hotels speaking at Wendell Rosen last week about creating peak experiences for clients--did you know this boutique hotelier just bought the Waterfront Plaza Hotel in Oakland earlier last week, and is revamping the Hotel Durant in Berkeley as we speak? His "Peak--How Great Companies get … (0 comments)
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maureen kennedy: Oops, Did She Say That? - 01/01/08 11:18 PM
Yep, some of you were wondering if it were a Freudian slip when I said in the Bolinas note that a property was ''over-priced'' at $1.395 million.
A big part of our jobs as realtors is to provide insight on value--sales price, appreciation potential, renvoation costs, and so on. So we don't … (2 comments)
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maureen kennedy: I'm Going Green! - 01/01/08 11:12 PM
It's my big new year's resolution. When I left Alaska for the Kennedy School in the mid-'80s, I intended to study environmental economics. After a year, I found myself drawn back to housing economics, resulting in a bit of a split personality. For instance, after four years of serving as Henry … (0 comments)
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maureen kennedy: Piedmont Market Dips only Slightly in 2007 (Includes 4Q07 Update) - 01/01/08 11:05 PM
The average price of a Piedmont home dipped about 3 percent in 2007 compared to 2006, from just under 1.7 million to $1.62 million. The average sales price was about 2 percent below the original asking price. On a per square foot basis, the average remained flat at $610/sf, compared to … (0 comments)
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maureen kennedy: PHS #68 in the Country! - 12/04/07 06:43 PM
Konrad's alma mater, Reed College, opted out of the US News and World Report college listings with much fanfare years ago, but Piedmont High made the grade in the magazine's recent "Top 100 Public High Schools" list.
The cohort included all those magnet, charter and academy schools--in fact winner Thomas Jefferson … (0 comments)
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