realtor: 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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realtor: 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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realtor: 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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realtor: 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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realtor: 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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realtor: 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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realtor: 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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realtor: Cost vs. Value--'07 Report Available - 11/13/07 11:24 PM
OK. So you are on the fence about whether to do a major remodel (scrape it to the floor) or a minor remodel (replace appliances and countertops) for your kitchen. It definitely needs something. But you've been indecisive for months. How to get off the fence?
Take a look at this … (0 comments)
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realtor: Stunning Success--Tailored Marketing Blueprint Does the Trick - 10/23/07 05:35 PM
Click here for the story, which appeared on the front page of Sunday's Open House pull-out section. Take special note of the bit about the persimmon cake . . . .
Not to toot my own horn too much, but this is what it takes to sell a great home in a … (0 comments)
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realtor: See Sibley NOW - 10/23/07 05:07 PM
My favorite dog-friendly hike spot is gorgeous right NOW. Sibley Volcanic Preserve, written up a year or two ago in the New York Times by Piedmont's Patty Brown, is in full bloom NOW. Great raptors and bluebirds, wildflowers, rocks (after all, as the material in the shelter points out, this is … (0 comments)
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realtor: The Piedmont Update (1Q07) - 10/23/07 04:59 PM
The Piedmont Update
Institution or ''too predictable''?
You know you're a bit of an institution when a long-time Piedmont real estate hand emails you in late March and says, ''Maureen, I know you're e-newsletter's about to come out, and here's what I think . . . .'' So while the message may be … (0 comments)
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realtor: Speaking of Getting Organized . . . . - 10/19/07 08:23 PM
Contact me (Kennedy@MaureenKennedy.Net) to borrow several "A-Frame" realtor signs (I can't use the Prudential ones for my business anymore) to announce garage sales or special events around town. They'll be in full use on Thanksgiving morning, giving directions for the Turkey Trot and were used last year for the Boy Scouts' … (0 comments)
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realtor: I've Banned "Just Listed" and "Just Sold" Postcards from my Repertoire - 10/19/07 07:26 PM
Why?
1. Of course it's Just Listed. So why waste that great white space on an obvious point? Why not point out the fabulous view or the vintage charm or the sunny exposure?
2. This is about the owner's home, not about me, right? So why say ''[ I ] Just Listed'' when … (0 comments)
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realtor: Attracting Hummingbirds - 10/19/07 07:23 PM
After he retired from a career in Latin America, my grandfather always had a hummingbird feeder at his home in Kingston, RI. In retrospect, I'm shocked that they did so well so far north, so around here it should be a cinch. Out walking a few days ago I came across … (0 comments)
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realtor: So Who WILL Get that Caulk Gun?? - 10/19/07 07:11 PM
My friend Craig Fixler has retired early from CEO/COO-dom and gone back to his first calling, home construction and repair, to found Zippy Pro out in Lafayette. If you want a handyperson who has the same performance standards you do, can explain things cogently, can do thumbnail cost-benefit and scenario analyses … (0 comments)
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realtor: The Price of Being Distracted - 10/19/07 07:09 PM
Well, we're moments from wrapping up the Inverness renovation (expect an open house invitation shortly!). It's taken lots of money and time; our focus has not been on the house here in Piedmont.
So while sitting down to Easter dinner in the dining room, I noticed that a corner of the … (0 comments)
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realtor: Rates of Change: Home Prices vs. Private School Tuition - 10/19/07 07:07 PM
Argument 1: When you invest in a more expensive Piedmont home, you get that investment (plus appreciation) back at sale. Those paying private school tuition get a great education, but don't get their dollar investment back.
Argument 2: Tuition rates continue to escalate. Piedmont home prices are flat. That option to invest … (0 comments)
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realtor: More of the Same for 2Q07 - 10/19/07 06:59 PM
In contrast to the 33 homes sold in Piedmont in 2Q06, this quarter saw 46 homes sold for an average of $1.54 million. So what's this about dramatic reductions in the number of sales?
Sales prices were, on average, just about at the asking price (though they ranged from 71% of asking … (0 comments)
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realtor: Happy Centennial Piedmont! - 10/19/07 06:58 PM
Here's betting that the Pala/Monte/Mesa neighborhood float will take the cake at the parade!
Email me for a complementary centennial memento--with photos from 1907 and 2007.
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