Pacita's Quick Bytes of Real Estate

By
Real Estate Agent - Alain Pinel - BRE 01367196
A REALTOR's perspective on events that shape and affect the real estate market.

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2011 

Need help choosing a light, digital camera with wide-angle lens capability.I can only aspire to take good photos when needed. I’ve taken what I thought are some decent photos like this one of the Essex at Lake Merritt in Oakland... ...but I need to get better.For the best display of photos, there...
12/26/2011
December 24 and 25, 2011.  The best gift anyone can give is the gift of quality time. Mini-reunion on Christmas eveMy parents are the last of their generation, and my cousins from both sides make every attempt to spend time with them. On my father’s side, his only sister married a man whose sibli...
12/26/2011
Thanks to so many people whose service and sacrifice keep us free to enjoy our home, free to enjoy the holidays, free to observe our traditions, free to celebrate our diversity of cultures. So many wonderful and imaginative light shows to entertain us. Thank goodness for the creativity and resour...
12/24/2011
December 23, 2011  Mixing Business with PleasureWe’ve said over and over again: serious buyers are seriously looking, regardless of the time of year.I planned to take time off to go to IKEA and look for a new bed and a new sofa --- after all, since we’re installing new bamboo floors and we’ll hav...
12/24/2011
Mike expressed what so many of use feel --- the seemingly endless wait for Chase to approve a short sale. I personally have not seen anhy improvement. Every single Chase short sale I've gotten involved in -- as a listing agent as well as a buyer's agent --- has been a nightmare. Let's spread this...
12/23/2011
Here'a a nice collection of articles from Rebekah. It's a wonderful list and if you've missed some, here's a good place to start. So nice of Rebekah to give us a list of some of her favorites which will surely be some of our favorites too. Go visti her and thank her for sharing so much with every...
12/23/2011
December Celebrations. Nothing like a fun event under a big tent to make you feel like a kid again.So lucky to be in the Bay area where we have some fantastic venues for celebrations any time of the year. There’s something about attending a fabulous event in a tent that is so festive and brings b...
12/23/2011
Lost art of communications --- a little bit more effort shows good customer serviceWe are now in a paper-less society where we correspond via emails, voice mails and text messages. But will it kill you to make a call, send a personal note or simply go a little further to provide good service to y...
12/22/2011
If you haven't read Rebekah's blog on this topic. you should! Tons of really good information. Gotta check out these links and try to initiate a monitoring system. This further underlines the importance of being careful about what you write -- blog or comment. Once on the internet, it's forever. ...
12/21/2011
December 20, 2011.   A bit of work, and a bit of them-and-me-timeWorking amidst the chaos and the din of a remodeling job can be quite chaotic. I couldn’t afford to be gone too long, but I still needed to get away.Followed up on several things Status of pending short sale Status of request for pr...
12/20/2011
Rainmaker
711,332

Pacita Dimacali

Alameda/Contra Costa Counties CA
smartphone(510) 205-2992
Contact The Author
noscript>Support Animal Rescues at AHAN.org