Pacita's Quick Bytes of Real Estate

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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 

I have enjoyed reading Alameda Magazine since its maiden issue. And when I was, in my mind, firmly entrenched in real estate, I thought that advertising in the magazine is a way to give back to the community by supporting a local business --- the local publication. Happily, they also produce Oakl...
12/12/2011
December 11 2011: Open House yields leads!Yes, I do open houses.....It all depends on the property, where it is, the market environment. I’m lucky enough to live in Alameda CA where open houses are generally well-attended, and where we are blessed with good weather. None of the extreme heat or ex...
12/11/2011
Buyer says "Listing agent wll work harder to sell the property to buyer than if buyer uses another agent.”Where do they get this idea?In California, dual agency is legal. Although it may look good in one’s checkbook, there are many challenges in attempting to represent both sides of the transacti...
12/10/2011
December 2011 Blogging Challenge Days 9 and 10. Shredding paper files is so liberating!Friday December 9 was a blur Attended the luncheon to induct our officers for the Alameda Association of REALTORS. As customary, we had a skit to introduce our incoming president. I have been participating ever...
12/10/2011
Why attending sales meeting is important.This year was filled with priorities that made attending sales meeting nearly a nice-thing-to-do-but-it-won’t-hurt-not-to-go.After back-to-back challenges in both my business and personal life, I made it a point to attend today. And am I glad I did. One of...
12/08/2011
2011 December Blogging Challenge: Dog tired!   Days 6 and 7 merged for me since my activities seem to be a continuation from one day to the next. Whoever said things slow down during this period of the year? Hand-addressed, and hand-wrote personal message, and mailed Christmas/Holiday cards to se...
12/07/2011
Planning a home office Today, I spent time reviewing plans to reconfigure two rooms into home offices, and drafting a budget to make this happen in January. It’s a heck of way to kick off the year. My hope is that a new office will energize me and give me a new resolve ---- to make more money and...
12/05/2011
Observing that the months’ inventories for Oakland and Alameda are quite low (below 3 months), I also checked a few cities in Alameda Countyand Contra Costa  County to see if this trend applies to them as well The Bay Area of California have some of the priciest real estate in the country. So it ...
12/05/2011
Oakland sales from January 1 through November 30 2011 Oakland CA is a study in extremes. And sales or real estate property swing from one end of the pendulum to the other in terms of price and days on market. This chart shows total sales of all types of residential properties to include detached ...
12/05/2011
MARKET REPORT Alameda CA The year is almost over, and I wanted to see how the market behaved in terms of list price and actual sold price starting January 1 2011 through November 30, 2011. 401 homes sold High Low Average Median List price $1,300,000 $129,000 $515,343 $485,000 Sold price $1,275,00...
12/04/2011
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