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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES REO & SHORT SALES STATISTICS    All Residential, All Active MLS Properties, REO & Short Sale          As of: September 29, 2008                                  City Total Inventory REO Properties % REO Property Short Sale Properties % Short Sale Properties Combined %    A...

Fall is in full swing. And that means it's time to celebrate the things we love, like kids returning to school, football season, baseball playoffs, and even the beautiful colors of autumn. But it also means the return of something less fun... the dreaded cold and flu season. And the cost of the s...

On Tuesday (9/23), the Fremont City Council reached a compromise position on second-story additions. They scrapped a proposed ordinance that would have allowed individual neighborhoods to ban such additions for a seven-year period and instead will place a temporary and limited moratorium on "mon...

These days, many people are looking for new ways to cut costs and save money. Here are five great ideas from the editors of Kiplinger: Free TV & Movies: Full episodes of more than 300 shows from NBC Universal and Fox stations are available on www.hulu.com. The site also offers over 165 free full...

It's once again time for Livermore Downtown Inc.'s 22nd annual Downtown Trick or Treat Night to be held on Wednesday, October 29th. from 4pm-7pm.  The Livermore Police Department and the City of Livermore have made it very clear that the handing out of the candy on our public sidewalks and stree...

Hey Midori Miller This one's just for you! Darren was gracious enough to step aside and talk to us for a couple of minutes.   This was John Novak's idea.  Darren says he get's to the states twice a year. Who is Darren Rowse?  ProBlogger Yes, you should subscribe! All the hero's of the Social Medi...

What do you do, we learned a long time ago that follow up is where the fortune is. You really must follow up with your clients, try and do this each and every month, if you put a system in place it then become a no brainer and for me that is good.  Here at Crookerhancox we use a monthly e-news le...

I am proud to be part of the 2009 Leadership Team at Bay East Association of Realtors!  I have been at our leadership retreat at Bodega Bay for the last two days and it was packed with some informative speakers. The retreat was put on by the Contra Costa and Bay East Association of Realtors. On d...

I have been at our leadership retreat at Bodega Bay for the last two days and it was packed with some informative speakers. The retreat was put on by the Contra Costa and Bay East Association of Realtors. On our last day we heard Leslie Appleton-Young, chief economist for the California Associat...

Foreclosures often have this feel of dirt or ill-cared for homes. These homes are often and unfairly associated with those individuals who live in the darker corners of society. It is often felt that foreclosures are things that only criminals or the ill educated suffer from. This is not the case...