Things to Do in Alameda Things to Do in Alameda : Kathy Moehring and the Kelly Park Trio will be appearing at the Rhythmix Cultural Works Friday, February 3 at 8pm. Moehring will be singing love songs and not so love songs. Rhythmix…

Planning a Building Project in Alameda? Planning a Building Project in Alameda? The City of Alameda’s Community Development Department has listed the most common building projects and the permit fees on line. The goal is to…

Success Story: CHASE (2 loans) Short Sale Duplex Closed Escrow in Alameda CA Happy to report the successful close of escrow for this fabulous Victorian duplex in Alameda CA RESTORED Victorian duplex was beautifully restored, remodeled and…

How can you tell when a short sale buyer is serious about his offer? Being both a listing and selling agent for short sales, I’ve had my share of buyers backing away from a short sale, and having to start all over again. I’ve even had…

Alameda Income Property - Market Report 2011 Alameda Income Property During 2011 remained pretty steady at about 20 to 25 properties on the market. There was a slight rise in January 2011 to nearly 35 properties for sale. Pending…

Petition to extend Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act As many of us may already know, the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act of 2007 is expiring December 31 2012. However, we also know that we expect more property owners will explore going through a short…

Alameda Condos - Market Report 2011 Alameda Condos – Market Report 2011 During the year the number of condos for sale peaked in June 2011 at just shy of 65 units trailing off to number about 37 available condos for sale in…

An Evening of Jazz & Love Songs One of the best things to come to Alameda CA is the Rhythmix Cultural Works on Blanding Avenue. It hosts a multitude of events --- art shows, short plays, music, dance and more. On Friday, February 3 at 8 pm,…

Remodeling/expanding homes in historic Alameda CA? GET A PERMIT! Alameda CA is an island on San Francisco Bay, between San Francisco and Oakland. According to the Alameda Museum ’s historical account of Alameda, “That Alameda has more…

Buyer’s Preferred Lender Makes Agent Nervous Sometimes, home buyers will insist on using their own Mortgage Lender because it’s a friend of a family member, etc. We all love referrals from friends of friends/family, so I can’t and…

Things to Do in Alameda Things to Do in Alameda : The last day to ice skating in Alameda is Sunday, January 29. The Little Ice Rink will be open every day, including holidays until January 29, 2012. Children skate for $10 which…

Buyer investigation Just how much of the responsibility to conduct this buyer investigation rests on the buyer and his agent? With our California residential purchase agreement is a Buyer Inspection Advisory We supplement this with the…

Choosing Your Post Content Choosing Your Post Content We are told that we should write about what we know. Well I know my local community. Consequently, I write many localism posts Tree Lined Streets in My Community Ideas…