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2011
This may look like your average city building. And most days it is. This is the local police department in Livermore, CA. But every December, it’s turned into a gift center for Christmas, as the giving tree is set up and decorated with Christmas ornaments and lights, but also with the names of fa...
12/17/2011
Several members of our local real estate group visited one of the senior care centers in Livermore to share the Christmas spirit. Quail Gardens is a residential care facility for the elderly. This beautiful home, built in 1927 was bedecked and bejewel with Christmas lights and decorations. The re...
12/16/2011
Today our real estate marketing group (Real Estate Alliance of Livermore) completely embraced the holiday spirit. At our annual holiday party two weeks ago, our fundraising raffle netted a tidy sum which we used to purchase Christmas gifts for several families in our community. Earlier in the wee...
12/15/2011
Up down, up down and we're down comparied to November of last year. But up compared to October. The attached home market segment has a lot of volatility. The craziness of lending rules and changes, coupled with the approval (or not) of complexes for FHA has resulted in an irregular graph. An alm...
12/13/2011
Median price for homes in November seem to have dropped in all areas of the Tri Valley compared to November of last year, and Dublin is no exception. Tight lending guidelines are making it tougher for buyers to qualify and the general economy has fewer buyers in the market, putting downward pres...
12/12/2011
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Today I crafted my 2012 Blogging Plan. I had a plan this year, but it was very general in nature. This time I took the time to draft it out for each month, so that's it more of a check list. It includes: Monthly Market Reports Quarterly Market Reports Local Event info (I know what these are by mo...
12/11/2011
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Many buyers have very specific ideas of where they want to live, what kind of house and lot they want, right down to the minute details. Some are focused on commute time, nearby biking trails or parks. Others don’t have the slightest idea. They may be new to the area, or first time buyers. Our...
12/10/2011
Median sold price is up 10% over the same time last year. But it has been a bit all over the map inbetween. The devil can be in the details. Did several higher priced homes sale, driving the numbers up? Was the majority of home sales in a given month comprised of primarily distressed properties...
12/09/2011
Graphically this looks like a huge dip, but it's a 6% change over last year. One thing interesting to note when seeing these types of change - closed sales for a particular monthprobably went pending (based on average days on market) sometime in August or September, but closed in October or Nove...
12/09/2011
The median price has gone down 9% over the previous month, but what's more troubling is that November reflects the lowest median price this year, outside of January. We don't get data about who buys homes in any given month in our MLS, but I would hazard a guess that fewer families (who typical...
12/08/2011
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