December 2007

East Bay New Year’s Eve Celebrations Abound!

Would you believe the San Ramon Marriott is one the hottest East Bay party spots!
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Who could imagine that one of the BIGGEST New Year’s Eve celebrations is at the San Ramon Marriott? This is one of the biggest and most elegant New Year’s Eve parties in the East Bay. More than 2,000 people will be [...]

Some Bank’s Short Sale Polices Seem To Be Falling Short In The East Bay!

Some homeowners who have great credit and can’t afford their home anymore are in trouble!
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We have a customer who owns a home in the East Bay that has lost his job, he maximized a mortgage on his home purchase two years ago – which means he put as little down as possible. His lender – [...]

Holiday Greeting From Jim Walberg & His Family

Our family sends you Holiday greetings and best wishes for 2008!
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This is the time of year that all of us spend time with family and friends, and remembering the many blessings that we receive each day. One of my wishes for you today is that it is not a time that is only focused on [...]

Top East Bay Winery Hits A Home Run With Their Zinfandel!

Bodegas Aguirre Winery in Livermore has already risen to the top of the wine industry lists!
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What a wonderful surprise is awaiting you on Tesla Road in the Livermore wine region of the East Bay. You are going to discover what one of my real estate clients has created from just a dream twelve years ago [...]

East Bay Real Estate Community Supports The Local Schools

Jim Walberg and the Tri-Valley Realtors provided dictionaries to 3rd grade classes.
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Jim Walberg adopted Doughtery Elementary School’s third grade class and provided dictionaries for all of them. This was part of a school district-wide project from the Realtors Valley Marketing Association that adopted all the third grade classes within the Pleasanton and Dublin school districts.
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The [...]

Jim Walberg Receives The East Bay Real Estate 2007 Realtor Of The Year Award!

This is the third time in Jim Walberg’s very long real estate career that his peers have honored him with this award.
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The East Bay Real Estate community announced this year’s recipient of Realtor Of The Year last week. This year’s recipient is Jim Walberg from The Bay Area Team at Keller Williams Realty – Danville. [...]

A Surprise Guest At The San Francisco Auto Show!

The 2008 GT-R Nissan was snuck in to the back door of the Auto Show this past weekend!
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I had my monthly breakfast with my dear friend and client, Wally Birchfield – Nissan’s Regional V.P. – Northwestern Region. Our conversations focus on many different life topics. But, this morning they focused on how to create extraordinary [...]

East Bay Food Bank Is A Critical Project For The Holidays

The East Bay Real Estate community leads the Holiday collection of food and funds.
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None of you will ever meet Peg Deslaurie. She died five year ago of cancer. However, her legacy within the East Bay Real Estate community has never stopped. She was a Realtor in my Danville office for many years and was the [...]

Horses Were THE Real Deal For East Bay Real Estate In The 70’s

In the early 1970’s Contra Costa had 40,000 horses and lots of horse property choices.
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Horses were THE deal in the East Bay in the early 70’s, however today there are very few property choices left for the East Bay equestrian community. In the early 1970’s Contra Costa County had the highest number of horses per [...]

The East Bay’s Old Oak Tree Lighting Celebration In Danville!

The 31st Annual Lighting Of The Old Oak Tree is another example of the definition of community.
I have lived in the East Bay since 1970 and have seen community traditions come and go. However, one that has endured as a shining example of how a community defines its quality of life is the annual lighting [...]