May 2008
Mayor H. Abram Wilson Addressed The East Bay Real Estate Community!
May 29, 2008 by Jim Walberg · Leave a Comment
The Realtors Marketing Association welcomed Mayor Wilson to a packed house as he updated the membership on the issues of San Ramon.
Mayor Wilson has been the mayor of San Ramon for almost six years, and a member of the San Ramon City Council for nine years. His leadership and direction of the future of San [...]
East Bay Annual Event – San Ramon Wind Festival!
May 27, 2008 by Jim Walberg · Leave a Comment
Diablo Black Mens Group knocked them dead with the “Cobbler Shack” today!
OK, so I am the “rookie” with the Diablo Black Mens Group. But, what I didn’t know is that their annual food booth at the San Ramon Wind Festival was selling peach cobbler and ice cream. The “rookie” gets to be the ice cream [...]
East Bay Real Estate Mystery Is Solved! Keller Williams Realty Is Moving!
May 25, 2008 by Jim Walberg · Leave a Comment
I just got the confirmation…Keller William-Danville is moving to the Rose Garden Village!
So, my commercial Realtor friend, Gary Riele has finally confirmed to me that Keller Williams – Danville is moving from the Theater Arts Building on La Gonda Way to the Rose Garden Village at the corner of 680 and Sycamore Valley Road around August 1st. As [...]
East Bay Real Estate – Rumor…Keller Williams-Danville Is Moving!
May 23, 2008 by Jim Walberg · 1 Comment
So, Jim Walberg was snopping around today at the Rose Garden Retail Center In Danville In order to see which businesses were moving in. And….
I ran into Gary Riele, the partner in the commercial real estate company, Straface Riele. I asked Gary what he was doing there and did he know who some of the [...]
Supervisor Mary Piepho Speaks Out About East Bay Issues!
May 21, 2008 by Jim Walberg · 1 Comment
By Mary Nejedly Piepho: When I took office in 2005, my priorities were to implement more prudent Contra Costa county spending practices, improve transportation, and preserve and enhance the county’s agricultural economic vitality. Midway through my fourth year as Contra Costa County Supervisor, I am please to report success in each of these areas.
COUNTY BUDGET [...]
East Bay & National News: Jim Walberg & Joshua Packwood Share A First!
May 19, 2008 by Jim Walberg · 4 Comments
A white East Bay Realtor / Community activist, and a white graduating college senior continue to blur the color lines of our world.
History was made last week as Jim Walberg - an East Bay Realtor was inducted into the Diablo Black Men’s Group, and Joshua Packwood (a U-Tube Link) was chosen as the Valedictorian of [...]
Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary & Jim Walberg Welcomes Kirk Bailey As New Member!
May 14, 2008 by Jim Walberg · 4 Comments
The Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary Club has been a key supporter of community service in the East Bay for almost 20 years!
Rotary International is a worldwide community service organization that addresses both local and international community service needs. The Danville/Sycamore Rotary Club was chartered in April of 1989. Today it has a membership of about [...]
East Bay Real Estate Crisis Is Over!
May 9, 2008 by Jim Walberg · Leave a Comment
The Wall Street Journal article from May 6 is the most well thoughout explanation on the status of the current housing market.
By CYRIL MOULLE-BERTEAUX –
May 6, 2008; Page A23
The dire headlines coming fast and furious in the financial and popular press suggest that the housing crisis is intensifying. Yet it is very [...]
East Bay Real Estate Market Watch
May 4, 2008 by Jim Walberg · 2 Comments
One of the key challenges in current market conditions is short term memory!
I am about to get on my soapbox and address one of the key issues that is happening in the East Bay real estate markets – SHORT TERM MEMORY! There are only a handfull of Realtors who are serving the East Bay who [...]
