July 2008

East Bay Real Estate June Results From California Association Of Realtors!

Each month C.A.R. provides Realtors valuable stats and trends in order to assist with providing information to our clients.  Here is a summary of their June 2008 report.
LOS ANGELES (July 25) – “Statewide home sales remained above the 400,000 level for the second month in a row, and up nearly 18 percent from a year [...]

East Bay Real Estate – Further July Updates! The Word Is Still “Micro-Markets”!

The media headlines still are selling newspapers, but they don’t tell the “real story”!
What in the world are consumers supposed to do with the information they are getting in the media everyday?  Here is another July update.  We are still not dealing with a National real estate economy, it is ALL local.  And, it is [...]

What Does Kenny Loggins, Berkeley Honda, And The Wheelchair Foundation Have In Common?

The East Bay rocked last night at Blackhawk Country Club’s Amphitheater with a Kenny Loggins Concert!
Who would have ever guessed that Blackhawk Country Club would be the location of an unforgettable world class concert with Kenny Loggins?  If you clear out tennis court #1, and set up tables on the court and all around the tennis [...]

Keller Williams Realty is Getting Ready To Expand Their Danville Market Center!

It looks like September 1st will be the date that KW will be moving to The Rose Garden in Danville.
 I mentioned last month that the rumor was true…Keller Williams Realty – Danville was moving in the next few months in order to expand their office because of the growth of the Realtors choosing to be [...]

2008 Market Update – A July Snapshot Of East Bay Real Estate!

Jim Walberg’s perspective on the status of the East Bay real estate markets – what do the statistics really mean today?
In my lifetime, there has never been a real estate market like the one we are experiencing in the East Bay today!  The dynamics of this market are incredibly complicated with global factors impacting all [...]

East Bay Real Estate “Short Sales”…The Rest Of Jim Walberg’s Story!

Realtors are sometimes referring to “short sales” as fake listings!
So, we have two “short sale” listings in our inventory.  The only reason why we agreed to take on these two projects is because the owners are friends of ours. And, because I had managed “short sales” as a Realtor when the worst recession in California [...]

East Bay Real Estate 2008 Fire Season Hasn’t Yet Shown Up!

June 20, 2008 was the official date of the start of the California fire season, and Jim Walberg found himself right in the middle of the mess. 
“If I told you that 526,707 acres have burned in California since June 20th would you believe me?  Well, believe me.  Here are some further sobering stats regarding our [...]