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Short Sales Are Not a Cake Walk

John Harper — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:52:18 +0100

Angela Hill Knows All About the Hassles of a Short Sale

There's nothing like personal experience to help one cut through all the B.S. and spin to see the truth.

Case in point - Angela Hill's column in the Contra Costa Times Sunday paper - "Short sale is anything but short"

Angela starts her real life short sale story Read More...

Greenbrook - Danville CA - Homes for Sale

Paul Mees — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:16:35 +0100

Market Update for Greenbrook Danville CA - Homes for Sale

Last month I wrote that towards the end of the year real estate slows down; people don’t like to have their home on the market over the Holidays unless the home is vacant. If we compare the real estate activities in Greenbrook in the last few months with the previous months there is indeed a slowdown, although several homes closed escrow or went ‘sale peRead More...

2010 Real Estate Forecast

John Harper — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:30:56 +0100

Critical Factors Influencing East Bay Real Estate in 2010

Rising Interest Rates
High End Price Correction
Split Market Continues
FHA Rule Changes
High Levels of Foreclosures
New Breed of Investor
Tax Credit & Loan Modifications Fail

According to most of the pundits and professionals involved in real estate in California's East Bay communities, there are 7 critical factors that will influence the local real estate markets in 2010. We have videos from:

Leslie Appleton-YoRead More...

Danville CA - Homes for Sale - California Chateau and Danville Ranch

Paul Mees — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:21:24 +0100

Market update for California Chateau and Danville Ranch in Danville CA

Homes in California Chateau and Danville Ranch on the west side of Danville continue to be in demand; last month there were a total of 9 homes on the market. Let’s look at the details of the homes that sold, went sale pending or homes that are still for sale:

1399 Fountain Springs Circle; 2295 square feeRead More...

Crow Canyon Country Club - Danville CA - Homes for Sale

Paul Mees — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:03:43 +0100

Market Update for Crow Canyon Country Club in Danville

The Real Estate business in Crow Canyon Country Club was a little slower in November than the month before; there were still a total of 17 homes on the market; 4 of them went ‘Sale Pending’ and only 2 properties closed escrow. The homes that sold were:

620 St George Rd; an Read More...