Coming soon! Pleasant Hill Home for sale!
GORGEOUS home coming soon in Pleasant Hill. This neighborhood rarely has any home for sale offerings! RARE availability of this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, just shy of 2500 square feet. 2 story. Updated gourmet chef's kitchen with granite counter, commercial grade gas range, dual pane [...]
When selling your home, should you stay while buyers visit?
I just wrote a blog post for the Concord, CA real estate section at the local patch news blog. It's been exciting to blog for the local Patch and today, the editor of the Concord Patch, cross posted my article to Walnut Creek's Patch as well. [...]
It’s going to be a while for a Contra Costa Housing rebound
As I described in one of my last blog posts, Contra Costa continues to be one of the hardest hit counties in the Bay Area, in fact, the entire state of California. We've seen median price drops from the peak of a low of 36% [...]
PENDING! 4521 Bison Way, Antioch CA 4+ Bedroom
PENDING w/ 17 offers! This really is a WOW house! Beautifully appointed home with near 3000 square feet, 4+ bedrooms, 3 full baths. Truly a gourmet chef's kitchen with GE Profile and Electrolux quality stainless appliances. More information and photos coming soon! NOW AVAILBLE! Perfect [...]
Pleasant Hill home for sale
Move in by May! GORGEOUS single level home in desirable area of Pleasant Hill. What a comfortable home! Updates throughout including dual pane windows, NEW roof, gleaming hardwood floors, NEW lawn, fresh designer paints and more. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, covered patio, fruit trees, fireplace, [...]
Concord – Clayton Real Estate Market, a look back
The trends of Concord and Clayton Real Estate over the past 5 years of our volatile market have certainly been very interesting to watch. Let's take a look back at the activity in single family homes in both Concord and Clayton. Check out our previous [...]
Contra Costa HUD homes for sale
Available now! HUD Homes go fast, here are three homes around Contra Costa available now. Concord condo for sale 4805 Clayton Road 11 Concord, CA 94521 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 912 sq feet, garage HOA dues = $375 /mo Listed $120,000 Link to photos (link [...]
So, what HAS the market done the last 5 years?
The market certainly has seen it's share of volatility in the last 5 years. From 2007 when banks started clamping down, canceling deals in progress and short sales and foreclosures beginning to emerge in earnest, we've seen our share of ups and downs. Though many [...]
Have you heard? Multiple offers are back!
Is the real estate market a bit like a shark feeding frenzy now? Some would say YES! If you are a home buyer, most certainly you know multiple offers are becoming the norm again if you've been been active in the home search process. Why [...]
NEW! Concord home for sale on Clayton border!
Beautiful area just off Myrtle Drive in beautiful Concord. 3 bedroom, 2 bath w/ swimming pool! 1748 square feet of enjoyable living space. Close to shopping, Safeway, Starbucks and the Pavilion. Right on the Clayton border and near the popular rural feeling Myrtle Drive. Cul-de-sac. [...]
Pleasant Hill condo for sale!
Pleasant Hill condo: Beautiful sunlight condo for sale in Pleasant Hill. 2 bedroom, 2 full bath with 973 square feet in the very popular and centrally located Quietwood complex just off Contra Costa Blvd. Soaring ceilings, updated kitchen and baths, clean and move in ready! [...]
Short sales: How to write a hardship letter
Walnut Creek short sale hardship letters: More and more recently I've seen the banks paying MUCH more attention to the content of a hardship letter. There were times during the last few years I wasn't sure they read them at all, and in fact, it [...]
Free help for local Bay Area Wells Fargo and Wachovia borrowers
Do you have a Wells Fargo or Wachovia loan? Need some help or want to explore what help might be available? Well you're in luck. Thursday March 8th Wells Fargo will be back hosting a Home Preservation Workshop in Richmond, at Craneway Pavilion from 9am [...]
NEW! Antioch Home for Sale! -PENDING
(Pending with 8 offers!) This is the one! Gorgeous! Swimming pool. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 1631 sf two-story! Excellent curb appeal and move-in ready! Complete with maple wood floors, sparkling gourmet kitchen w/ gas range, breakfast bar, loads of cabinet space and adjoining the comfortable [...]
Want to buy a HUD Home in Contra Costa?
Did you know you have to have a HUD registered broker to be able to make an offer on a HUD property? YES, I am a HUD registered broker and can help you place an offer on a property in Contra Costa or Alameda Counties. [...]
Will the Mortgage Debt Relief Act be extended?
If you went through a foreclosure or short sale since 2007, you know you received that 1099 form for that tax year telling you how much debt your bank "forgave." This "cancelled debt" can be taxed as income. That is, before this debt relief act [...]