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Less than 20% of eligible home owners in California have taken advantage of the Obama administration’s mortgage relief program “Making Homes Affordable, according to a new government report. About 130,000 Californians have enrolled in the program. To be eligible, homeowners must be either two payments behind or in bankruptcy at the end of …
Did you know that Veterans Day was originally Armistice Day? It was established in 1918 to honor the end of World War I. In 1954, after World War II and the Korean War, it was renamed “Veterans Day” to honor American veterans of all wars. Here is a brief history of Veterans …
Sales activity in Pleasanton CA for the month of October was down from September, with 43 closed sales of single family homes for the month, down from 64 closed sales in September. Sales prices ranged from $360,000 to $1,975,000, with a median price of $685,000, which is unchanged from September. 8 of the …
Activity in the Laguna Oaks neighborhood of Pleasanton has picked up somewhat in the couple of months, after being quite slow during the early part of the year. Here is a snapshot of the neighborhood activity as of November 2009.
There are currently two homes for sale in Laguna Oaks, with an average asking …
After the Senate passed a plan to extend and expand the credit for the first time buyer’s tax credit, it looks like the House is moving towards approving the measure as early as next week. The current tax credit for first time buyers is set to expire at the end of November.
The …
The Bridle Creek & Sycamore Heights neighborhoods in Pleasanton have been active recently after seeing a sluggish start to the year. Here is a snap shot of the neighborhood activity as of November 2009.
There are currently 3 homes for sale in Bridle Creek and Sycamore Heights, with an average asking price of $1,520.967, which represents …
The Pleasanton CA real estate market has seen quite a year. We have seen the market go from a deep slumber in January to a nice run beginning in April, to down right hot in some neighborhoods, mostly in the lower price ranges. Here are 5 things we know about the Pleasanton housing …
Reflecting the trend we have seen locally in the Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, & Tri-Valley housing market, the Case-Shiller home price index indicated that prices rose for the 3rd straight month in in July in 18 of the 20 cities that are tracked, as reported in the Wall Street Journal. Only Seattle and Las …
This is pretty funny. At least we can chuckle at it when it is in cartoon form. When it is real life, it is not so funny…
What a difference 6 months makes. Beginning in April, the Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, and Tri-Valley real estate markets began a strong come back which is continuing this Fall. As we have discussed, the new strength in the market is focused predominantly on the lower price ranges. Indeed, homes priced under …
So, let’s pretend you and I are talking about the price of oil in the commodities market. And let’s say you want my opinion about the price of oil, and where it should be. I can pull out 20 full color graphs showing price trend charts, demand charts, price elasticity studies, supply forecasts, …
Selling your house yourself always seems like it would be easy. I mean, how hard can it be, right? By the looks of this sign, this owner is finding it to be tough sledding. Hey, at least you have to give them credit for thinking outside the box…
Courtesy of PowerSiteBlog
I’m not sure this is what industry insiders are talking about when they mention green building trends. This house in Wales was built by the owner using all green materials (I mean really green) such as mud, stone, wood scraps, straw, and lime plaster.
Photo courtesy of simondale.net
I wonder what our local …
Monarch butterflies were everywhere today. Hundreds, thousands, millions…. who knows. But there was a steady stream of them everywhere I went today… Pleasanton, Livermore, and Dublin. It was quite a show. Monarch butterflies are the only migrating butterfly, heading south for the Winter, and returning in the Spring. They can travel …
Time to catch up on some of my favorite political cartoons. There has certainly been enough fodder recently to spur a flurry of them. Here are some of the best I have seen recently (click on the cartoon to enlarge)
Courtesy of townhall.com