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It's been a busy summer, with my buyers getting into some pretty nice properties and great prices, some with instant equity due to the uptick in prices... one lucky buyer, Kirsten, had the same floorplan/same condition next door sell the following month for $30,000 more than she paid!  ( kinda like the old days!)

Congratulations to:

Aaron and Seena

Jerry M.

Jack and Nancy

Allen and Claudia

Kirsten L.

Francesca and Michael

Rich M

It was indeed a pleasure!

I find and get the best deals for clients when it's raining... most buyers and their agents don't like home shopping in the rain, and when it rains for days on end, the competition for homes is greatly reduced! Over half my buyers end up with an accepted offer when we saw it (and write the offer) while it was raining. Otherwise, with the greatly increased number of buyers out there, we're in a muliple offer situation...and that can cost you $$. 

So, bring on the rain!!

( oh, and if you happen to be working with another agent, just know that some of us work really hard for our clients, and some sleep in when it's raining...) BTW, my cell # is 925-980-1359

ForeclosureRadar report regarding the backlog of REOs to hit the market and continue it's downward spiral... is not there. Just as my asset managers have been saying, it takes ovre 6 months for most banks to go from foreclosure to back on the market as an REO and sold ( not all, some banks have them turned around in a few weeks)...

FYI - the homes in the 300-400,000 range are seeing solid price increases... 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch style homes in Dublin for example, once priced at 375,000 - 399,000 are coming out at 435,000 to 449,000... and selling.

take a look:

September+2009+CA+Foreclosure+Report.pdf

Today Show video Clip:

Barbara Corcoran ( the Real Estate queen on the Shark Tank) mentions Danville and Walnut Creek as leading opportunity areas that were hit hard and rebounding well!

( as in: get yours while the gettin' is good)

 http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/33191501#33191501