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• Taking Fido to his new home

  Moving into your new home is very exciting, for your entire family!! But did you know that introducing your dog into a new home can be incredibly stressful for them? Fortunately, there are a lot of things that we can do to make this transition easier Read More... Posted Sunday, March 09, 2008 7:35 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Community Information, Bay Area Housing, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, Realtors, san ramon realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, castro valley realtor, hayward homes, san ramon homes, Real Estate News, San Ramon Ramon Real Estate, castro valley valley home, moving with your pets

• California Statewide MLS

  The Boards of Directors of the Contra Costa and Bay East Associations of REALTORS® have signed Statements of Intent to participate in a statewide Multiple Listing Service (MLS) being created by the California Association of REALTORS®. Both organizations Read More... Posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 9:59 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Open Houses, Technology, Industry, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information, Housing Snapshot, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, Inventory Snapshot, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, 2008, Realtors, homes, increase loan amounts., finance, alameda & contra costa county, conforming loan increase, mortgage help, castro valley, san romon real estate, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, looking for a realtor, state of affairs, hayward, hayward real estate, hayward homes, hayward schools, murphy brown, rainbow bridge, san ramon homes, Weekly Announcements, Mortgage News, Real Estate News, San Ramon Ramon Real Estate, subprime market, housing slump, Bay Area Housing Statistics, Alameda County Marketing Report, Alameda County Statistics, Government Loans, FHA Limits, foreclosures, foreclosure crisis, castro valley valley home, home economics, economics, statewide MLS, California MLS

• Bay Area Housing Statistics for February

  Housing Inventory Snapshot Febuary 28, 08 Average List Price Median List Price Average Days On Market Santa Clara County, CA Single Family under $1M $628,249 $605,000 77 Single Family over $1M $2,083,382 $1,500,000 72 Condo/Townhome under $600K $403,229 Read More... Posted Sunday, March 02, 2008 3:48 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Announcements, Events, Technology, Industry, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information, Housing Snapshot, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, Inventory Snapshot, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, Realtors, homes, market update, alameda & contra costa county, castro valley, san romon real estate, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, looking for a realtor, castro valley realtor, hayward, hayward real estate, hayward homes, hayward schools, san ramon homes, Weekly Announcements, Mortgage News, Real Estate News, San Ramon Ramon Real Estate, Bay Area Housing Statistics

• Market Matters

  More than half of C.A.R. members have never been through a down cycle, and many find the current housing slump deeply disconcerting. To navigate this market, it’s helpful to know a little bit about how people behaved during the last market downturn Read More... Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 9:36 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Open Houses, Industry, Point2, Buyer Information, Community Information, Housing Snapshot, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, Realtors, news, homes, finance, alameda & contra costa county, conforming loan increase, mortgage help, castro valley, san romon real estate, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, looking for a realtor, castro valley realtor, hayward, hayward real estate, hayward homes, hayward schools, san ramon homes, Weekly Announcements, Mortgage News, Real Estate News, San Ramon Ramon Real Estate, down cycle, subprime market, housing slump

• What Do You Think About this Market?

  To navigate this market, it’s helpful to know a little bit about how people behaved during the last market downturn in the early 1990s, and during the recession of 2001. Even REALTORS® who were working then should tread carefully, though, because Read More... Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 9:36 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Open Houses, Industry, Point2, Buyer Information, Community Information, Housing Snapshot, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, Realtors, news, homes, finance, alameda & contra costa county, conforming loan increase, mortgage help, castro valley, san romon real estate, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, looking for a realtor, castro valley realtor, hayward, hayward real estate, hayward homes, hayward schools, san ramon homes, Weekly Announcements, Mortgage News, Real Estate News, San Ramon Ramon Real Estate, down cycle, subprime market, housing slump

• Housing Cycle

  To navigate this market, it’s helpful to know a little bit about how people behaved during the last market downturn in the early 1990s, and during the recession of 2001. Even REALTORS® who were working then should tread carefully, though, because Read More... Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 9:36 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Open Houses, Industry, Point2, Buyer Information, Community Information, Housing Snapshot, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, Realtors, news, homes, finance, alameda & contra costa county, conforming loan increase, mortgage help, castro valley, san romon real estate, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, looking for a realtor, castro valley realtor, hayward, hayward real estate, hayward homes, hayward schools, san ramon homes, Weekly Announcements, Mortgage News, Real Estate News, San Ramon Ramon Real Estate, down cycle, subprime market, housing slump

• Leap Year Babies

  1 Leap Year Day Babies born in 1884 had no birthday during their entire teen-age years. Why? Because 1900 was not a Leap Year. In 1888 they were 4 at 1. In 1892 they were 8 at 2. In 1896 they were 12 at 3. Since 1900 was not a Leap Year, there were 8 Read More... Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 7:37 AM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Open Houses, Bay Area Housing, Housing, San Ramon Real Estate, San Ramon, Realtors, news, homes, market update, castro valley, fun, leap year, fun facts, trivia, fun stuff, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, castro valley realtor, hayward, hayward real estate, hayward homes, hayward schools, san ramon homes, Real Estate News, leap year math issues, San Ramon Ramon Real Estate, leap year babies

• Leap Year Math Issues

  1) If Raenell was born in 1960, but has only had 10 birthdays on her birthday, how could she be 40 in the year 2000? (Answer: Because 1960 was a Leap Year so Raenell must have been born on February 29. Note: See how it is worded? "on her birthday" Read More... Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 7:33 AM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Seller Information, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, San Ramon Real Estate, San Ramon, Realtors, news, homes, castro valley, leap year, fun facts, trivia, san romon real estate, san ramon realtor, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, looking for a realtor, castro valley realtor, hayward real estate, hayward homes, hayward schools, san ramon homes, Real Estate News, leap year math issues, leap year trivia, San Ramon Ramon Real Estate

• Mortgage News

  Everyone has seen the news that the Fed has cut interest rates several times recently. The general public naturally thinks mortgage rates have been going down. Unfortunately that is not the reality. The 30 year fixed rates are up over .5% since the last Read More... Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 12:47 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions, Point2, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Housing Snapshot, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, Inventory Snapshot, San Ramon Real Estate, San Ramon, 2008, Realtors, news, homes, market update, increase loan amounts., alameda & contra costa county, stimulus bill, conforming loan increase, castro valley, san romon real estate, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, looking for a realtor, castro valley realtor, state of affairs, hayward, hayward real estate, hayward homes, hayward schools, Weekly Announcements, Mortgage News, Real Estate News

• Audience with Hayward's Mayor

  Today I have an audiance with Mike Sweeney, Hayward mayor at the Central County Marketing Meeting. Mr. Sweeney was there to educate us on some of the workings that are taking place in Hayward. Here is some of the news: New Downtown Theatre due to open Read More... Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:24 AM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Open Houses, Announcements, Industry, Point2, Product Reviews, Buyer Information, Community Information, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, 2008, Realtors, news, homes, market update, alameda & contra costa county, castro valley, san romon real estate, san ramon realtor, realtor, looking for a realtor, castro valley realtor, state of affairs, hayward, hayward real estate, hayward homes, hayward schools

• Blue Jean Day - Trivia

  Jeans was a blue twilled cotton cloth milled in Geneo, Italy. The French weavers called the town "Genes" - and that's how we got the word "jeans". Blue jeans were invented by Levi Strauss during the Gold Rush of the 1850s. Selling Read More... Posted Monday, February 25, 2008 9:58 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Announcements, Events, Product Reviews, Community Information, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, 2008, Realtors, news, homes, market update, alameda & contra costa county, the sixties, castro valley, fun, love, history of the sixties., fun facts, trivia, san romon real estate, fun stuff, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, castro valley realtor

• Wrapping Up this Week

  As this week comes to a close we have had a swoon of activity in our market place. Here are some comments that I picked up form Realty Times that may help put a few things into perspective. Now let's turn to market developments still ahead: No one Read More... Posted Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:38 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Announcements, Technology, Point2, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information, Housing Snapshot, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, Inventory Snapshot, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, 2008, Realtors, homes, market update, increase loan amounts., finance, alameda & contra costa county, conforming loan increase, castro valley, san romon real estate, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, looking for a realtor, castro valley realtor

• Trivia.....Fun Facts About Leap Year

  2008 is a leap year, with 366 days instead of the usual 365 days. Why? It was the ancient Egyptians who first figured out that the solar year and the man-made calendar year didn't always match up. That's because it actually takes the Earth a little Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:20 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 1 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Announcements, Events, Industry, Point2, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information, Housing Snapshot, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, 2008, Realtors, homes, market update, finance, alameda & contra costa county, stimulus bill, castro valley, fun, leap year, fun facts, trivia, bissextile, san romon real estate, fun stuff, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate

• Take Me Back to the Sixties - on the fun side of life!

  On the lighter side of life I received this today and it was a walk down memory lane for me. I felt as if I was in high school again. ok, so now I have dated myself! ;) I hope you enjoy this as much as I did and it is very well done. Just click on the Read More... Posted Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:18 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, For Rent/Lease, Announcements, Point2, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information, Housing Snapshot, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, Inventory Snapshot, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, 2008, Realtors, homes, market update, finance, alameda & contra costa county, the sixties, castro valley, fun, love, history of the sixties., san romon real estate, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, looking for a realtor, castro valley realtor

• President Signs $168 Billion Economic Stimulus Bill

  President Bush today signed off on the $168 billion stimulus package approved by Congress last week, which, in addition to tax rebates for millions of working Americans and business owners, includes a vital, but temporary increase in the conforming loan Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:52 PM by Pam Winterbauer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Open Houses, Announcements, Events, Technology, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information, Housing Snapshot, Bay Area Housing, Housing Inventory, Housing, Inventory Snapshot, San Ramon Real Estate, Castro Valley Real Estate, San Ramon, 2008, Realtors, Instalation, news, homes, market update, increase loan amounts., alameda & contra costa county, stimulus bill, conforming loan increase, mortgage help, castro valley, san romon real estate, san ramon realtor, realtor, pleasanton real estate, pleasanton realtor, dublin real estate, danville real estate, looking for a realtor, castro valley realtor