When Zillow burst onto the scene some two years ago, I was, like many in the real estate business, skeptical about the website. Now, as the dust begins to settle, I’m finding that I kinda like the site.The initial reaction of many Realtors, myself..
Topics: Marketing, Real Estate, Technology

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The Wall Street Journal ran an article yesterday procaliming that The Housing Crisis is Over.Now that takes some guts.Back in October of 2005 I had a client (a referral from a good friend of mine) who wanted to list and sell his house up in Dublin Ranch..
Topics: Investing, Real Estate

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I need to get up a post about how positive I’m beginning to feel about the real estate market and the summer that’s to come. Now I’m not going to over-do it - I’m not going to call for a full-blown recovery or bang on the GTTB...
Topics: Investing, Real Estate

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It’s been almost three weeks now since we officially moved-out of our Pleasanton office on Hacienda Drive. Makes me wonder what I’m going to do when the mail stops getting forwarded in another week? It also explains why I haven’t done...
Topics: Experiences, Family, Real Estate

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Tom,I don’t know how to say thank you enough for all of your help. I hope you know we appreciate it and wish the best to you and your family. I can’t say we have ever made it really easy for you…but I hope in the end this worked out ok..
Topics: My Listings and Recent Sales

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