Spring is in Fashion on Livermore Trails;)

We took a tour of the Arroyo Mocho trails and other trails in Livermore last fall but I wanted to show you the          difference a little water and warmer weather make to the trails in Livermore.  The wild flowers are incredible.        So take your dog or go rent one and take a hike [...]

Spring Fix-ups are going on despite Economy.

        Spring is here and despite what you see or hear every day in the news about the terrible economy, life and home improvements do go on.  In our neighborhood, my new neighbors are adding crown molding and new interior paint.  A couple of blocks away on the same court, two new pools are going [...]

Don’t Read Headlines…except this one.

I was reading a February issue of Time magazine, which had a similar headline to the one above.  Similar because I don’t quite remember the exact title and I can’t find a link on line to this one page article.  The gist of it was, that by reading all the horrible things happening in the housing [...]

Blood in the Water, or a Quick Update on Livermore Short Sales And REO’s

The stock market has recently gone on a very steep roller coaster ride with a 400 + day, this Tuesday.  I expect to see plenty of profit taking some time this week.  And a lot of this turbulence, while seemingly about Investment Banks, like Bear Sterns, is really about housing in the long run.  There is a [...]

A Step back in Time: The Sunol Water Temple

                                           On my ride back through Niles Canyon, I finally decided to take the detour to see the Sunol Water Temple just outside of Sunol on Highway 84.  It really was a treat to see this beautiful Greek revival (my guess) temple sitting out in the middle of fields.  As [...]

A Spring Post-It for your Fences

We’ll  get back to the doom and gloom of the housing market in an upcoming blog, but first let’s talk fences.  If you have been following my blogs recently, you will notice that I have been talking about outside issues like garages, garage doors, or exteriors in general.  Now that our first false spring is here [...]

It’s Spring in Niles Canyon…Take a Ride.

   I had an excuse to head down to Fremont this week and as I usually do, I took the long way though Niles Canyon on Highway 84 through Sunol.  This has to be the prettiest time of year to travel through this scenic gem.  As wild flowers start to bloom and leaves start filling [...]

Foreclosure and Short sale update for February in the Tri-Valley.

After writing about Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon and Danville for our Realty Times monthly newsletter and how sales were going, I decided to dig a little deeper into these sale figures.  What I discovered is that short sales and bank owned properties is a growing trend in the area.  High end cities like Pleasanton and [...]