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I have expanded the Sales History Statistics to include Piedmont, zip codes 94610, 94611, 94618. If you aren't a subscriber, now is the time to get this useful information - emailed to you every 2 weeks - for homes that have sold in your area by zip code. This list shows the address of the home, bedroom and bath count, days on the market, asking price and sale price. Sign up for Sales History at www.DianeVerducci.com/mainsales.html
If you were wondering about the amount of activity during this last month: Here is a quick comparison of the number of real estate transactions (Active, Pending and Sold) within Albany, Berkeley, Kensington, El Cerrito, Oakland and Piedmont for the month of September, 2005 versus September 2004. Albany: 36/14
As a board member for The Aurora Theatre (www.AuroraTheatre.org) I attended a conference sponsored by Theatre Bay Area in San Francisco. I learned how little programs for the Arts in the State are funded - less than $.03 per person. California comes in close to the last of other states, including Guam. Hard to believe in an area so rich with talent, where every day one can experience music, dance, visit a museum, theatre, readings, etc.. In my business of real estate, I see how important it is to keep the arts alive; it makes our area an exciting place to be and raises the bar for education at all levels. So the next time your favorite museum, local theatre, dance group, or even book store offering a special reading, calls for sponsorship, don't be shy, they need your help. Send me the link for your favorite arts program and I will be happy to post it.  Call me at 510-652-2133 or Email me at diane@dianeverducci.com |
Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a singe bound... That doesn't quite describe a real estate agent, but it does describe the business of real estate in recent years. Thanks to the internet the speed by which we do our business has changed dramatically. Perhaps you remember our Multiple Listing Book that was printed and distributed every other week with lists of properties new on the market, pending or sold. Then came computers and we would know of new listings shortly after the ink dried on the contract. To slow the process, waivers are now used that allows a contract to be signed by a seller and their agent, but input to the multiple listing service (MLS) is delayed while the property is prepared for sale. And now the MLS information is delivered straight to potential buyers as they search for properties on the internet. And when a property hits the MLS, the home must be ready to show in a moments notice. Taking advantage of the "new on market", serious buyers plan ahead to set aside time for looking at properties as they come on the market. Fortunately for sellers, buyers have become accustomed to the pace of finding a home and having to make their life time decision after only a few days of research and contemplation. Even if the marketing timeline changes, from the moment a decision to purchase a home is made to the closing date - the total time taken for the transaction is still only about 30 days. Amazing.
» Jack O' Lantern Jamboree Bigger kids bouncer, face painting, balloon twisting, creatively crafted tunnels, various entertainment, costume parades, unlimited rides, pumpkin decoration at our pumpkin patch, free give always and presenting, for the very first time, the spooktacular Old West Junction Ghost Town! Visit www.FairyLand.org » Halloween at the Mansion Pardee Home Museum fifth annual Halloween at the Mansion on Friday October 28, 6-9 PM. The evening will feature crowd favorites from the past such as the "Cupola Crone," the freakin'est autopsy room in the Bay Area, costume and screaming contests, and more, including seasonal refreshments and, for the second straight year, "Tricks and Treats," a spooky but fun magic show for the entire family by renowned Oakland magician Brian Scott.. Visit www.pardeehome.org » Boo At The Zoo Caltopia III, the premier Welcome Week event on the UC Berkeley Campus, held on Friday August 26 - Saturday August 27 at the Recreational Sports Facility. Join thousands of UC Berkeley students, campus and community supporters and check out the latest products, fashions, technology, sounds and tastes from local and national companies Visit www.berkeley.edu/calendar
» Halloween Kitchen www.halloweenkitchen.com Traditional Halloween recipes like Carmel Covered Apples, Carmel Corn, Popcorn Balls plus some new frigteningly fun recipes including Jack O' Lantern Pizza, Marshmallow Ghosts, » Bay Area Recycling Guide 158 guilt-free places to unload everything from your daughter's crib to your expired Paxil, from that first-generation PC in the back of the closet to the pile of frosty lipsticks you haven't worn since 1989. Visti http://www.sanfran.com/archives/view_story/556 Looking for an interesting web site you saw in one of the previous newsletters? This month's links and links from previous issues can be found at http://www.dianeverducci.com/news_links.html |
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