May 2009

Danville Realtors

• Danville – San Ramon Housing Inventory March 4, 2010
  Months of Inventory for San Ramon, Danville, Pleasanton, Dublin… Months of Inventory remains at consistently low levels, 1.71 for February 2010 compared to 5.37 last February.  It has been below 2.00 every month back to April 2009. Where is the abundance of inventory of homes for sale? It certainly isn’t in our area in the twenty-seven communities [...] […]
  John Harper
• Dublin CA Home for Sale – Spectacular Views March 1, 2010
  Spectacular Panoramic Valley Views in Dublin California 8365 Creekside Drive, Dublin, CA Spacious 4 BR 3 BA w/ 2743 sq ft of living space on 14,025 sq ft lot. 1BR & full BA down. Offered at $849,000 Soaring ceilings & abundant windows fill the home w/light and views from almost every area of the home. Luxurious master suite w/cozy [...] […]
  John Harper
• Greenbrook Home for Sale – Danville CA February 26, 2010
  Gorgeous Greenbrook Remodeled Home for Sale – Danville California 1548 Harlan Drive Danville, CA 94526 Offered at $879,000 This 4 bedroom 2 ½ bath, 2200 sq ft home is not your traditional Greenbrook rancher. Previous owners remodeled (with permits) home to include vaulted ceilings with recessed lighting, Brazilian cherry floors, Travertine stone floors, a g […]
  John Harper
• Danville San Ramon Market Trends – Homes for Sale February 22, 2010
  Homes for Sale – Spring Sales Cycle Building More homes for sale are beginning to hit the market in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton and surrounding areas. The number of homes on the REALTOR tour sheet last week in Danville and San Ramon was up 33% from the previous week. This seems to be true for [...] […]
  John Harper
• Homes for Sale – Months of Inventory February 15, 2010
  Mid-February East Bay Housing Market Report Inventory continues to be tight and as of today there is an average of  1.64 months of inventory now compared to 1.91 on 12/31/09 for the twenty-seven communities measured, a 15% decrease. Eight communities increased and nineteen decreased with active listings  up 16% and pending sales up 35%.  Last year on [...] […]
  John Harper
• Bay Area Underpinning – Foundation Leveling February 15, 2010
  As I mentioned in my previous post, before beginnning the remodel on my home in San Ramon, it was necessary to level the foundation which was out almost four inches from front to back. After researching numerous approaches and interviewing several companies, engineers and contractors, I hired Bay Area Underpinning to do the job. I set [...] […]
  Craig
• Valentine’s Day at Crow Canyon Country Club February 15, 2010
  Crow Canyon Country Club Dining I decided to take my valentine to the country club to celebrate the occasion and the 18th anniversary of our engagement. It was a nice, quiet and romantic setting with tables spread out to give some privacy to the lovebirds dining there.  On the way to our table, we bumped into our [...] […]
  Craig
• Home Foundation Leveling in San Ramon Valley February 12, 2010
  How to Level a Home in San Ramon California As a Realtor in the Danville – San Ramon area of California, I have recently shown dozens of homes to prospective buyers in Lafayette, Orinda, Walnut Creek, Danville, San Ramon, Dublin and Pleasanton that have had settling problems and foundation issues. In order to recommend an offer price [...] […]
  Craig
• Foreclosures Can Happen to Anyone-EVEN You!! February 2, 2010
  During the past couple of years many of us believed the majority of the foreclosures were in outlying, more affordable, lower priced areas, and the majority of us in Danville, California have hardly seen any of these run-down forsaken-looking homes in our neighborhoods. I think we only saw one or two homes in the Greenbrook, [...] […]
  Paul
• 2010 CA Housing Market Predictions Holding Steady January 31, 2010
  January News Reports Validate 2010 East Bay Real Estate Forecast California cities and counties are continuing to feel the pinch of the recession. Sales tax receipts — the 1 percent of state sales taxes that go back to local jurisdictions — were 15 percent lower in the nine Bay Area counties in January compared with January [...] […]
  John Harper