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- How Short Sales Can Be Beneficial To Buyers And Sellers (0) The recent decline in home values left a lot of home owners owing more on their homes than they were worth and many were unable to keep up their payments. Others needed to sell for various reasons such as divorce or job transfers. This left only two alternatives for many, a Foreclosure or a Short Sale. Many sellers are unsure as to which is the better way to go and my advice is always to consult with your financial advisor and/or a real estate attorney. The observations here should also help. The questions people first ask when considering giving up their home are (a) what future liability […] 1 week ago week ago
- When is the best time to sell your home? (0) People often ask me when is the best time to sell their home because sometimes it’s hard to know whether it’s best to wait for a peak period, or until the market improves, or is it better to just get on with it? In most cases, right now is the best time. If you are considering selling your home soon you probably have good reason. So the benefits of selling now almost always outweigh the extra cost, inconvenience and stress of waiting. It’s not worth putting your whole life on hold to avoid losing an amount of money which can be a lot less than you fear it will be. There’s a general perception […] 1 week ago week ago
- 2011 The Year In Review (0) I’m sure that many will be glad to see the end of 2011. Last year was a year of a very slowly recovering economy with short sales and foreclosures dominating the real estate landscape. Did things get better or worse during the course of the year? Read on and find out. Lets take a look at the cost of an average detached single family homes in some of our major areas at the start of 2011 and see what that really means as well as monitoring the change as we leave the year behind. The Danville Market 100 such homes sold in Danville in the first quarter of 2011 with prices ranging from $467,000 to […] 1 month ago month ago
Recent Restaurant Reviews
- Restaurant Review – Divan, 2005 Crow Canyon Place, San Ramon (0) At last! A really first-class Indian Restaurant in San Ramon. I have been waiting over 20 years for this. It seems that Indian Restaurants come and go with alarming regularity in San Ramon. Some seem to only last a matter of weeks, while others close down after a year or so but it all comes down to quality and consistency at the end of the day. As my regular readers know, I am a major enthusiast when it comes to Indian Food (what else would you expect from a Brit? – our national dish is now Chicken Tikka Masala!). So when I learned that another new Indian restaurant had opened in San Ramon, I […] 1 week ago week ago
- The Real Estate Informer Restaurant Awards: for 2011 (0) Yes, its that time of year again. These are the local restaurants I consider to be the best in their categories based on my experiences in 2011. Best Italian Restaurant There are probably more Italian restaurants in the Bay Area than anything else yet really good ones are few and far between. After much consideration, my award goes to a relatively new restaurant, Mangia Mi in Danville. This little hideaway serves food with fresh ingredients at a reasonable price. They also have an outdoor patio. Best French Restaurant Not much competition here. French cuisine is considered to be the best in […] 1 month ago month ago
- Restaurant Review – Incontro Ristorante, 455 Hartz Avenue, Danville (0) New to Danville but no newcomer to the local restaurant scene, Incontro established itself in San Ramon as one of the best Italian restaurants in the area. They recently took the brave step (in this economy!) of moving to Danville. It was time to see if it had paid off. Sylvia and I visited early on a mild Friday evening and having parked in their private lot at the back of the building, walked through the bustling outdoor patio to the front of the attractive building that Incontro has made its own. This was previously a quite run-down place housing a Mexican restaurant, but the owners of […] 2 month ago months ago