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- Evaluating The Impact of Short Sales and Foreclosures on The San Ramon Valley (0) For the past few years our local real estate market has been dominated by the financial crisis that caused a melt-down in real estate values across the country. Like everywhere else, the result was a seemingly never-ending string of short sales and bank owned homes for sale (REOs) that had been foreclosed. Historically this has tended to hold prices down so the big question on everybody’s lips was “When will it all end?” The latest indication based on the chart shown here is that the end is in sight. Inventory is at record lows (less than a 2 month supply in most areas). It is significant […] 2 day ago days ago
- The Local Real Estate Market Is Going WILD!! (0) Right from the start of the year it was apparent that buyers had suddenly decided that the time to take action had arrived. It started slowly then accelerated like a rocket! Any desirable homes up to around a million dollars were getting multiple offers if they were priced right. What was it that catalyzed the change? I think a lot of it is about frustration. I know many of the buyers I have been helping have wanted to move for a year or to but there was always that uncertainty about prices. Had we really bottomed out? Was there going to be a “double-dip” in the economy? What about the […] 1 month ago month ago
- The State of The Local Real Estate Market in March 2012 (0) Inventory Chart If you read the national press you could believe that real estate is still in a pretty bad way. Foreclosures, Short Sales, declining prices et., etc. And then if you live in the San Ramon Valley and you decide it may be time to move, you probably can’t find anything to buy that you can afford. What is going on here? The explanation, as is so often the case, is that “Real Estate Is Local”. Anything you read about real estate prices, inventory levels, short sales and foreclosures is probably meaningless regardless of where you live. The press like to print stories full of gloom […] 2 month ago months ago
Recent Restaurant Reviews
- Restaurant Review – La Finestra, 2065 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon (0) La Finestra is an established restaurant in Lafayette and when Incontro closed its doors in San Ramon to relocate to Danville, they took advantage of the opportunity to open a second location in premises that Incontro had updated with style and taste. Now it was time to see how it compared to Incontro. When Incontro opened here a few years ago, they took a big risk. This location seemed to have the kiss of death for restaurateurs. But Incontro changed all that and subsequently moved to a prime location in Danville. La Finestra is a different kind of restaurant to Incontro though. Yes, it is […] 2 day ago days ago
- Restaurant Review – Santorini, 105 Town and Country Dr. Danville (0) A new Mediterranean restaurant in Danville! The name may suggest that it is a Greek restaurant (as Santorini is a Greek Island) but a glance a the menu will soon show you otherwise. Santorini is the creation of the owners of Silk Road in Walnut Creek, a restaurant that Sylvia and I visit quite frequently so we were very interested to compare the two. Santorini is located at the back of Town & Country Shopping Center on San Ramon Valley Blvd. It is on the second floor, next to El Nido and a big bonus is the outdoor seating under a covered deck where they have a good supply of heaters. On our […] 1 month ago month ago
- Restaurant Review – Artisan Bistro, 1005 Brown Avenue, Lafayette (0) Of all types of cuisine, I have to say that French food is my favorite but it also has to be noted that it tends to be more expensive than many of the alternatives. Even so, the cost is well justified for a special occasion, particularly when the experience turns out to be exceptional. And so Sylvia and I found ourselves parked right outside this bijou cottage on a Lafayette side street just off Mount Diablo Boulevard where we had come to celebrate Sylvia’s birthday. This was our first visit to Artisan Bistro and having checked out their website (where we noted that it was Michelin […] 2 month ago months ago