Jackson Park Clean Up day!

SAT NOV 15th at 9am I am sponsoring a clean up Jackson Park day. I walk my dog to Jackson Park prob 3 times a week and am getting sick of seeing how this park is literally trashed. I took these photos over the last 2 days. There are tons of cigarette butts, swisher sweets wrappers, suace packets and all other manner of GARBAGE everywhere. Especially around tables. There is a very nice gentleman caretaker City employee who cleans up most of the egregious stuff but he can't keep up. I will bring bags, gloves and be there to clean up what should be a beautiful park. Also because of some of the unsavory characters who hang around and some of the nefarious things that I have read about going on in the park, directly after the clean up I will teach a basic self defense class. It will be fairly easy and age/gender appropriate for everyone. I have been studying Martial Arts for over 30 years. I hold a Black Belt in Aikido and recently have been taking classes in Krav Maga (Israeli Combat Martial Art favored by the Mossad) so I actually have some skills. Come out and help me TAKE BACK JACKSON PARK! Well clean up a little and have some fun.

East End Project

I live in the east end of Alameda. I have created a special album on my flickr page that has photos from my neighborhood. As well as being a real estate agent I have been a professional photographer for over 25 years. Of course I take photos everywhere I go I just happen to spend a lot of time around here. Click here to check out my east end project page.

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Rainy day monday... finally!

The rain finally made a brief appearance here in the bay area.
A few lawns will be happy however I dont think it will make much of a difference in our drought.

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Alameda Open Homes weekend of October 18th & 19th

214A Cypress Street	$279,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
2515 Central Ave.	$449,000	Sunday	1-4:00pm
507 Centre Ct.	$459,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
3323 Cook Lane	$459,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1703 St. Charles Street	$495,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
1032 Trellis Lane	$499,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1049 Armitage Street	$550,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
1042 Verdemar Drive	$599,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
2 Redondo Court	$600,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1550 8th St.	$619,000	Saturday and Sunday	1-3:00 | 2-4:00pm
3360 Fernside Blvd.	$619,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
701 Ironwood Rd	$650,000	Sunday	1-4:00pm
1912 Buena Vista Ave.	$690,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
2837 San Jose Ave	$699,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:30pm
1105 Pacific Ave.	$699,000	Saturday and Sunday	1:30-4:00 | 2-4:30pm
160 Capetown Dr.	$725,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
211 Inverness Court	$739,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
1133 Versilles Ave.	$749,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
1306 Broadway	$749,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
805 Portola Ave.	$795,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
2121 Glenview Street	$835,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
8 Wellfleet Bay	$889,000	Sunday	1-4:30pm
1712 Everett St.	$925,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
620 Lincoln Ave.	$940,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
542 Taylor Ave/ 543 Palace Ct	$949,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:30pm
543 Palace Court	$949,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00 | 2-4:30pm
46 Killybegs Road	$995,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
838 Cedar Street – 8 Units	$1,795,000	Sunday	2-3:00pm

Mortgage rates dip

Mortgage-rate trends were mixed early this week, Freddie Mac said, with lenders offering a 30-year fixed loan at an average of 4.19%, down from 4.2% a week earlier.
The average rate for a 15-year fixed loan was unchanged at 3.36%. Loans that become adjustable after five years of fixed payments saw the start rate drop to 3.06%, from 3.08%, Freddie Mac said Thursday in releasing its weekly report.

The survey asks lenders each Monday morning through midday Wednesday about the terms they are offering to solid borrowers on loans up to $417,000.

In addition to rates, the terms include how much the lenders would collect in fees and discount points to make the loans. Buyers can pay extra points to lower rates, or avoid paying lender fees and for services such as appraisals by accepting higher rates.

The lender charges typically averaged 0.7% or 0.8% of the loan amount in the past. More recently, lenders have reported lower figures, an example being 0.4% of the loan amount in the latest Freddie Mac survey.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, a benchmark for long-term fixed mortgage rates, has fallen this week, which puts downward pressure on rates.

Source LA Times

Alameda Open Homes Weekend of Oct 4th & 5th

2067 Clinton Ave. Unit A	$349,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
226 Brush St.	$288,000	Saturday	1-4:00pm
345 Driftwood Lane	$399,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
452 Centre Court	$429,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
1210 Broadway Unit A	$445,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
3323 Cook Lane	$479,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1026 Marianas Lane	$510,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
40 Garden Road	$579,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
855 Portola Ave.	$579,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1829 Everett St.	$599,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
10 Eclipse Court	$625,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1 Redondo Court	$625,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
214 Chinaberry Lane	$629,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
158 Inverness Way	$632,000	Saturday and Sunday	1-3:30; 1-4:30pm
914 Santa Clara	$649,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
1423 Walnut Street	$675,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1133 Versailles Ave.	$749,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
1310 Crown Drive	$748,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
65 Bay Park Terrace	$759,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
626 Westline Drive	$788,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:30pm
1333 Crown Drive	$769,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
616 Westline Drive	$788,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
425 Cola Ballena + Boat Dock	$850,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1431 Eastshore Drive	$895,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:30pm
2807 Marina Dr.	$938,000	Saturday	1-4:00pm
1712 Everett St.	$950,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
831 Laurel St.	$1,100,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
9 Tullamore Place	$2,380,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm

JUST SOLD! 1336 Pearl St.

Listed at $529,000 Sold with 10 offers for $637,000. This Victorian was in the family for several generations and had many wonderful original details still in tact however was in need of a great deal of restoration. My clients they picked a family that truly appreciated and wanted to preserve the historical significance the home had to them. Alameda and the east end in particular continues to become highly desirable to those looking for a fantastic quality of life in the bay area. I carefully crafted a marketing plan to showcase the best features of the home. My clients were very happy with the results.