Blog Profile / TeamTapper.com
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| Filed Under: | Real Estate / Local Market | |
| Posts on Regator: | 35 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0.2 | |
| Archived Since: | December 7, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
COLDWELL BANKER MAKES BIG MOVE
Rick Turley, the President of Coldwell Banker announced today that the former Cashin Company in Burlingame and San Mateo, both now Coldwell Banker offices have merged to form a formidable power house in Northern California. Congratulations...Show More Summary
HOW MANY OFFERS DO YOU REALLY NEED?
Wow, someone sure hit the light switch at the beginning of the year because I can’t count how many multiple offers I have encountered. I’ve heard stories of over 20 offers, 41 offers in Pacifica, and the same in Palo Alto. My question is how many offers do you really need if you are a seller/ [...]
VICTORY : TALES OF A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN
My good friend and past associate Les Williams has written a book along with his daughter Penny Williams about his life growing up and his experience as a Tuskegee airman in world war ll. My sincere apologies to Les for not writing this blog sooner. If you would like to purchase a book, please let me [...]
HOME VALUES SHOWING UPWARD TREND!
What a breath of fresh air to wake up reading the front page of the San Mateo Times on Sunday while drinking a cup of coffee and seeing in bold, “Housing values inch back up” by Pete Carey. Still on Sunday, another strong sign was the front page of the SF Chronicle regarding the Technology sector. [...]
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN REAL ESTATE 2012
Wow, did someone flip the switch? It sure seems that way. The real estate market sure has picked up since November and December. Why? Well a few things have contributed to this. The first is consumer confidence. Shoppers were back out at the holidays and that was a very good sign that we, the consumers were ready [...]
ARE ONLINE CREDIT REPORTS WORTHY?
Time and time again I hear from potential new clients that they have excellent credit. When I ask who ran their credit or who they are approved with for a loan, they answer, I ran my credit myself. A perfect example happened about 10 days ago when I met a very nice gal and her fiancee who [...]
HELP REBUILD OCEAN VIEW PARK IN HALF MOON BAY
The information provided below was sent by my dear friend, Kristen O’Brien, the President of the Coastside Mother’s Club. Half Moon Bay’s Ocean View Park needs a new play structure. Our entire community is working together to raise money to replace the old one, which is out of service and must be removed. Here is an easy opportunity [...]
CHANGES TO THE ANNUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
On February 14, 2011 FHA announced changes to the annual Mortgage Insurance Premiums on all FHA transactions. Effective with FHA case numbers ( you must be in contract to get a case number) assigned on or after April 18, 2011 the annual MI premiums will increase by 25 basis points (bps). The following table is to [...]
COLDWELL BANKER TO HONOR TOP 100 AGENTS!
Coldwell Banker to honor their top 100 agents! Today, March 24th 2011, Coldwell Banker is honoring their Top 100 agents in the San Francisco and San Francisco Peninsula area at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco. I’m honored to be included in the top 100 and would like to congratulate my peers and all the other associates for [...]
DOES YOUR BROKER/REALTOR OWN REAL ESTATE?
If you are thinking of investing in real estate, would it make you feel better or more secure to know if your Realtor or Broker also went through the same process that you are about to experience? Your Realtor’s portfolio (does your realtor own real estate, does he/she own investment property?) When your investment banker recommends a stock, a common response [...]
WHY ARE THE SELLERS SELLING THEIR HOME?
If there is one common question that I am frequently asked by agents and buyers during my open house, it is this. There are many reasons why sellers decide to sell. Some want to move to a larger home, some want to downsize. Some home owners have to sell because of job loss, loss of income, or job [...]
Divorce & Real Estate! How do you evaluate your home?
Getting divorced is tough enough. It can be very emotional for everyone. But what happens when real estate is involved? It make matters much more difficult. Many families are torn when deciding who gets what. How do we split our real estate portfolio? How do we know what is fair, how do we evaluate the values? Can you imagine [...]
What Happened to the Monday Market Reports?
I have been getting a few emails lately asking me, “What happened to the Monday Real Estate Market Reports?” Well, the answer is simple. They are so popular, we made our own site for them alone that is being run by my father, Peter Aiello! So, if you want to read & review the best local [...]
CASHIN COMPANY HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY COLDWELL BANKER
Cashin Company has been acquired by Coldwell Banker. Yesterday afternoon, November 11, 2010, Skip Cashin sent out a companywide email saying that the Cashin Company family has exciting news to share with all their agents and personnel and would be meeting at the Menlo Park Country Club for a meeting and lunch tomorrow. Today, an emotional Skip [...]
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants. The 2010 World Series Champions! Wow, being a San Francisco Native, I have never been so proud. All the heartaches from the loses to both the Oakland A’s in 1989 and then the Angels in the 2002 World Series make this Championship so much sweeter. I’m not including the 1962 [...]
PG&E Pipeline Mapping; Locate Undergound Gas Lines
After the San Bruno Fire, Home owners & buyers have a lot of concern if they live near underground pipelines that could put themsevleves and their families at risk. So for your ease, here is a link to the Federal National Pipeline Mapping...Show More Summary
Are you having trouble getting a rental?
Many home owners who have lost their homes to foreclosure are facing the same difficulty as others who are trying to move into a certain area to be closer to work or trying to find better schools for their children. What should you do as a potential tenant to increase your odds so the landlord will [...]
GLENVIEW FIRE IN SAN BRUNO CALIFORNIA
I’m sure by now everyone has heard of the tragic fire in San Bruno this past Thursday, 9-8-10. Unfortunately, lives were lost, and many more hurt. Some still missing. Please say a prayer for those who have lost everything. This is not about religion, just the well being of others. As one of the Realtors in the [...]
Osteria Coppa – Downtown San Mateo’s Newest Hot Spot
Official Opening Night at Osteria Coppa (sister restaurant to Sam’s Chowder House) in Downtown San Mateo was a success! The new restaurant was abuzz with friendly-foodies looking very content with what was being severed up from the uber-fresh menu offered on August 25th, 2010. This lively spot has a real place in San Mateo, different [...]
NEW MLS Search Feature on TeamTapper.com
So, if you haven’t noticed we added a pretty cool new area onto TeamTapper.com. On the right sidebar beneath our “Featured Listings” we added a “Local MLS Listings Tab” almost every city in the Peninsula is currently setup with “pre-fabed” searches for each city. We established three common price ranges to make searching easier for you. With [...]