Alain Pinel Is Back In Town… Intero Real Estate Services, Inc. the obvious choice for industry icon Alain Pinel, the renowned real estate entrepreneur whose name is on the façade of a leading national real estate company, has returned to Northern California and will serve as Senior Vice President and Managing Officer of Intero [...]
Recently, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law all of the five natural gas transmission pipeline safety bills passed this year by the Legislature. The new laws place California in the national forefront of pipeline safety awareness. In addition, the laws bring into sharper focus the lessons learned from the deadly gas transmission pipeline explosion [...]
House-hunting can be exhilarating and simultaneously cumbersome. Let’s say you’re offered a job here in Silicon Valley, but are completely unfamiliar with the multitude of local neighborhoods, of which there are hundreds. You may feel in over your head. One way to lighten your load is to use the process of elimination and prioritize housing [...]
Starting this past Friday, July 1st, carbon monoxide detectors must be installed, consistent with new construction standards or according to the approved instructions for the detectors, in all existing single-family dwelling units. All other dwelling units (such as apartments) must have proper carbon monoxide detectors no later than January 1, 2013. For home sellers? This [...]
Got this great data from our CEO, Gino Blefari, in a recent email. In short, come September 30, look for the Fed to lower our loan limits (again!). There’s a new threat in town – a proposed move by the government that especially threatens the viability of some Bay Area housing markets, which tend to [...]
A Peninsula community meeting on agency responses to mountain lion incidents will take place this Wednesday evening, April 13th, starting promptly at 7:30 PM. The panel will be held at Sequoia High School’s beautiful Carrington Performing Arts Center in Redwood City. This will discussion will include both a wildlife presentation and a policy discussion. Confirmed panelists: [...]
In perusing the vast swath of RE articles on Alltop, I am always amused/perplexed/stupefied by the contradicting reports on housing predictions. Here’s two examples — which one do you side with? “Experts Say Housing Recovery is Still Years Away” versus “58% of Americans Expect Housing Market to Recover After 2012″ Good heavens! Who’s right here? American [...]
The San Mateo County Association of Realtors (SAMCAR), is working to mobilize our members to assist the dozens of families that have lost their homes in the wake of the terrible San Bruno fire last night. (1) DONATIONS TO THE SAMCAR FOUNDATION We are asking for your help. Monetary donations can be made to the [...]
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