VMA - Feb 2
Valley Marketing Association
Pleasanton / Dublin, CA
The Groundhog Day meeting of the Valley Marketing Meeting in Pleasanton, CA kicked off as usual with friendly greetings at the door of Tommy T's from this old gent and the youngster next to him.
Wendy Wilson, Channel Sales Manager, from Northpoint Real Estate Investment Services gave a short presentation of what Northpoint has to offer the real estate professionals in the room. Northpoint is one of this month's room sponsors - Thank You Very Much.
Wendy was accompanied by several other representatives of Northpoint, but I only got the chance to talk to Rob Borghese. Rob and I took a moment to discuss group dynamics and the importance of attending meetings such as the Valley Marketing Association for building solid business relationships.
Dean Guadagni of TransparentRE introduced me to several people interested in our upcoming blogging class on Feb. 27. The class is being hosted by Stacy Kennedy of Pacific Auction Exchange (PAX) fame. Leslee Barnhill and her team from Financial Title Company are planning to attend.
Toni Wilson from the BayEast Association of Realtors gave a presentation on wht she and her group are doing for Realtors and the real estate industry in the Bay Area including a TV show on Channel 30 and a long list of educational seminars.
Local Market Trends
Roy Dronkers gave a great overview on what is happeing in the local Pleasanton and Dublin real estate markets. Pleasanton has seen a decrease in inventory. A very interesting piece of information was the results of a poll Roy conducted. Fifteen of about 42 people responded to his questions of multiple offers on closed sales. Of the fifteen, nine had had multiple offers and the closing price on all was right at the asking price - one went for a bit more.
The consensus in the room is that this does not signal a change in the market, but more accurately reflects that the market is stabilizing and heading toward a more normal Spring home sales market.
New Home Listings
- New home listings included:
- 1462 Whispering Oak Way, Pleasanton
- 6869 Massey Court, Pleasanton
- 5943 Annadale Way, Dublin
- 3866 Santa Clara Way, Livermore
- 7405 Oxford Way, Dublin
- 3537 Gulfstream Street, Pleasanton
- 2088 West Lagoon Road, Pleasanton
- 6832 Tiffany Common, Livermore
- 2229 Shire Court, Livermore
- 1119 Burghley Lane, Brentwoood
The Harper Team can assist you in the purchase of any of these new listings or any other properties for sale in the East Bay area. Give us a try - we guarantee our services in writing and aways provide our clients with a cancellation guarantee.
Help Fight AIDS - Hands Across the Water
Roy spent some more time with Otto Catrina on stage talking about Otto's upcoming trip to Africa with his "Hands Across the Water" team who will be doing what they can to help address the AIDS epedemic is South Africa. Otto expressed his thanks for all of the donations received since last weeks meeting and presentation. Contact Otto via his website link above to contribute.
February 3rd, 2007 at 7:49 pm
John,
Thank you for the shout! It is a great idea to publish a list of all the new home listings presented at each marketing meeting we attend. It is valuable to those in attendance as well as any people who miss their meeting.
One suggestion if it is not too much trouble, could you also include the agent name with each new listing address? That would provide me the opportunity to call my clients and ask them if I may be of service. . .
I also want to commend and encourage you to continue to support Otto Catrina and his efforts through “Hands Across the Water.” This is a very worthwhile cause that people need to understand. Thanks John!
Dean