Spring is one of the most active times that companies start relocating employees. This allows the transferees to get their children registered for the new school-year in the town they are moving to.

All of our team members have been relocated for work nationally and internationally multiple times. We know from personal experience what families go through, emotionally and physically. Moving, especially with children, is a stressful process.

A team of experienced professionals familiar with the relocation process is invaluable for those relocating. Our service extends way beyond the sale of a home. We work closely with those relocating to the area to ensure that the whole family becomes familiar with the community and neighborhood. For those selling and moving out of the area, we remain in contact to assist with anything forgotten or unresolved so the client doesn’t have to jump on a plane and return to tie up loose ends that we can handle for them. 

We have an extensive local network a network of professionals that can be of help and have contacts throughout the country and industry that can help no matter where the move is to.

Unfortunately I still see people relocating that end up with new or unexperienced agents just because the relocation company has a relationship with a specific brokerage. In our neighborhood, one of the big brokerages has a home listed where the owners relocated several months ago. The listing agent has done limited marketing, has never done an open house himself but has newer agents take care of that. Newer agents often are more focused in picking up buyers than selling the listing. This is logical as they are new in the business and focused on building their client base and network.

Obviously, this can be a negative for the owner wanting more aggressive marketing of their home. We are a team of five professional Realtors that guarantee high quality service throughout the entire process. Working as a team, affords our clients with a great deal of direct personal contact with us.

In the East Bay we have represented many employees from renowned companies with their relocations, like Chevron, Nissan, Safeway, Toyota, Coca Cola, Tyco and even the Golden State Warriors. We have worked with all the major relocation companies.

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According to rumors we’re hearing, Safeway of Pleasanton, California will be announcing some pretty significant layoffs within the next week.

One of those unnamed sources told me their boss disappeared in the last day or so and they will soon follow. Exact numbers weren’t mentioned, but it appears many of the cuts are in the tech side and possibly the online shopping side of things – Safeway.com.

If you’re effected by these changes and need help in selling your home or relocating, gives us a call.

I also had a great chat with unnamed about a couple of possible joint ventures. I’m always interested in startups and technology – keep me in mind if you’re thinking of breaking free and doing something exciting.

The Plaza at Gale Ranch in San Ramon has recently opened up to the public with the introduction of Safeway, its anchor tenant. The estimated $20 million development, located at Dougherty Road and Bollinger Canyon Road, will soon be home to other businesses that include Wells Fargo, Union Bank, Ascona Pizza, Gale Ranch Dental Group, Peet's Coffee and Fat Cactus Bar & Grill.

About 135,000 people live within five miles of the plaza, which is already more than Concord’s entire population. It is worth noting that the average household income in this area is $141,977.

Less than 5 miles away from Gale Ranch is Windmill Farms, which is facing pressure from the Contra Costa Health Department to change the way it has been doing business for the past 30 years. The San Ramon produce market has been selling cut fuits and vegetables along with other prepared foods in a space that is much larger than what is allowed by the county’s open-air codes. Windmill Farms can continue to sell their products as they have been if they create more indoor space and washable floors. If they fail to comply, they may be forced to shut down permanently.

It’s hard to hear of this produce market’s struggles alongside the success that The Plaza at Gale Ranch is destined for. As much as I would love for established, community-loved businesses to thrive, customer safety must be looked at as a priority. I hope that Windmill Farms will be able to resolve its disputes with the county without having to compromise too much of the services it has been providing to the San Ramon area for over three decades.

- Joseph Natividad

I was driving by the site for the Plaza at Gale Ranch the other day and noticed the dozers working away. I was wondering when the commercial part of this development would be a reality. I found this item in the East Bay Business Times today. 

The Plaza at Gale Ranch, an 11-acre, 126,000-square-foot neighborhood retail center in a new San Ramon residential area, will be anchored by a Safeway store.

At 60,000 square feet, Safeway will occupy nearly half of the shopping center at the corner of Dougherty and Bollinger Canyon roads in the developing Dougherty Valley area, according to Chris Truebridge, president of the commercial division of the developer, Shapell Homes.

What's next Wal Mart, Home Depot, Costco? 

I didn't know there was a Dougherty Valley - are we the QuadValley area now? Goes to show just how fast this area of California is growing!