Max de Vries' Blog

I came out of a listing appointement (short sale) yesterday for a home in Livermore. Let me tell you what happened! it is truly unbelievable.The appointment was set for 9am in my office. I was there around 8.30 and turn on the coffee maker and brought some Donuts.My Client ( who I had never met b...

I'm in contract on a purchase for a home in Livermore. The buyer is working with two mortgage brokers to ensure financing. Both lenders send an appraiser and both of them came in with a appraisal matching the purchase price. Both brokers submitted the appraisal to two different banks and guess wh...

Why is freezing the mortgage rates a bad idea?We will only delay the problem. We can work our way trough this mess within one year. After that, we can start building equity again and build confidence in Real Estate. Why wait 5 years to do this and deal with it then. O wait I know the answer: it i...

It was all over the news today. Homes in Livermore or anywhere else in the country are going to be bailed out.Let me be the pessimist. And let me remind you that it is an election year. Our beloved and most trusted politicians will say anything they have to say to get them self the coveted price ...

But not in Livermore. Actually the Median home price in October was slightly up from the previous month. I know it was not a lot, but If we believe the local Newspaper then we do nothing but giving them away. It is just not true. We are still a very desirable place to live, and buyers are still w...

Does any of my fellow Realtor friends have any suggestions about how to decorate a home for the Holiday when it is listed and need to be shown on a regular bases. Is traditional the way to go?or a little less formal?I can really use your input. Happy Holidays to all of you.

44 homes in the 94550 zipcode in Livermore were sold in October with a median price of $740,000. Eventhough this was a huge decrease from last year, it was actualy 5% better then the Month of September. the Median price was up 16% comparing to last year. Homes in Livermore are selling. It is all ...

I have heard it all!Real estate goes down the drain in LivermoreReal Estate is a terrible investment in LivermoreThere are 0 buyers out-there for our Homes in LivermoreThis is bad as it has ever been for homes in LivermoreWell... This was my week I opened 3 escrows and listed 2 properties in one ...

i just finished reading this article in the Contra Costa Times"East Bay Jobs taking a dive"A reporter for the Contra-Costa Times is telling me this morning that we have lost 900 Jobs in the East Bay and of-course that is all to do because of Real Estate! If you read the article closely and analys...

And we thought it was only "BAD" for Homes in Livermore??? Last week I have received phonecalls from 4 friends/Realtors in different parts of the Country.apparently our beloved Newscaster have moved their Soap boxes to there part of Town. It is mind blowing how eager they all are to report negati...