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Contra Costa County Property Taxes
Contra Costa County Residents Confused Over Prop 8 Gus Kramer, Contra Costa County Tax Assessor, was on the news yesterday explaining Prop 8. Not 2008's Prop 8 which dealt with marriage, but 1978's Prop 8 which has to do with California property taxes. The Contra Costa County Tax Assessor's...
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Published 3 hours ago

Dublin Tightens Up on Smoking Ban
In the next two years, the city of Dublin plans to enact a law that forces owners of apartment complexes with sixteen or more units to designate at least half of its units as "non-smoking." Similar to ordinances put in place in Emeryville and Oakland, people are no longer allowed to smoke in...
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Published 6 hours ago

Bank of Amercia Round 2
Bank of America - Danville, San Ramon, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek - California Representatives from Bank of America were back at Keller Williams Realty in Danville, CA today to meet with HarperMees & Associates. H. Wayne Perry, Senior Vice President Mortgage Rico Alvarado, Mortgage Loan Officer...
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Published a day ago

Rick Barnum - RBG Marketing
Connecting with Rick Barnum of RBG Marketing Yesterday while I was at The Counter in Walnut Creek, California, I met Rick Barnum of RBG Marketing. I took a seat at the counter and Rick was one stool over to my left. He noticed that I was reading Marketing to the Social Web and asked if I was [...]
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Published a day ago

Brady Testimonial
The Bradys Are Pleased with HarperMees & Associates Actively working with buyers and our network of fellow agents helped us to sell the Bradys house before it was listed on the MLS. The Bradys also have some nice tihngs to say about Cathy Lee of CLDesign Services and they have some advice for...
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Published a day ago

Diablo Magazine Does The Counter
The Counter in Walnut Creek California Makes Diablo Magazine I was back at The Counter in Walnut Creek to grab lunch and caught Cedric Glasier snapping some pictures. The waitress informed me the photos are for an upcoming issue of Diablo Magazine. I grabbed my trusty Kodak Easy Share V705 and...
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Published 2 days ago

East Bay Pet Sitting
East Bay Pet Sitter Knows How to Market I caught up with this PT Cruiser at a traffic light on Mt. Diablo Blvd in Lafayette, California. I quickly rolled the window down and shot a couple of pics. I like marketing and people who know how to use it. Ed Newbegin has two sites: Critter Talk...
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Published 3 days ago

How the Holidays Will Affect Home Sales
Banks Will Continue to Sell REOs During the Holidays The home sales cycle usually starts its year end drop in late August. The uptick usually begins in late January. Every community has unique characteristics and dynamics that affect its real estate market. Real Estate is ALWAYS Local You can see...
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Published 4 days ago

Land America Title Sinks - Then Devoured
Land America Title Companies Acquired by Fidelity National Title Land America 1031 Exchange Shuts Down - read the email I received yesterday. This morning, the first email in my box stated that Bank of America must temporarily discontinue placing closing orders and accepting title commitments...
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Published a week ago

Sacramento GreenHouse Effect
Sacramento California Feeling the GreenHouse Effect California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, a long-time advocate for combating global warming joined Sacramento Mayor-elect, Kevin Johnson, at The Green House Community Enrichment Center yesterday to acknowledge the center's contribution to the...
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Published a week ago