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2009 

On December 5th, Kick off the Holiday season with a great Livermore tradition – The Holiday Sounds & Sights Parade and Tree Lighting. The Parade officially begins at 6:00 p.m., but you’ll find spectators lining the streets early to get a good view. Decorated floats and vehicles will dazzle and de...
11/30/2009
Get a jump on your shopping while enjoying some fun activities in Downtown Livermore. Holiday Performances will occur throughout the day at the Flag Pole Plaza. There will be free horse drawn carriage rides and the kids will love to play in the snow at Lizzie Fountain. Livermore Downtown Holiday ...
11/30/2009
Get a jump on your shopping while enjoying some fun activities in Downtown Livermore. Holiday Performances will occur throughout the day at the Flag Pole Plaza. There will be free horse drawn carriage rides and the kids will love to play in the snow at Lizzie Fountain. Livermore Downtown Holiday ...
11/30/2009
Saying thanks to the troops is a great idea launched by Xerox in 2007. This year, it has even more meaning to me personally as my youngest son joined the Army this year, and left for Boot Camp in Georgia, just 4 weeks ago today. Like a lot of young men, following high school he was anxious to set...
11/23/2009
On Nov. 12, 2009, President Obama signed a bill extending the first-time buyer tax credit, worth up to $8,000 to April 30, 2010. Active buyers who are out and looking in the Tri Valley have a bit  more time to identify and purchase their new home and still be eligible for the $8000 Tax credit.  W...
11/17/2009
Decreasing home values with adjustable rate mortgages have left many homeowners unable to refinance their homes. Others have experienced wage reductions and job losses which have left them unable to make their monthly mortgage payments. Experts predict short sales will be part of the California m...
11/16/2009
Active Rain LIVE in San Francisco Dec. 2nd!!!  This is the perfect time of year to learn from the best and make blogging an intergral part of your business plan for 2010.  (We're all supposed to be working on our business plans now, right?!!).  If you've never blogged, what better way to be intro...
11/11/2009
The two charts below will give you an indicator of how the local real estate market has changed in a year’s time. The first chart shows inventory levels, and uses a calculation to determine how many months that inventory would last at the going rate of sale. You can see that it is down dramatical...
11/03/2009
The two charts below will give you an indicator of how the local real estate market has changed in a year’s time. The first chart shows inventory levels, and uses a calculation to determine how many months that inventory would last at the going rate of sale. You can see that it is down dramatical...
11/02/2009
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