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For those coming into town for the 2009 Convention of the National Association of Realtors, I will be performing in my chamber music group on Friday afternoon, November 13, at 4:00 p.m., at the Pacific Regent in La Jolla, 3890 Nobel Drive.

The concert should last about 1½ hours, and the public is welcome, so if anyone wants to come up to La Jolla, enjoy a bit of classical music, and then go out to
tour La Jolla afterwards and possibly have something to eat, call Russel Ray at 619-341-0173 (he also happens to be my page turner for the concert). Keep in
mind that the best touring is during daylight hours, and darkness gets here around 6:00 p.m. now, but there are lots of good places to eat in La Jolla, especially if price is no object.

Following is the concert program:

Claude Debussy: Flower Child, Impressionist, Revolutionary

Joanne Regenhardt, Narrator
Janelle DeStefano, Mezzo Soprano
James Frimmer, Piano

• C'est l'Extase - Janelle and James
• General Lavine - James
• Clair de Lune - James
• Chevaux de Bois - Janelle and James
• Sarabande - James
• Pagodes - James
• Serenade for the Doll - James
• Sarabande Excerpt - James
• Nuit D'Étoiles - Janelle and James
• Beau Soir - Janelle and James
• Il pleure dans mon coeur - Janelle and James
• Pour Les Arpeges Composes - James
• L'isle Joyeuse - James

About Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy (1862-1918), a French composer, one of the most important impressionist composers (even though he himself disliked the term), is also one of the more prominent composers from late 1890s and early 1900s.

Debussy began piano lessons at the age of 7, and at the age of 10 was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire where he studied for 11 years. In 1884 he won the prestigious Prix de Rome with his composition L'Enfant prodigue.  His win resulted in a scholarship to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, which included a four-year residence at the Villa Medici, the French Academy in Rome. Much of his later music displayed harmonies and chords featuring dissonances that were never musically resolved. His harmonies, considered radical in his day, were influential to almost every major composer of the 20th century. 

Performer Biographies

Joanne Regenhardt, narrator, has been known to San Diego audiences since 1955 when she represented San Diego in the San Francisco opera auditions and began signing with Starlight Opera. She has sung concerts throughout Southern California both in oratorio and in solo peformances withy symphony orchestras and in recitals. Her book of poetry, "Soundings," was published in 2002. Joanne is currently integrating narratives of musicians' lives into programs of their music, choosing aspects of the lives and musical selections which can be nejoyed in an intimate setting. She has done this with the lives and music of Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and, of couse, Claude Debussy.

Janelle DeStefano, mezzo soprano, has been praised for her passionate delivery and rich, seamless voice. She has sung on regional operatic orchestral and musical theater stages throughout the United States. Recent roles have included Romeo in "I Capuletti e I Montecchi," Mrs. Winemiller in "Summer and Smoke," and the title role in Benjamin Britten's "The Rape of Lucretia." Janelle has a special interest in Spanish song and Zarsuela, and has performed at the Zarzuela Festival in Napa, California, as well as with the acclaimed early music ensemble, El Mundo. Janelle has won several vocal competitions, including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, San Diego District; the National Association of Teachers of Singing; and the Musical Merit Foundation. She currently is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

James Frimmer, piano, received his Bachelor of music and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance from the University of Redlands in Redlands, California. While at the University of Redlands, James served as staff accompanist and was a winner of the University's concerto competition, the Redlands Bowl Young Artists Auditions and the Young Artists competition. He has performed in master classes of Daniel Pollack, John McCabe, and José Feghali. In addtion to being an active chamber musician in the San Diego area, James is also a Realtor with Century 21 Award in Mission Valley and the Operations Manager at Borders Books and Music at Plaza Bonita in National City.

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We, meaning us real estate agents, keep waiting for those bank-owned properties to hit the market, so we have more choices to show our buyers. We wait, and wait and wait. The word is they're coming. We've been hearing that since last January. Right?

I hear from my real estate sources that the auction dates are being pushed back on foreclosures. I know in some of the areas I farm, there have been vacant homes for over a year. When I research them, I discover a mortgage, but not even a notice of default having been filed. What's going on? This phenomena seems to be national, not just local.

Here's an article that may shed some light.

And the buyer says ..... can we go out looking EVERYDAY???

The market is so confusing right now that it is almost that you have to take the buyers out to view properties at least 2 times a week!  The properties are not staying on the market long, the offers are going way higher than the listed price and therefore the offers are in Pending before you can set up an appointment to go out and view it.  Is this a good thing? What about your other buyers and other things you have to do during the day?

It is a good thing for the seller and the listing agent, but it is unfortunate for anxious buyers if there is no time to get the offers submitted before they are gone.

Fannie Mae has changed the way of their listings:

• 3-5 days on market before they will consider the offers ** this include the NSP buyers (assisted)
• Offers up to 15 days will only be for the owner occupied buyers
• After 15 days investors offers will be considered

Although we don't agree with all of Fannie Mae rules, these are a few good changes.

FHA buyers have enough competition and restrictions to their purchase -- this change should help them get at least a chance at the listings.  FHA will not lend on flips that are younger than 90 days.

While it is almost impossible to take one buyer out EVERYDAY... it is wise to go often so your buyer does not miss the buying opportunity.

Need an agent?  Give us a call...

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The table below shows the sales activity for Marin County and Southern Sonoma County for the month of October 2009, sorted alphabetically by the name of the City.

For more detailed information about a specific City, click on the corresponding link below.

Please note that all Original Asking Prices are without any price reductions.

This information is current as of November 6, 2009 and the sources are BAREIS and CleanOffer.