El Cerrito, CA

You are cordially invited

to witness the union between two faithful friends, exalted and exuberant by this bond between a young and old soul...

Please attend the Grand Opening

Celebrating the marriage between RabbitEARS and Bunnies Without Borders!

Sunday, June 27th, 1-5pm
7523 Fairmount Avenue
El Cerrito, CA 94530
510.356.4233 510.356.4233

Meet artist Mary Patterson at the opening reception of her new bunny and guinea pig art exhibition.

Enjoy champagne, food, music & congeniality among new acquaintances and old friends asRabbitEARS and Bunnies Without Borders begin a new journey together as partners in small animal rescue, rehabilitation & adoption!

NOTICE OF DEFAULT IN EL CERRITO? NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE? FORECLOSURE?

SAVING MY EL CERRITO HOME FROM FORECLOSURE

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El Cerrito Real Estate Sales are looking great for the month of January 2010. There were a total of 10 homes sold in El Cerrito this month. The average list price was $531,890 and the average sales price was $560,250. Meaning that property vaules are on the rise again.

Below is a list of all real estate that sold in El Cerrito this January. Please feel free to contact me to discuss your El Cerrito real estate needs.

www.soldbynicole.com

www.homesincontracosta.com

www.stopmyforeclosurebayarea.com

The El Cerrito High Class of 1979 was a very spirited class of almost 500 People. Last night we had our 30th Reunion at the Golden Gate Fields Turf Club.

Hats of to Dwayne Fisher, David Washington, and Rachel Greenberg for pulling it together in just a few months.

I do not have the pictures yet but if you are one of the members or just interested you can get more details at the Facebook Page I suspect the pictures will be there soon.

It is great to connect with old friends, but in a class of almost 500 there are also people I met that I never actually knew in high school and that can be the best part.

We had about 140 show up, including guest and a few alumni from other years. If you are a part of the Great El Cerrito High class of 1979 get to Facebook and join the group. We want everyone one there for the next reunion.

If you know of a class mate not on the site or fallen through the cracks get them there and let them know they are missed.

Today I heard yet another story that sent chills down my spine! Like the previous story heard about a week ago, this one involved an El Cerrito property that had recently sold. The new owners had taken out permits for some work that they wished to do on their new home. When the job, a small one in this case, was completed, the inspector was very interested in visiting the property. Once there, the inspector asked to see other parts of the home that had not been modified. Long story shorter, the new buyers were fined for all previous work that had been done on the property, some of it dating back decades, forced to redo work that could not be documented to be up to code, and charged penalties as well as current permit fees. They had done no work without permits themselves!

In speaking with colleagues about this case several points become obvious, and chilling:

• Cities are being hit hard by the decline in the economy, and see this as a quick revenue source. One number mentioned was $100K, as the amount the City of El Cerrito has collected so far this calendar year in permit fees for previous work done without permits.
• El Cerrito will not be alone in pursuing unpermitted work as a revenue stream. Alameda has had inspectors cruising open houses and broker tours for some time now.
• This could well be the precurser to requiring a whole-house inspection at point of sale, with an accompanying requirement that all aspects of the home be brought up to current code, regardless of the codes at the time the house was built. San Pablo already has a similar ordinance. I just returned from the NAR conference, where I heard from several agents who had whole-house inspection requirements in their communities.

Can you image what such a requirement would do to real estate in areas, such as Berkeley, Albany, Oakland and Alameda where the vast majority of the inventory was built pre-1940? We believe that we have low inventory currently. Imagine what a wet blanket such a requirement would be on the housing market! Just think what expenses would be required if all home owners were required to make their homes compliant to all codes before selling! I feel a very cold draft down my back!