Livermore, CA

Livermore Downtown Halloween Carnival - Free Donuts at Donut Wheel - Livermore, CA

The Livermore Downtown Halloween Carnival took place on Wednesday, October 29, 2009 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. In previous years, Livermore Downtown Inc. hosted an annual Trick-Or-Treat Event that was open to the public, but due to its tremendous popularity (without the ability to support such numbers) and today's economic climate, they have decided to focus on the local children instead. Here is their press release announcing the new event:

"Due to the current economic climate, Livermore Downtown Inc. will no longer be hosting the annual downtown Trick-or-Treat event. In it's place, a Downtown Halloween Carnival is being planned for families with children 5th Grade and under.

"We are excited about this evolution to a local family, kid focused Carnival event." Says Board President Anthony McPeake. "The downtown Trick-or-Treat had grown over the years to an event huge in attendance and we can no longer afford to support it at the level needed to insure the safety of our attendees. Rather than cancel the tradition completely, we are reeling it back to an event that is focused on our Tri-Valley children in halloween costumes, enjoying a carnival designed just for them by our downtown merchants and Livermore business community."

This year's carnival will be made up of Carnival games and activity booths and take place on J Street and K Street between First and Second Street as well as the Livermore Valley Plaza and the Flag Pole Plaza. The Vine Center businesses will be hosting rides and activities in their back parking lot behind the Vine Cinema. Marcel Orthodontics will be recreating the Grease Carnival, complete with a mechanical fun house that will be located on K Street.

To participate, children will purchase a $5.00 fun pass that will give them access to all of the downtown activities. The fun passes may be purchased in advance at the Livermore Downtown Inc. office at 2060 Second Street. They will be available at fun pass booths in each activity location on the evening of the Carnival."

Donut Wheel, a Livermore icon located at 2017 First Street, is the mecca of Livermore for the Downtown Halloween Carnival and previous years' Trick-Or-Treat Events. Why? FREE DONUTS, that's why!

Many banks have now jumped on the short sale bandwagon. Approvals on many short sales can be obtained in as little as 30 days. Major banks, not wanting to foreclosure on homeowners, have now given timely short sale approvals top priority.

Take Wachovia Bank for instance.

Now a part of Wells Fargo, Wachovia did a lot of bad loans circa 2000-2006 that many homeowners can no longer afford to keep current. Wachovia's current solution?? To allow homeowners to short sale the property in lieu of foreclosure. In fact, they've added trained personnel and streamlined the process so well that in many cases we can approvals in as little as 30 days!

And, what is even more amazing, is that in some cases, the homeowner may qualify to get as much as $2,500.00 in cash, from Wachovia, to help them with their move!

The Tom Lyons Real Estate Team presently handles a number of short sales in the Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, and San Ramon cities of Alameda County California. Year to date in 2009 we've been able to help more than 20 homeowners get through the complicated short sale process.

We've the experience and know how to get your short sale done quickly and efficiently at absolutely no cost to you, the homeowner.

We've got the

*Experience

*Systems in place

*Ability to get your home sold quickly with the least amount of inconvenience to you

So if doing a short sale on your home to possibly avoid foreclosure is of interest to you, please give me a call at 925-216-1105, or email me at realestate@tomlyons.com

For your convenience, if you have additional questions about the short sale process, please visit any of our websites listed below.

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Posted on 10/28/2009

Thanks for reading!!

Tom

Need to learn more about Livermore? This ten minute video will give you a quick glimpse into its past, along with some great footage about the recent downtown rennovation resulting in national recognition as a recipient of the Great American Main Street Award in 2009.

October 10, 2009 - 18 Short Sales in Livermore CA sold and closed during September 2009. 13 were single family homes and 5 were attached homes (including duets, condos and townhomes).*

• 13 detached single family homes sold from a low of $295,000 to a high of $900,000. The median sale price of short sales in Livermore CA is $431,500 for single family homes after an average 30 days on the market.
• 5 attached homes (including duets and townhomes) sold from a low of $114,000 to a high of $349,000. The median sale price of short sales in Livermore CA is $240,000 for attached homes after an average 11 days on the market.

October 10, 2009 - There are 147 Short Sales in Livermore CA currently pending or under contingency contract on the MLS.

• 120 are detached single family homes that were listed from $150,000 to $1,290,000 (a 4 bedroom, 3 ½ bath home with a reported 3,772 sq. ft. of living space.)
• 45 are attached homes (condos, townhomes and duets) that were listed from $70,000 (for a 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo with a reported 690 square feet of living space) to $450,000 (for a 4 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath townhome with a reported 2,190 square feet.)

Click here to request a list of short sales currently available for you in Livermore CA and to receive new listings for short sales as they come on the market!

October 10, 2009 - CURRENT INVENTORY - There are 61 Short Sales in Livermore CA currently being offered through the MLS.

• 17 are condos, townhomes and duets listed from $65,000 (for a 1 bedroom, 1 bath with a reported 758 square feet) to $489,000 (for a 3 bedroom, 2 and a half bath condo with a reported 1,820 square feet of living space). For attached homes, the median price of short sales in Livermore is $225,000.
• 35 are detached single family homes, listed from $169,000 to $975,000. For single family detached homes, the median price of short sales in Livermore is $429,000.

Are you interested in what is going on in the hyper-local real estate market at this moment? The market snapshot shows homes for sale and homes recently sold, including price as well as community and school information. Click here to create your own, up to the minute market snapshot directly from the MLS.

Archives for Short Sales in Livermore CA:

Short Sales in Livermore CA August 2009
Short Sales in Livermore CA July 2009
Short Sales in Livermore CA June 2009
Short Sales in Livermore CA May 2009
Short Sales in Livermore CA April 2009
Short Sales in Livermore CA March 2009
Short Sales in Livermore CA February 2009
Short Sales in Livermore CA January 2009
Short Sales in Livermore CA November 2008
Short Sales in Livermore CA December 2008
Short Sales in Livermore CA October 2008

If you like these reports and want to work with agents who will be sure you have the market information you want and need before you purchase a home or investment property, Contact buyer's representatives:

Vickie Nagy REALTOR®, ABR, CRS, GRI e-PRO, SRES - CA DRE Lic. #01363932
(925) 407-7987 or click to e-mail Vickie Nagy
OR
Steve Nagy REALTOR®, - CA DRE Lic. #01863790
(925) 407-7987 or click to e-mail Steve Nagy

Please contact Vickie Nagy or Steve Nagy for all of your real estate needs in Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek and Concord. Search for Homes For Sale - Keller Williams Realty

Visit Short Sales in Livermore CA for median home prices, local information & featured listings.

* Based on information from the Contra Costa Association of REALTOR'S® MLS (for the monthly period from the first through the last day of the month). Display of MLS data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS.

October 10, 2009 - 24 REOs in Livermore CA or Foreclosures in Livermore CA sold and closed during September 2009. 16 were single family homes and 8 were attached homes (condos, duets and townhomes).* almost 71% of these homes sold at or over listed price.

• The 16 detached single family homes that were REO Bank Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA had a low sales price of $241,900 and a high sales price of $834,900. The median sale price for foreclosed home sales in Livermore for this period is $380,000. These homes were on the market an average of 21 days.
• The 8 attached homes (including duets and townhouses) that were REO Bank Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA had a low sales price of $72,000 (for a 1 bedroom, 1 bath with 850 square feet of living space) and a high sales price of $282,000. The median sale price for REO foreclosure townhouses in Livermore CA, REO foreclosure duets in Livermore CA and REO foreclosure condos in Livermore CA for this period is $203,000.

October 10, 2009 - There are 29 REO Bank Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA currently pending sale in the MLS.

• 10 are condos, duets or townhomes that were listed from $69,900 (for a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo with a reported 855 square feet of living space) to $339,900 (for a 3 bedroom, two and a half bath townhome with a reported 1,744 square feet of living space)
• 19 are detached single family homes that were listed at $222,750 to $929,000. The median home price for foreclosure homes in Livermore is $359,999 that are currently pending sale or under contingency contract. These homes have been on the market an average of 22 days.

Click here to request a current list of Bank Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA.

October 10, 2009 - CURRENT INVENTORY - There are 25 REO Bank Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA currently being offered through the MLS.

• 7 are condos and town homes, listed from $84,900 (for a 1 bedroom, 1 bath townhome with 758 square feet of living space) to $336,000 (for a 2 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath townhome with a reported 1,117 square feet of living space)
• 18 are detached single family homes, listed at $218,400 to $900,000

Archives for Foreclosures in Livermore CA:

REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA August 2009
REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA July 2009
REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA June 2009
REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA May 2009
REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA April 2009
REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA March 2009
REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA February 2009
REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA January 2009
REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA December 2008
REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA November 2008
REO Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Livermore CA October 2008

Are you interested in what is going on in the hyper-local real estate market at this moment? The market snapshot shows homes for sale and homes recently sold, including price as well as community and school information. Click here to create your own, up to the minute market snapshot directly from the MLS.

If you like these reports and want to work with agents who will be sure you have the market information you want and need before you purchase a home or investment property, Contact buyer's representatives:

Vickie Nagy REALTOR®, ABR, CRS, GRI e-PRO, SRES - CA DRE Lic. #01363932
(925) 407-7987 or click to e-mail Vickie Nagy
OR
Steve Nagy REALTOR®, - CA DRE Lic. #01863790
(925) 407-7987 or click to e-mail Steve Nagy

Please contact Vickie Nagy or Steve Nagy for all of your real estate needs in Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek and Concord. Search for Homes For Sale - Keller Williams Realty

Visit Foreclosures in Livermore CA for median home prices, local information & featured listings.

* Based on information from the Contra Costa Association of REALTOR'S® MLS (for the monthly period from the first through the last day of the month). Display of MLS data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS.