Jackie-and-Michael Gerry

Hi On-Line Community, We are holding an open house Sunday, 9/20/09 from 1:00 to 5:00.

Check out the Website: www.550LeonWay.com

66 acres with panoramic views in all directions.

2 Custom homes under 1 roof, only 7 years old, 30 minutes from downtown Walnut Creek.

Call us for details. 925 209-5140

The new app is called "play with your new iPhone, and completely ignore your Real Estate business, which is alot of fun, but not as much fun as the new phone. I'm completely addicted!

Is there something wrong with me? When the phone rings, I answer it. I like talking to people. That's why I got into the Real Estate business, in the first place.

I know alot of my contemoraries like to leave a smarmy little message at the end of the work day: "Thanks for calling, bla, bla, bla." " Your call is important to me, bla, bla, bla." "If you're calling after 7:00, i'll return your call in the morning, bla, bla, bla."

Most of my clients are putting thenselves on the line, by attempting to buy or sell a house. The least I can do is answer their phone calls.

I hate it when someone does it to me; I can't bring myself to do it to others.

I just spent 15 minutes in voicemail hell, Maybe that's why I'm so edgy.

I don't know how many of you are familiar with Modern European cabinetry, but it is all the rage in Europe and in Cosmopolitan areas of the US. We were thinking of remodeling our kitchen, and all of the more traditional types of cabinetry were really easy to find. We longed for something different. We were big fans of modern architecture, like Eichler homes, and none of the local kitchen remodeling stores offered the modern styles we were after.

Just when we were giving up hope of finding what we wanted, we found Accent Kithen and Bath in Walnut Creek, Caifornia. The staff understood exactly what we wanted, and helped us design the kitchen of our dreams.

The cabinetry is imported from Italy, and is just soooooo cool. sleek and sexy. They are designed so much differently than American cabinets.

When people come to our home and see what we've done they absolutely flip!

The professionalism and just plain caring that the owners of Accent Kitchen and Bath put forth is by far the best that anyone could ever wish for. They have the skills and the engineering backround to make the end results look absolutely perfect! I would trust them completely, and you will, too if you work with them.

See them on the web: www.accentkitchen.com

It is our goal as your full service real estate company specializing in the Walnut Creek, Danville, and Pleasant Hill areas, to provide you with superior service at all times. Our local expertise and extensive real estate experience will benefit you whether you are serious about buying or selling a home at this time, or are a returning client checking out the many homeowner resources we offer. Michael 925.209.5140, Jackie 925.209.5130. www.WalnutCreekTeam.com

Contra Costa County Quarterly Market Report - 2nd quarter

Bank-owned properties continued to dominate home sales across Contra Costa County in the second quarter of 2009, offering first time home buyers and investors unprecedented opportunities in all communities and across all price ranges, according to a report by the research division of Prudential California Realty based on an analysis of MLS Data.

In west and east Contra Costa County, 90 percent of existing single family detached homes sold during the second quarter involved a short sale or foreclosed property, down slightly from 93 percent the previous quarter. Countywide 3,545 homes changed hands in the most recent quarter, a 21 percent increase from the first quarter of 2009 and 34 percent higher than in the second quarter of 2008. Top-selling markets in the second quarter included Antioch (597 sold), Richmond (472 sold), Pittsburg (352 sold), Brentwood (299 sold) and Concord (297 sold). On an annualized basis, sales were up 156 percent from a year ago in Bay Point, 138 percent in Richmond, 108 percent in San Pablo and 100 percent in Pittsburg.

The countywide median price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2009 increased from $260,647 in the first quarter to $304,047 - 37 percent below the second quarter 2008 median price of $473,724. Just under half of the county's 27 local real estate markets reported a rising or stable median sales price in the second quarter; the remainder reported declines. While the majority of markets experienced year-over-year median price declines, the median price in Crockett, El Cerrito, Kensington, Walnut Creek and Alamo was either flat or down in the single digits.

One sign the market may be stabilizing is the number of days a home was on the market prior to sale. That measure increased by only 5 days to 65 days in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the same period a year ago. Additionally, days on market fell year over year in 15 of the 27 Contra Costa markets surveyed. Most of the increases in time on the market came in pricier communities, such as Alamo, Lafayette and Orinda.

Looking ahead, home buyers will continue to find bargain prices in the lower and middle price ranges of the east and west sections of the county as lenders cleanse their portfolios of short sales and foreclosed properties. Investors with cash will continue to be drawn to Contra Costa, as will qualified first-time home buyers attracted by the $8,000 federal tax credit available to home buyers who purchase before December 1, 2009.

It is our goal as your full service real estate company specializing in the Walnut Creek, Danville, and Pleasant Hill areas, to provide you with superior service at all times. Our local expertise and extensive real estate experience will benefit you whether you are serious about buying or selling a home at this time, or are a returning client checking out the many homeowner resources we offer. Michael 925.209.5140, Jackie 925.209.5130. www.WalnutCreekTeam.com