Fremont Real Estate and Beyond

The BayEast, the MLS that covers Alameda/Contra Costa County just released their housing statistics.  Click on the city name and the PDF with the area's data will pop up.

I get a lot of input on my transactions and one of them is, "how do you stay on top of all of your deadlines with so many clients? You never miss any important dates!" Well, at Redfin, they had their backend software that tracked all of my client's searches/favorites/etc. all the way through escrow to passing over the keys so I knew what was happening with all of my clients.  Redfin's software is proprietary and they have never leased it out like ZipRealty does to the Realogy franchise.  It's a shame because their backend transaction software was AMAZING to put it mildly. Now, there is a public competitor--Amitree.  It's open to buyers/realtors/brokers to get you from the searching/pre-approval/escrow/key exchange. If you're interested in trying it, email me at jennifercheunghomes@gmail.com . More info-- https://www.amitree.com/ http://www.inman.com/2014/11/11/closingtime-no-longer-just-about-getting-buyers-under-contract-to-the-closing-table

I've been following this story about the 6,000 homes that were bundled together and sold to an investor in Detroit.  This transaction has nothing to do with the Bay Area, but I wanted to see how this investor could flip/demolish so many homes is such a short period of time and under very tight restrictions.  If he was successful, you'd probably see a lot of investors looking to do the same thing in other blighted areas...