Hi, I
am Gordon Allen, REALTOR,® and welcome to my Web Site!
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- Since 1982, I
have been a full-time Real estate agent & broker, showing
buyers and sellers how to succeed all over the Bay Area!
- Allow me to properly
represent you in all phases of searching, marketing, negotiating
and closing on your home sale and/or purchase. Call me today!
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- My Current
Listings + Status
- 2454 Benchmark
Ave, Fremont, $715,000 pending
- 356-360 Blossom
Way, Hayward, $310,000 available
- 1074 63rd St, Oakland (Near Berkeley) $230,000 pending
- 796 Santa Maria, El Sobrante, pending
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- Buyers: As of 7-27-10, there are 1327
Bank-Owned SFR active listings in Contra Costa & Alameda Counties alone.
Call/email for other counties.
- This count's been
going back up since Oct '09 - see below.
- Rely on me to
present your offer so it is accepted over all others!
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- Previous Bank-Owned
Listing counts:
- 1133 on 6-14-10,
1089 on 5-26-10, 1038 on 4-23-10, 1053 on 4-7-10, 991 on 3-8-10,
965 on 1-1-110, 865 on 12-4-09, 815 on 11-19, 805 on 10-9-09,
800 on 9-1-09, 913 on 7-21, 972 on 6-27-09, 1,074 on 6-1, 1,194
on 5-12, 1,646 on 3-23, 1,829 on 3-14-09, 2,534
on 1-29-09 and 3,595 on 12-15-08.
- I can filter your
search anyway you want - in any bay area county, any property
type
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- SEE ALL THE LISTINGS
FROM ALL THE Bay Areas MLS computers databases!
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- Start
here (short form)
- Don't drive around looking
at homes
- without my reports in
your hand!
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- Do not pay for lists or any such scams going on out
there! Just call me. Buyers pay no fees to see my lists, whether
they are normal listings, short sale listings, bank owned listing,
pre-foreclosure listings, for sale by owner listings, or auction
listings.
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- Your pre-approval letter should reflect these items.
- Credit
IRS Tax Form
- Call for my lenders' APR & real-time quotes,
special loan deals, etc.
- FHA VA & Conventional Loans are now up to $729,750
- Breaking news 1-15-10: As of
02/01/2010 there will no longer be a 90 Day Flip rule for FHA!
Its only good for 1 year and can be terminated at anytime
by HUD if they find out it leads to increases in defaults
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- Buyers:
Sign
me up now (short
form)
- Since
websites came around displaying SF Bay Area listings (homes for
sale), I haven't found any that properly display 100% of the
actual "Active" MLS (multiple listing service) Listings.
Here's why: the technology, called IDX [internet data exchange],
is flawed, because many brokers "opt out" their listings.
But my service shows you
EVERYTHING, including the "opted out" listings, off-market
listings (temporarily withdrawn, pending with backups, and pending
subject to), and complete MLS history.
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- My reports
are the only way to see 100% of the "ACTIVE" MLS listings. Through email reports
& real-time email updates you'll receive new listings & price changes. So, fill out the form to get started with
the initial list today! Most other websites just want your email
address to sell it. Ridiculous!
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- I will also show you homes
which did not sell. Click on map (at top left) to see a sample
of this data. These listings will be updated for your specific
search criteria when you start working with me. You won't see this data
or receive this kind of service from any other broker!
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- My lists
include bank-owned, REO's, Foreclosures, Short Sales, whatever
you want. I cover them all. Do not spend any money subscribing
to those phony lists!

- When
laptop computers became available in the mid 1980's, I bought
one to help me help my clients better!
- To this
day, I keep hearing from new clients how their previous brokers
did not take the time to show them the data that they were craving
for.
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- A laptop
with wireless internet, printer and DC Converter enables me to
do my job anywhere.
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- Being
always in the field makes me see reality like no one else.
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- Since
1987, I have uniquely outfitted my vehicles so I can completely
work in the field with mobile/wireless technologies. More
on this.
This is how I am able to serve you, no matter where you want
to buy or sell.
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- Mobile - Wireless
Office
- MLS Access
FAX Machine Internet
Access Printer, Copier
& Scanner Electronic
Forms - All of the 84 California Association of REALTORS Standard
Forms are on my laptop
and most importantly, when you call my 800#, I am really going
to answer the phone myself!
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- This
technology and my willingness to "hit the road" makes
me the most "available" REALTOR® in person, by phone
& email simultaneously.
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- My two
physical locations have very little to do with where I work.
I don't regularly solicit any neighborhoods. Instead, I go where
I am needed by buyers & selles the most; those who need help
NOW. My two physical locations where I am registered by the California
Department of Real Estate are:
- 578
Tahos Rd, Orinda, 94563
- 3316
Hillcrest Rd, El Sobrante, 94806
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- Since
the mid '80s, my laptops & wireless data+voice technology
have allowed me to assist more Buyers & Sellers throughout
the Bay Area like no other broker. This means I can perform the
same tasks of 5 agents by myself with no break down in communications.
In fact, I'm called on by many buyers & sellers when their
agent "friends" have failed them.
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- Each of my buyers
and sellers feel absolutely satisfied at the end of the transaction.
- I
- I represent lower, middle &
upper income level buyers & sellers in all corners of the
bay area:
- I
have Listed & Sold homes in the East Bay, North Bay, SF,
Peninsula/South Bay
- Practically
every city in the bay area, in the upper, middle and lower price
ranges:
- From
Tiburon/Mill Valley to Orinda/Alamo/Blackhawk/Danville + SF/Los
Altos
- From
the Delta/Concord/Walnut Creek/San Ramon/Fremont/Pleasanton to
Oakland/San Leandro/Hayward/Livermore/Fremont/San Jose, even
Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz.
- I've
sold more than I have listed above - too many to list! You get
the idea.
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- I am
within 30 minutes of 90% of the bay area: centrally located for
fast/efficient service.
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- Areas I Cover:
415
510 650 707
925
- Call me at 1-800-837-3999 or direct at 925-254-3003
- I work in all 9 Bay Area counties,
solving problems for Buyers and Sellers
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- I will
answer your phone call, receive your emails & faxes immediately
in the field.
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I am committed to successfully
closing your transaction, no matter what problems may pop up
during escrow.
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- Concord Office '82-'87
- Danville Office '88-'94
- Orinda Office '95+
- Castro Valley Office '00-'03
- El Sobrante Office '03+
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- Sellers
- List
with me when you're serious about selling. Figuring out the "right
price" is 90% of the success of selling a home. Whether
values are declining or increasing, I will explain all your options
and provide you great advice.
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- Right
now, there are homes selling for both more and less than that
their
- "reasonable
current market value" - I know tht doesn't sound right,
but it's true.
- No matter
what your circumastances, I can help you achieve success.
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- All
websites claiming to help you determine market values automatically
are not accurate! They are often many tens to hundreds
of thousands of dollars apart. They just want your email address
to sell it or get a referral fee. Ridiculous! You need to have
me look further than just a map like this.
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- Property Types
I work with
- Single Family, Condos, Town
Homes, 2-4 Units, 5-15 Units, 16+ Units, Hotels/Motels, Vacant
Land/Lots, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural, Ranches
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- I know all the neighborhoods
of the Bay Area - with with over
1 million miles traveled.
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- I have redundant mobile office
systems to quickly act in the field for my customers (buyers)
and clients (sellers). When you call, email and fax, I'll get
it immediately on my Blackberry Smartphone.
- I send and receive text (SMS),
(e-FAXes, WinForms ZFX files, Scanned PDFs, QuickTime Movies,
Panorama Videos, Virtual Tours, Plat Map TIF files, Google Earth
KMD files, etc. Platforms include MAC, Windows, Mozilla, Cell
Phones, PDAs & Smartphones.
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- "The press" is most
always lagging behind what's really happening in the real estate
market. Call me today to get the latest scoop on your area of
interest.
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- About
the Future of Real Estate
- Buying
& Selling is a highly complex process
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- Estimating
current values, negotiating price, and terms: Since values keep
changing, this is one area that cannot be left to computers or
people behind a desk to determine. Being "always in the
field" makes me see reality like no one else.
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- I choose
not to become a certified appraiser, because they must abide
by certain California State standards, which do not consider
the reality of the marketplace in many instances.
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- And
neither can a computer program accurately determine the value
of real estate!
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- I know
the details of the MLS & County Tax Assessor databases. I
drive by and see the comps. I make phone calls to verify sales
data. I know what to look for that may tell us that something
unusual is happening that could save you many thousands of dollars
and/or from making mistakes.
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- I pound
the pavement, drive by the comparable active listings, pending
sales and closed sales. This is rarely done by other REALTORS,® yet so necessary to your
success!
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