 Hi, I
am Gordon Allen. I am a REALTOR,®
- real
esate agent & broker.
Welcome to my Web Site, which I started in 1995. You'll
learn from me in person how
to save time, money and headaches when buying and/or selling
real estate!
- Skip all this talk - I want to search now!
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- Let's be SMART
- Call me today to experience my streamlined services.
Since 1982, I have built a solid track record helping buyers and sellers succeed all
over the SF Bay Area - Not just Contra Costa and Alameda Counties,
but all 7 counties!
- I am within 30-45
minutes of all these areas:
- Areas I Cover:
510
 925 707
415 650
408
- Buyers: I
help you save time with the "right list" in your hands,
and smartly represent you in the writing & presentation of
your offers so you are happy with the right
price, and work hard during escrow to make sure you are protected
and feel great when closing escrow!
- If this is
something you want, call me now!
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- Here's how you can seach
on your own:
- Let me search for you
and get my reports: Start here or
use this short form.
- Your
initial view will look like this spreadsheet - Find out what's next
below.
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- My Buyers
enjoy the confidence in knowing they see 100% of the market;
they also feel great when I offer them financing solutions other mortgage brokers simply are too
lazy to offer or explain. This includes credit boosting techniques
(at no charge), properly filling out your 1003 loan application,
so you can qualify and have a smooth transaction. I do it all
in a smart, efficient way.
- Loan
pre-approval, Home searching, Showing Homes, writing offers,
& closing escrow.
- Your loan pre-approval letter will reflect these items.
- Call for my lenders' APR & real-time quotes,
special loan deals.
- FHA VA & Conventional Loans are now up to $729,750
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- Allow
me to "custom build" your property search or just email me a quick note. You'll
receive listings via email/on your mobile device that no other
website/service will provide you. Certain things just have to
be done manually if you want to "do it right."
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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 this form to get started with the initial list
today! Most other websites just want your email address to sell
it. Isn't that 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 level of service from any other broker!
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- My lists
include everything: Normal sales, bank-owned (REO/Foreclosures),
Short Sales, Probates, Bankruptcies, Notices of Defaults, etc.
I cover them all.
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- Let me finish
by saying that the thousands of other online real estate wesbites
outright lie about poviding direct access the the MLS: Since
1996 to today, this has never been possible! They only display
a partial list of homes for sale - These online databases
are MISSING SOME LISTINGS, which means you are shopping blind.
(see IDX info below)! I know the intricate
workings of the MLS listing data, and no website can replace
a real licensed Real Estate Broker. I'm Fast & Efficient
+ I'm one of the "First in the Field" Realtors using
wireless & mobile technologies since 1986.
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- News Flashes:
- 1) Fixed Rates
go below 4% on 8-5-11. (call for more).
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- 2) As of 2010,
federal guidelines dictate that the buyer's lender's appraiser
be selected from "a pool," and may be coming from a
hundred miles away! That's right, they may not know your area
at all! - This is why you need me from day one to make sure your
price is "right on" to the current market value. It
takes me several hours to a day or two to properly analyze the
"comps." So, call me today so I can get started. Don't
ask me for a quick analysis - it's not fair to you or me to rush
it. I will share my research with you in person on my laptop.
If you're out of town, I will send you the PDF files (or fax
or mail them).
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- 3) Starting Oct.
1, 2011 interest rates on loans between $625,500 and $729,750
- increased
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- As of 1-26-12,
there are 941 Bank-Owned
active residential listings
in Contra Costa & Alameda Counties alone. Call / email me for other counties.
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- Previous Bank-Owned
Listing counts:
- 1105 on 11-10-11,
1,216 on 8-10-11, 1260 on 7-1-11, 1364 on 5-13-11, 1474 on 4-20-11,
1458 on 3-31-11,1516 on 2-6-11, 1689 on 2-13-11, 1727 on 12-24-10,
1589 on 12-3-10, 1598 on 10-25-10, 1594 on 10-6-10, 1575 on 8-17-10,
1443 on 8-19-10, 1327 on 7-27-10, 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 databases!
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- Do I have time
for new clients? Yes - I welcome a limited number of new sellers
& buyers. I do not represent bank owned sellers. From
fixer uppers to unique homes & estates - in the most unique
locations, multi family properties, or those with unique features,
views, etc. I have even helped many agents & brokers with
their own properties.
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- 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 correct data to advise
them properly.
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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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- For example, I can tell based on current sales (and
non sales) in one area how another area will be affected by those
trends in the near future. A decrease in sales volume in one
area will bring the same to another area, because I know where
buyers look for their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices. As this market
recovers, some areas will be in more demand than others. Call
me for my opinion of your specific area's trends and likely outcomes
in the near future.
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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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- My two physical addresses do not
mean I just serve people nearby. I work far & wide using
wireless technology, helping those most in need.
- Concord Office '82-'87 / Danville Office '88-'94
- Orinda Office '95+
Castro Valley Office '00-'03
- El Sobrante Office '03+
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- My Current
Listings + Status
- 1332
Santa Clara St active
- 5243 Cole,
Oakland, closed
- 356 Blossom
Way, Hayward, $289,950 closed
- 2624 99th, Oakland pending
- 5840 Florence Ter, Montclair closed
- 1074 63rd St, Oakland closed
- IDX: I know the "ins and outs" of
all 5 MLS computer systems in the SF Bay Area, and they are copied
onto servers around the world, but there's a lot missing. Since
websites popped up in the mid 1990's, I haven't found any yet
that properly display 100% of the actual "Active" MLS
(multiple listing service) Listings. Reason: the technology, called IDX [internet data exchange], is flawed, because
many brokers "opt out" their listings from all "internet
databases" except the actual MLS. But my
service shows you EVERYTHING, including
the "opted out" listings & off-market listings
(temporarily withdrawn, pending with backups, pending subject
to, canceled and expired listings),
and complete
MLS history all on one page like this
one.
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 Buyers
& sellers call on me to represent them, because they are
highly motivated to find a really good Broker.
- Unfortunately,
people call on me after experiencing poor service and/or
bad results from other agents ("neighborhood specailists,"
"friends," "friends of friends," and even
relatives).
- Left: 1998
at the Orinda "Crossroads"
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- I solve new &
old problems in this challenging market without games or
gimmicks, which are really just huge distractions
from real solutions. Examples: Open homes, Homes.com, Zillow,
RedFin, Yelp, FaceBook, Trulia, Realtor.com, YouTube, Twitter,
CraigsList, Blogs etc. - these are meant to promote people (Real
Estate people), not in actually solving problems of selling and
buying homes! I say "The heck with personal marketing!"
I'm here to help YOU
sell your home at the right price within the right time.
- Sellers:
I list peoples' homes & sell them at the right price within
the time they want. If
this is something you want, call me now! (click image below to enlarge)
- Countless sellers have re-listed with me their homes
for sale (which other brokers were not able to sell), and I've
sold them within three weeks (or within the time my sellers wanted
them sold). And get this - the sellers only knew me for a few
hours! That's right. They "fired" their "friend"
agents who they knew for years, sometime for decades and listed
with me, a complete stranger. And by the way, I have sold all
of them without open homes/broker tours, which are just
two more gimmicks/distractions to the real world questions
like, "What is my home really going to sell at and what
price should I list it at and how long will it take to sell?"
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- Do your research on my solid
background of 29 years of solving the toughest problems for
buyers and sellers all around the Bay Area. You will enjoy a
transaction that is "bump free" (except with short
sales (I do NOT take HAFA short sale listings), which
always have bumps - my first one was in 1990, and they still
can be a nightmare). The results are priceless to you,
and I keep watching out for you each step of the way.
One of my sellers (a real estate broker) recently called me the
"King of Short Sales," however, I do not want to be
known like this, since I really don't like doing them, but I
still do them on a limited basis.
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- Right
now, there are homes selling for both higher and lower than their
"reasonable current market value" - I know that doesn't
sound right, but it's true. It's a crazy market out there, so
no matter what your circumastances, allow me to help you make
sense of it, and get it sold & closed quickly.
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- All
websites claiming to help you determine market values are not
accurate! They are often many tens to hundreds of thousands of
dollars wrong. They just want your email address to sell
it or get a referral fee. Ridiculous! Just call me instead.
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- There are a lot of agents and brokers who will discount
some thing, or tell you what you want to hear just to get your
business, or pretend to be your "friend."
This is one reason I don't like
FaceBook - it redefines a "friend" as a superficial
acquaintance at the click of a mouse. Sure,
I'm a nice guy, but I won't pretend to be your friend.
- 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 self-taught myself dBASE
in the mid '80s and FoxPro in '96 to help me track thousands of buyers &
sellers all by myself.
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- I know all the neighborhoods
of the Bay Area with over
1 million miles traveled.
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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 and should not
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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- About
Real Estate
- Favorite Quotes
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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 & sellers 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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- I've had mobile/wireless
computer/ telephone & modem technology working in my cars
since 1985, just like today (although today everything is a lot
smaller), including wireless internet, email, printer, fax and
scanner! That's right, I'm faxing and emailing hands free! Note:
I no longer talk while driving, because it is illegal. I have
also stopped hands-free talking, so you may get my voice mail.
No worries, I'll call you back when it is safe for me to do so.
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 Mobile - Wireless Office
- Since
1985, 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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- 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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- Since
my first "space shuttle" GRiD laptop in '85, I have
used wireless data + voice technologies to assist more Buyers
& Sellers throughout the Bay Area like no other broker. This
means I can perform the same tasks of 5 agents all by myself
with no break down in communications. These are just some
of the reasons sellers & buyers call me after their agent
"friends" have failed them.
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- I
have Listed & Sold homes in the East Bay, North Bay, SF,
Peninsula & South Bay
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