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Cashin Company has been acquired by Coldwell Banker.
Yesterday afternoon, November 11, 2010, Skip Cashin sent out a companywide email saying that the Cashin Company family has exciting news to share with all their agents and personnel and would be meeting at the Menlo Park Country Club for a meeting and lunch tomorrow.
Today, an emotional Skip Cashin announced that he has sold Cashin Company Realtors to Coldwell Banker, effective immediately.
Rick Turley, President of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in the San Francisco Bay Area will take over and feels that acquiring Cashin Company is a great fit in terms of respective cultures, their core values and the strength in our local marketplace in the luxury market.
Coldwell Banker will take over the 270 agents who were with Cashin Company and now has 60 offices and over 3,500 sales associates who accounted for more than $11 Billion in sales volume last year.
I’d like to take this opportunity to personally thank Mr. Skip Cashin and his family for the opportunity to work for such a respected family run business.
Lastly, I would like to welcome Rick Turley and his team of professionals. I look forward to working with you and Coldwell Banker starting today
David Tapper
Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants. The 2010 World Series Champions!
Wow, being a San Francisco Native, I have never been so proud. All the heartaches from the loses to both the Oakland A’s in 1989 and then the Angels in the 2002 World Series make this Championship so much sweeter. I’m not including the 1962 loss to the New York Yankees because I was only 1 years old.
Edgar Renteria was the MVP of the World Series with home runs in two of the games, and batted over 400. Many fans including myself have complained how the Giants overpaid for Renteria two years ago when they offered him a two year deal for $18,000,000. Well that investment paid off last night. Big time!
This was truly a team win. Home grown talent from the drafting of these kids to adding a few misfits here and there made up the Champions. The pitching, from the starters to the bullpen pitched outstanding.
I think one of the big reasons the Giants won was because they were in a playoff mode since late August. Trailing the San Diego Padres for almost the entire season and then also fighting off the Colorado Rockies really prepared the team for the playoffs.
There will be a parade tomorrow, November 3rd 2010 honoring the Giants that will go down market street and end at Civic Center.
SEE YOU THERE
Many home owners who have lost their homes to foreclosure are facing the same difficulty as others who are trying to move into a certain area to be closer to work or trying to find better schools for their children.
What should you do as a potential tenant to increase your odds so the landlord will accept you as their next tenant? Be prepared.
One of the first things you should do is go to www.freecreditreport.com and have copies readily available. If you have already filled out an application to rent, make extra copies of this as well.
Make sure to have good references so the landlord or their respective real estate agent/property managers can do their due diligence.
And lastly, write a letter to introduce yourself and explain why you have had some difficulties in the past. With the way the economy is right now, it’s more common than not.
I’m sure by now everyone has heard of the tragic fire in San Bruno this past Thursday, 9-8-10.
Unfortunately, lives were lost, and many more hurt. Some still missing. Please say a prayer for those who have lost everything. This is not about religion, just the well being of others.
As one of the Realtors in the area, I have sold many homes in San Bruno and have had the opportunity to meet not only the older generation of Home Owners, some who have lived in the same home almost 40-50 years, but also the newest Home Owners as well. These are decent, down to earth good people, and it certainly showed.
Less than an hour after the explosion, my youngest son Kevin asked if and how we could help. I told him yes, I just didn’t know how. Yet.
My wife Fay, who is also a Realtor, just last week helped a nice family, Hector, Luisa and their children find a home just two blocks from where the explosion started. They were evacuated, but safe, and very confused. They had only been in the U.S. less than two weeks.
Hector, ( The New Consul General From Honduras) also had his mother, sister and her child visiting when they were left stranded at the Bayhill Shopping Mall with many of the others who were evacuated. Most of the Hotels and Motels were already full so we were very happy when they called us and we were able to host them in our home for the night.
Sometimes, It takes a terrible tragedy to bring out the best in people.
It wasn’t until the 11:00 news that I saw first hand the great outpouring of love for those in need. Many, good hearted people stopped by the San Bruno Rec Center in San Bruno Park dropping off water, food, blankets…
Why is it that it always takes a tragedy to see the good in people? I guess it’s human nature. Within hours the Rec Center had many supplies. How great was that?
With the victims going through this terrible tragedy, their neighbors were there for them, in their time of need. What a site to behold. I have never been so proud of the community!
Times are tough right now. Many folks are out of work, and many others have had to take severe pay cuts. Sometimes we don’t realize how good life can be, when it can be taken away in just a blink of an eye.
On Friday, the day after the fire I visited the San Bruno Rec Center and asked what they needed. The common theme was money and blood donations.
If you are able to donate anything, anything at all, it will help those in need. If you cannot donate money, that’s OK, maybe you can donate blood?
I’m very proud to be a Realtor. On Friday, the day after the fire, I received an email from ( SAMCAR) the San Mateo Board of Realtors asking all the agents for a donation. This is the time for us to step up when others are down.
It was also nice to see the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s will be donating a portion of their ticket sales from games next week to the fire victims and their families.
My heart goes out to all who have lost a loved one, lost a pet or their home. At the same time, I am also proud of the way the community came together when needed most.
WE TRULY LIVE IN A WONDERFUL PLACE.
Thank You
With the nice summer weather finally here. My girlfriend and I decided that we would start hiking local trails in the area. While Sawyer Camp Trail is very beautiful and a perfect place to walk, we decided for a change in scenery.
With a quick Google search, I found BAHiker.com to be a great resource for anyone wanting to hike the bay area. After clicking around we decided to start our trekking at the Larry Lane Trail in Portola Valley (Click Here to View the BAHiker.com Trail Profile). Open to equestrians and hikers this trail as a gradual elevation change and under a 4 mile round trip distance. With the mild nature of this trail I would recommend it to almost anyone.
When driving up Sand Hill Road / Portola Valley Road, keep a keen lookout for Hayfields Road as it is very easy to pass. Driving up Hayfields Road you will see a wood post that says “Larry Lane Trail” a few feet before that is a turnout that is to be used for parking for 2-3 cars.
This trail is mainly used by locals whom have houses that backup to the trail. All of which we encountered were very nice and accepting to have us on their trail. Almost at the end of trail there is a lovely shaded area with hitching posts and picnic tables.
Only a few hundred more feet will lead you to the end of the trail where you will find a bench that looks out to the peninsula/south bay with astounding views!
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