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HOME SALE OF THE WEEK 1941 CLOVER CT., PLEASANTON, $2,400,000
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Beautiful 5,455 sq. ft. home featuring 4 BR, 3 ½ BA, executive ofďŹ ce, huge gourmet kitchen, backs to golf course and views beyond. Offered at $2,200,000
Lovely family home with 5 bedrooms, (or 4 plus ofďŹ ce), 3BA, 3,850 sq. ft., located on a quiet cul-de-sac. Offered at $1,249,000
2OMANO #IRCLE 2UBY (ILL 0LEASANTON
COMING SOON Custom home in Ruby Hill. Beautiful cul-de-sac location with golf course views. Approx.
French Country style home, 3,851 sq. ft. 5 BR, 3 BA, with beautiful pool and hot tub in the backyard. Offered at $1,285,000 OPEN SUN 1-4
KW Broker DRE License #01395362
5,300 sq. ft., 5 BR, 5 BA. Call for details.
Call us if you are thinking about moving. NOW is the time to prepare for the Spring market.
Fran & Dave Cunningham 925-202-6898 DRE License #01226296 & 00930892
Donna Garrison 925-980-0273
Susan Schall 925-397-4244
DRE License #01735040
DRE License #01713497
Incredible Golden Eagle home with over 7000 square feet on a private 1-acre level lot backing to Ridge/ open space. This one-of-a-kind contemporary Frank Lloyd Wrightstyle home offers views, a solar pool, spa and sport-court, steam/ sauna/workout room, monitored alarm, programmable lighting, 4-car finished garage and more. Sold by Mike Carey of Investment Real Estate. (925) 846-0506
Home staging a necessity for sellers BY JEB BING
A growing number of sellers in Pleasanton are giving their homes that “ooh� and “ah� model--home ambiance through what’s known as staging, an increasingly popular tactic that often helps them sell their homes faster — and for more money. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), “home staging seems to be a more important selling tool than ever.� NAR points to a new book, Staging to Sell: The Secret to Selling Homes in a Down Market, which found that even in today’s slower housing market, 95 percent of staged homes sell (on average) in 35 days or less. On the
other hand, homes that are not staged take 172 days or more to sell, if they sell at all. Local real estate professionals have seen the benefits of home staging time and again, and are convinced it can more than pay for itself, according to Hometown GMAC Real Estate. “In a competitive marketplace, home staging can be a huge, yet subtle, way for sellers to score that all-important great first impression — the kind of feel-good impression that helps get their home sold fast,� Mike Peel of Hometown GMAC Real Estate said. “With so much competition today, and with so many choices See STAGING on Page 26
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