Rich Johnson and Windermere Agents on KOGO!
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On December 20, 2009, Windermere Branch Manager and director of Business Development Rich Johnson pumped up the buzz for Windermere on AM 600 KOGO radio. With the opportunity to share all the excellent technological initiatives going on with our company (as well as brag about all of our Facebook fans,) Rich conveyed the excitement felt among all agents and staff at Windermere.
“Whats going on at Windermere?” is a question that has been rising up all over North San Diego County. The Windermere Brand is becoming more established and recognized as the eighth office opened in December- and there is more growth ahead. Our company stands out and ahead by staying on the cutting edge of technology, and the use of social media, web marketing- and extensive education and training in both- has contributed to Windermere’s continued growth and success. Rich gave updates on the latest real estate market trends, and then Rancho Bernardo Agents Cay and Carly Bohnsack were invited to comment as well on the market and their team.
Tune in HERE
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The Campbell Group Voted As One Of 2008 & 2009 Best In Client Satisfaction!
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- Successfully Helped Hundreds of San Diego Clients Achieve Their Real Estate Dreams
- Personalized Service Provided for Every Customer
- First Class Real Estate Service that is Passionate and Thorough
- Excellent Listening, Negotiating and Problem Solving Skills
- Building Strong Lasting Lifelong Relationships
The Campbell Group has successfully helped hundreds of people in San Diego meet their Real Estate goals since 1987. Working hard over the years building a vast knowledge and expertise in the real estate business has enabled them to serve a client base ranging from the first time home buyer to the experienced executive.
Linda Campbell has demonstrated that for every obstacle there is a solution. Real estate is a relationship business and Linda is an expert taking care of her clients. Tesha Buchan brings to the Campbell Group an excellent background in escrow and management. Tesha passionately focuses on serving the best interest of her clients. Along with obtaining his brokers license Steven Campbell’s strong negotiating skills, knowledge of different market areas and business background serves him well with his clients.
The Campbell’s feel that successful Real Estate transactions require clear and consistent communications. They listen, they communicate and they take action. They demonstrate that great deals can be found, but even better deals are carefully negotiated!
Steven & Linda Campbell, Tesha Buchan * Windermere Exclusive Properties
16890 Bernardo Center Drive * San Diego, CA. 92128
619-972-1552 * 858-521-7258 * 858-521-7289
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SHORT SALES, FAIR OR FOWL?
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One fine San Diego Day, Chicken Little was strolling along enjoying the weather. The sky was a crisp, clear blue and the sun was a huge bright globe. He didn’t much care for rain, which was why he liked San Diego. He wasn’t into getting his feathers wet. So this was a perfect place for him.
Suddenly, a large shadow was over him and as he looked up, his chicken smile quickly faded. He ran for his life as he was almost hit by a falling Condo and then another and another and then some houses crashed to the ground. Now chicken Little really wasn’t chicken, but he thought, “what a way to start the day”. I’m going to call my Realtor, Ellen!
She told him that what he just experienced was a lot of Short Sales and REOs 
falling to the ground. He was told to continue looking up and he would see Bankers with their arms folded laughing and watching the crashing homes. Ellen said, “it’s really a wonder that I have any hair left at all; just a few little blond wisps”. Chicken Little said, “wow, I’m really glad I don’t own the coop. Rocky rooster is my landlord. He crows all day and all night. He hasn’t gotten the message. Let him deal with all of it.”
“In Oh Five, the coop went condo. We all got so eggcited, all we could do was cluck. Day and night, night and day, cluck, cluck, cluck. By Oh Six, some of us got chicken, but others decided to buy in. Boy did they lay an egg. There are feathers flying because they have to do a Short Sale. Now Ellen, they all want your help! ”
So Ellen plunged right in to see what she could do. After months of calling and submitting and faxing and begging and pleading she was now at square one. So much for progress. Chicken Little said, “Wow, you Realtors are really something. All the hens are saying we thought sitting on our eggs until they hatch was really difficult and time consuming, but the result was worth the effort.” Sometimes Short Sales don’t close, so the results may not be as positive. ” I give you an awful lot of credit, he said”.
As in the example of Michael Jordan (Chicken Little said he couldn’t reach those heights), propelled by extraordinary talent to the stratosphere of basketball achievement; persistence and perseverance will result in exceptional service and accomplishment.
……..More from inside the coop to come!!
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Going…Going…Gone!!! Let’s Discuss Downtown’s Condo Inventory
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So, have you said to yourself…”I’m thinking of buying a downtown condo”? WAIT NO LONGER !!!
New home inventory may not be available much longer as no new building permits have been issued and are not expected to be issued for the near future. The downtown new condo product is being aggressively marketed and not only is activity good, but SALES ARE BETTER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN YEARS!!!
The “perfect storm” of:
- Government Incentives
- Reduced Prices
- Low Interest Rates
- And, New Builder Concessions…Not to Mention Builder Closeout Pricing
EQUALS A PERFECT TIME TO BUY!!!
Should you consider resale inventory? Yes! Why? In a word…VARIETY. Whether it is a preferred location within the eight neighborhoods (”districts”) of 92101, or a particular floorplan, or perhaps a favored orientation. With new home inventory being depleted, the resale inventory in today’s market will offer more variety to choose from.
Know that not all resale inventory is a short sale or foreclosure. There is a diversity of “conventional” product which must conform to the current market pricing…a market that is being driven by the low cost of short sales and foreclosures and supported by appraisals.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: I’m not only a Realtor who farms and lives in downtown San Diego, I’m a native San Diegan and I care about our community and I would love to share it with you. If you have considered buying a condo in the downtown San Diego area…let’s spend a little time touring the districts. I’m just a phone call away at (858) 688-3363 or email me at: anag@windermere.com.
Click HERE to check out my previous blog articles.
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A Downtown Celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd
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Earth Day was founded in 1970 and focuses on environmental awareness. It is celebrated annually on April 22. The grassroots efforts now proudly boasts an international audience and has made a permanent change in our national priorities.
As a downtown condo homeowner and an active homeowner’s association board of director, I wanted to participate in Earth Day to make a difference in our condo community in East Village. Besides, I thought any cost savings from energy conservation to an individual homeowner or to our homeowners association would be great! I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t want to save a little cash right now!!!
My mission was to look to our local community for help and to make awareness of “going green” and education of Earth Day our focus. SDG&E kindly donated recycle/reusable shopping bags and the Center for Sustainable Energy provided collateral material and several of our maintenance vendors/suppliers for our building have also agreed to participate by contributing recyclable products. Our homeowners association has posted flyers notifying our residents of our celebration which will take place in our community room (we call it our “Living Room”…you know the urban lingo) and our property management company is going to do a “meet and greet”. So, all-in-all, I think we’re off to a pretty good start of observing and celebrating Earth Day! I’m proud to be a part of this celebration and hope we can make a difference in our neighborhood with the vision that other downtown communities will follow our lead. By the way, our community has already made strides in going green by installing a drip watering system to our exterior landscaping and we have reduced our common area lighting by 50%!!!
I’m not only a Realtor who farms and lives in the downtown San Diego market, I’m a native San Diegan and I care about our community and love to share it with others. If you have considered buying in the downtown San Diego area…let’s spend a little time touring the neighborhoods (“districts”). I’m just a phone call away at (858) 688-3363. Click here to check out my previous blog articles to see what neighborhood choices downtown has to offer you. You too, might just fall in love with the lifestyle and culture of downtown San Diego and can also call yourself an “urbanite”.
EARTH DAY TIPS:
Save Energy
- Open refrigerator door only long enough to get the food items you need.
- Organize refrigerator shelves for easy access to foods you use the most.
- Use the Energy Star program to find energy efficient products for your home. The right choices can save families about 30% ($400 a year) while reducing our emissions of greenhouse gases. Whether you are looking to replace old appliances, remodel, or buy a new house, Energy Star can help and is the government backed symbol for energy efficiency.
- Turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.
- Use the microwave to cook small meals. (It uses less power than an oven).
- Have leaky air conditioning and refrigeration systems repaired.
- Cut back on air conditioning and heating use if you can.
- Replace incandescent light bulbs with qualified Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFL). If every household in the U.S. replaced one light bulb with a CFL, it would prevent enough pollution to equal removing one million cars from the road.
Use Less Water
- Don’t let the water run while shaving or brushing your teeth.
- Install water-savings showerheads and ultra-low-flush toilets.
- Take short showers instead of tub baths.
- Scrape, rather than rise dishes before loading into the dishwasher and only wash full loads.
- Wash only full loads of laundry or use the appropriate water level or load size selection on your washing machine.
- Don’t forget to clean the dryer lint filter after each load.
- Buy high-efficient plumbing fixtures and appliances.
- Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks…did you know a leaky toilet can waste 200 gallons a day!!!
- Water your lawn or garden during the coolest part of the day (early morning is best).
- Sweep outside instead of using a hose.
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle
Practice the three R’s: First reduce how much you use, then reuse what you can and then recycle the rest. Dispose of what’s left in the most environmentally friendly way.
Reduce
- Buy permanent items instead of disposables.
- Buy and use only what you need
- Buy products with less packaging.
- Buy products that use less toxic chemicals.
Reuse
- Repair items as much as possible.
- Use durable coffee mugs.
- Reuse boxes.
- Purchase refillable pens and pencils.
- Donate extras to people you know or to charity instead of throwing them away.
- Reuse grocery bags as trash bags.
Recycle
- Recycle paper, plastic, glass bottles, cardboard and aluminum cans.
- Recycle electronics.
- Close the loop and buy recycled products and products that use recycled packaging.
Going Green??? Check out the following websites for additional tips:
www.energycenter.org
www.energystar.gov
www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services
www.sandiego.gov/wateremergency
www.sdge.com
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