It was brought to our attention today that according to the MLS and from the BrokerMetrics report that the Frazzano Team is #1 in the San Ramon Valley for sales volume for homes located in Alameda and Contra Costa County.   

The Frazzano Team had $39,736,241 in closed sales for a one year period from 10/01/08 to 9/30/09.  In this time period The Frazzano Team sold 46 listings & closed 25 buyer controlled sales.  It is an honor to be so fortunate to actually have a successful business in this challenging time.  Many of our clients are referrals or past clients.  The market climate has changed considerable and being able to adapt is a requirement. 

One of the ways The Frazzano Team has continued to grown their business is with the use of technology.  More and more buyers are finding homes via the Internet and so we have focused more of our business towards Internet marketing to target where the ready, willing, and able buyers are coming from.   As a result, we have increased our sales production of units sold to over 84 since the beginning of 2009.   

We are fortunate to have a strong back end system lead by Teri Matthews who has been on the team for over 3 1/2 years.  Teri has been licensed for almost 10 years and she is such a pleasant woman to work with; her best quality is that is she is consistently nice.  And hard working; she always arrives early and stays late!

 

Having great sales numbers is important, and yes it is nice to be recognized for sales performance, but for us at The Frazzano Team it is always about the client.  I learned a long time ago that the Real Estate business it is never about the numbers, it is always about showing people how much you really care about them as well as being extremely knowledgeable about the task at hand.  Good numbers always follow good care.  

 

Good news for any buyers looking for a single level home in San Ramon.  This gorgeous home features 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths.

 

This home is available for showings this Thursday, Nov. 12th from 10 to 1 and on Sunday, Nov. 15th from 1 to 4.

 

Please visit the web sire at www.221sunridgedrive.com for more information.

Did you know that a loan modification could lower your FICO score?  I bet you did not know that it was considered a serious derogatory mark, in the same category as a foreclosure or short sale!   One person I know had her FICO score drop from the mid 700's to the low 600's after her lender put her on a trial loan modification.  They reported her new payment as a partial payment. 
Starting Monday, lenders have a more benign way to report government sponsored loan modifications.  Under the guidelines put out by the Consumer Data Industry, lenders should report them a a loan modified under a federal plan.  FICO - the leading provider of credit scores - will ignore this new notion for the time being.  It will neither help nor hurt a person's credit score until FICO decides how to treat it. 
If you are considering a loan modification now, please be sure to ask the lender if they will continue to report them as current during the modification period.