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1 month ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Jude Strzemp |Jeanita Lyman |David Stark |Christian Trujano

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Exploring the Role of Skin Pigmentation in the Thermal Regulation of Polar Bears and Its Implications in the Development of Biomimetic Outdoor Apparel

Nov 10, 2024 | mdpi.com | Arny Leroy |David Anderson |Patrick Marshall |David Stark

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Column: Gazing into the real estate crystal ball

Oct 24, 2024 | pleasantonweekly.com | David Stark |Jeremy Walsh

What does the future hold for residential real estate, homebuyers and home sellers? Jordan Levine, senior vice president and chief economist for the California Association of Realtors, had several answers to this question during our recent conversation. What’s front-and-center in your real estate crystal ball? Levine: The top thing is interest rates and what’s going to happen with mortgage rates. There’s a couple of other things to pay attention to: The jobs numbers which are driving inflation.
School board honors Realtors for support of music programs

Oct 3, 2024 | pleasantonweekly.com | David Stark |Jeremy Walsh

Fundraising efforts by a group of Livermore real estate professionals is music to the ears for Livermore students. “For years, the Real Estate Alliance of Livermore (REAL) has put on three auctions a year and since 2016 we’ve raised more than $150,000 for local nonprofits, Livermore police programs, and Livermore schools,” said Alyssa Gonzalez, 2024 REAL chairperson.
Column: Tips for Tri-Valley homeowners who plan to never sell

Sep 22, 2024 | pleasantonweekly.com | David Stark |Jeremy Walsh

What should you do if you plan on never selling your home? Get it — and keep it — in ready-to-sell condition. “We all think we’re going to live in our houses for the rest of our lives. The reality is you’ve got to be prepared for what tomorrow looks like,” said Tracey Esling, 2024 president-elect for Bay East Association of Realtors. Russ and Doris Slater, 53-year Pleasanton residents, weren’t planning on ever moving. This changed when they needed to move closer to their grandchildren.
Column: Class action settlement changes home buying and selling process

Aug 15, 2024 | pleasantonweekly.com | David Stark |Jeremy Walsh

The Bay East Association of Realtors is getting a head-start on changes coming to the home buying and selling process. As part of a recent class action settlement agreement, the National Association of Realtors is implementing significant changes nationwide. According to NAR, these changes aim to enhance transparency, empower consumers and foster healthy competition in the real estate market.
The same, yet different - seniors and real estate in the Tri-Valley

May 19, 2024 | pleasantonweekly.com | David Stark

Seniors entering the current real estate market will be facing situations – some shared with all other buyers and sellers – and some unique to them. Unique challenges for seniors who have been homeowners for many years and are now considering a move include potential exposure to significant capital gains taxes, the logistics of moving lots of “stuff” and finding a home that works for them that also is near family, friends, and services.
Tri-Valley markets welcome spring by heating up

Apr 25, 2024 | pleasantonweekly.com | David Stark |Jeremy Walsh

Buyers were willing to compete and pay a premium for homeownership in Pleasanton in the first few months of 2024. During 2023, homebuyers were faced with mortgage interest rates significantly higher than previous years. They responded by making less aggressive offers on homes for sale which, for the first time in almost a decade, drove down sales prices. According to the California Association of Realtors, mortgage interest rates peaked at more than 7.5% during October 2023.
Confronting Confederate Monuments: Place-Based Pedagogy for Anti-Racist Preaching

Feb 16, 2024 | mdpi.com | David Stark

1. IntroductionIn 2022, I taught two versions of a course on preaching that confronts Confederate monuments. During the spring semester, I taught M.Div. students at a predominantly white institution, The University of the South. And, that summer, I taught another version of the course online at the more racially and denominationally diverse Association of Chicago Theological Schools D.Min.
Homeownership in Pleasanton remains desirable in 2024

Jan 24, 2024 | danvillesanramon.com | David Stark

Buyers may be willing to deal with low inventory and high prices to become homeowners in Pleasanton during 2024. At the beginning of 2023, the median sales price for a single-family detached home in Pleasanton was $1.48 million. By March 2023, prices shot up to more than $1.8 million and then fluctuated during the spring and fall. In December, prices had dropped to $1.5 million.