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Alain Pinel tops in productivity

June 21, 2010
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Alain Pinel: a Bay Area success

June 8, 2010
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LuxeTrends newsletter

May 28, 2010

Here is the latest edition of LuxeTrends, a monthly e-newsletter from Luxury Portfolio™. Alain Pinel Realtors is a charter member of Luxury Portfolio™, Fine Property Collection, a division of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. This gives us the ability to enroll high-end listings into this gateway to the world’s most distinctive estates.

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May 19, 2010
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New EPA regulation re lead-based paint

May 12, 2010

Effective last month on April 22, contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint must be certified and follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination. This is a major development in the industry, given the age of our area’s housing stock. If your home was built pre-1978, then it most likely [...]

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“Looking at Older Homes” – Part Two

May 2, 2010
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And here’s the second part of Roger Robinson’s presentation after we took a 10-minute break. The audio quality is degraded in a few short parts…I think because my cellphone was resting next to the mic! First couple of minutes – continuation of heating 02:40 – fireplaces 08:30 – foundations 36:00 – from here, Roger overviewed [...]

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“Looking at Older Homes” – Part One

May 2, 2010
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A big thank you to presenter Roger Robinson of Star Inspection Group. I recorded the presentation—“Looking at Older Homes”—he gave yesterday at the Building Education Center. Parts of the audio may not make sense without the interesting, referent Powerpoint slides. Roger also had a helpful handout, with links to a variety of resources mentioned in [...]

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Free lecture Saturday: Looking at Older Homes

April 29, 2010

As part of their monthly Community Education Series, the Golden Gate chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors is conducting a free presentation: “Looking at Older Homes: How to remedy important defects in Bay Area housing stock, much of which is 50 to 100 years old.” As a huge fan of older buildings, I’ll [...]

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Earthquake Retrofitting: The Book

April 27, 2010

Local contractor, James Gillett, has come out with a book: “Earthquake Retrofitting: The Book.” Being in earthquake country, seismic hazards—and a property’s vulnerability to it—are always a concern. That’s one of the top issues on my buyers’ minds when evaluating properties. And for good reason. Much of the housing stock in Oakland-Alameda-Berkeley was built in [...]

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Upcoming greening-your-home fair

January 21, 2010

Greening Oakland Homes will be holding their inaugural fair on Saturday, March 6th at the Women’s Club, 1650 Mountain Boulevard in Oakland. More information is available at their website. About the organization: Welcome to Greening Oakland Homes, where your Oakland neighbors want to promote energy and water conservation – without the intrusions of commercial interests! [...]

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