Can you believe that the holidays are already upon us? As the year quickly comes to a close (and we all reflect on the things we are thankful for) we here at Lifestyle Real Estate Services wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving… and what better way to bring in the holidays than with some Thanksgiving-themed factoids to pester your friends and family! A Thanksgiving-themed mishap resulted in the first TV Dinners: In 1953, the Swanson food company placed… read more →
There’s something that very few people know about me: I hate it when my hands are dirty. I think a lot of it comes from the way I was raised. My parents were very traditional, conservative, blue-collar people. “Salt of the earth”, some people might say. When they were just teenagers, they got married, uprooted from Kansas, and made the westward journey to California. My dad had joined the Navy and was stationed here in the Bay Area. He then… read more →
This Saturday, September 17th, the fifth annual Splatter Wine & Art Festival will be held at Emerald Glen Park here in Lifestyle Real Estate Services’ own back yard — Emerald Glen Park (4201 Central Parkway, here in Dublin, California). For those who aren’t familiar with the Splatter Festival, this festival produced by the City of Dublin’s Parks & Community Services Department (with sponsorship support from local businesses) is a celebration of the final days of summer, with an abundance of… read more →
It’s that time of the year when we all get introspective about our lives, the year that has passed, and the year that is to come. It’s the time most of us make new commitments to things we want, and make “resolutions” to get them. I’m always struck by how many cars are in the parking lot at the gym right after the New Year. I laugh about it, but I also get frustrated by the limited access to equipment… read more →
Welcome to the new website for Lifestyle Real Estate Services. Yes, we’re reinventing ourselves… again. We have a good reason for it, though: When people ask me, “What do you do?” I respond, “I run a real estate marketing company.” Their next reaction is always predictable — They furrow their brow and say “So, you’re a Realtor?” Now, the honest truth is that yes, I am a Realtor. I belong to the National Association of Realtors, I subscribe to the… read more →
I remember growing up and hearing adults say, “Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.” As a kid, I didn’t get it — there’s no candy, there’s no presents, there’s no warm-weather barbecue out on the patio. It just seemed like a bunch of food and time spent sitting around with adults listening to boring conversation. I guess I’m getting older, though, because these days Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday as well. I was fortunate when I was a kid; my life… read more →
Now that we’ve drawn the curtain on 2011 and almost everyone (including us!) is back to work, it’s fair to say the Holiday Season is over and the New Year has begun. Here at Lifestyle Real Estate Services, we wanted to wish you and your family a fantastic year — it seems it’s already gearing up to be a great one! We know that in the spring, we’ll see the opening of a new BJ’s Restaurant in the new Fallon… read more →
As the Broker and President of a start-up real estate marketing company called Lifestyle Real Estate Services, “Green Initiatives” are something I think about a lot. It’s funny — real estate seems to have a reputation for cheesy sales people driving huge, gas-burning cars and working in offices that use a tree’s worth of paper each day. In the effort to do things differently, I’ve become quite interested in green initiatives. We drive cars that are smaller, “ULEV”s (that stands… read more →
It’s that time of year… the Holidays are here in Dublin Ranch! The “holiday lights” across all the buildings at Waterford Place are coming on at night, the beautiful wreaths and decorations are up at Ulferts Center, and this year we even had a Christmas Tree lot on Camino Tassajara. Your real estate team at Dublin Ranch Lifestyle bought our Christmas tree there, and had a great experience. The people (and the animals in the petting zoo!) were friendly and… read more →
The holidays are a beautiful experience for those lucky enough to live in homes in Dublin Ranch. I always get excited when I see the lights come on across the top of Waterford shopping center and the garland and wreaths go up on Ulferts Center — it’s so great that property owners in our community get excited about the holidays, too! So many of our Dublin Ranch homes include vaulted ceilings that are fantastic for installing a tree, and the… read more →
So, Thanksgiving has come and gone and this article is four days late — I get that. Still, it seemed appropriate to write something up and thank all the great folks we’ve had an opportunity to work with so far this year. Buying and selling homes in Dublin Ranch can be a crazy, hair-raising process. We are so thankful for the opportunity to simplify the complicated for our clients, and to help them reach their goals. The fact is, the… read more →
We at Lifestyle Real Estate Services received some great news last week! Any owner of Dublin Ranch real estate who is looking to sell, or any buyer interested in purchasing a condo, townhome, or single-family residence in Dublin Ranch will be interested to hear this! Ready? Drum roll please! The Real Estate Team at Lifestyle Real Estate was selected by the BayEast Association of Realtors to be part of their prestigious President’s Club! This award was given based on our… read more →
Owners and residents of Dublin Ranch homes can get a 20% discount on regular-priced merchandise at the Blackhawk Plaza’s Restoration Hardware Friends and Family event this weekend only, December 11-13, 2009. Just mention that you saw the event advertised here on the Lifestyle Real Estate blog and the staffer will hand you a coupon! You may remember the first Friends and Family event we talked about a few weeks ago. We’ve been told that it was one of the most… read more →
Straight up Camino Tassajara from our homes in Dublin Ranch is Blackhawk Plaza. If you’re looking for an alternative to the craziness of Stoneridge Mall to have your photos taken with Santa, check out Blackhawk Plaza. For residents in Dublin Ranch it’s a more convenient, more upscale alternative shopping experience. Santa comes to Blackhawk Plaza seated in his chair in front of the duck pond from 11am – 7pm each day, from now until Christmas Eve, December 24th, when he’ll… read more →
Buffalo Wild Wings is now open in Dublin Ranch, and owners of Dublin Ranch homes, condos and townhomes have a new place to hang out. I have to admit, when I heard our beautiful neighborhood was getting a “Wings” joint, I was MORE than a little bit skeptical. We are such a classy neighborhood; the idea of a restaurant coming that emphasized food you can pick up at just about any fast-food restaurant and presenting itself on the internet as… read more →
We talk to a lot of people who live in Dublin Ranch. From our conversations in later 2008, it was easy to see that the economy had most of us looking forward to the fresh start coming with a New Year. Most of the time, when an investment sector is suffering, we can transfer as much of our liquid assets as possible to markets that are thriving. By staying on top of financial ebbs and flows we expect to come… read more →
