July 31, 2017
Pacific Union strengthens leadership for aggressive expansion One of the largest real estate brokerages in the US has made some key hires as it aims to boost its presence in a key housing market. Pacific Union International is the 8th largest brokerage in the US by 2016 sales volume and has a fast-growing presence in California with projected sales volume of $15 billion in 2017. ...more
July 31, 2017
Cersei Lannister — Er, Lena Headey — Is Selling Her SoCal Home, and It’s Gorgeous When Lena Headey isn’t chillin’ in King’s Landing while in character as Cersei Lannister, the Game of Thrones actress is probably relaxing on a throne — er, poolside lounger — at her charming SoCal home that’s fit for the queen she truly is. The Sherman Oaks residence, which is now listed by John ...more
July 28, 2017
Pacific Union International names Brent Thomson COO Thomson is currently president of the Pacific Union International Marin region Brent Thomson West Coast-based independent real estate firm Pacific Union International is expanding its leadership team with the appointment of Brent Thomson to the newly created position of COO, effective August 1. Thomson is currently president of the Pacific Union International Marin region, where mortgage industry veteran ...more
July 28, 2017
Pacific Union International Hires Key Industry Leaders to Execute Aggressive California Expansion Thomson and Lynch Deliver Uncommon Skills Plus Deep Experience SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 28, 2017 – Pacific Union International, Inc., the eighthlargest residential real estate brokerage in the U.S. by 2016 sales volume, is expanding its leadership team with key industry performers Brent Thomson and Ed Lynch. The new hires strengthen Pacific Union’s ...more
July 27, 2017
To land the big L.A. home sale, this agent flies to overseas clients To sell a Los Angeles mega-mansion, Aaron Kirman grabs his passport and heads to the airport. “I’m not waiting for someone to knock on my door to buy a $40-million house,” said Kirman, 39, president of the international estates division of John Aaroe Group. “I’ll go and get them.” He flies up ...more
July 27, 2017
East Coast elegance in Orinda Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. More photos: www.sfgate.com/columns/walkthrough Address: 502 Miner Road, Orinda. Asking price: $3.225 million. Built: 1963. Square feet: 4,395. Description: Cape Cod style radiates throughout this five-bedroom south of Sleepy Hollow and Lauterwasser Creek. The home sits on an acre and includes a sport court, Forno Bravo outdoor ...more
July 26, 2017
Orinda Country Club home with chicken coop asks $3.2 million Are chicken coops the new beehives? Photos by Open Homes Photography Granted, it’s no rooftop chicken home with a fowl livecam, but this tony Orinda Country Club home is still a nice piece of property. Billed by the realtor as “East Coast meets West Coast ,” this circa 1963 home has been renovated to suit today’s freshly-moneyed ...more
July 26, 2017
Marin median home price rises 13.7 percent Marin’s median price tag for all homes sold in June hit $1.08 million — a 13.7 percent rise from a year earlier, a real estate data tracking firm reported Wednesday. That was a big bump from the June 2016 median price of $950,000, according to Irvine-based CoreLogic. Although the total number of homes sold in Marin dropped slightly, ...more
July 25, 2017
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) presents Dean Ornish, M.D. as Guest Speaker for its 2017 Bay Area Pacific Union Leukemia Cup Regatta VIP Gala 12th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta Event October 21-22, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Greater Bay Area Chapter is pleased to announce Dean Ornish, M.D., founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute and ...more
July 25, 2017
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) presents Dean Ornish, M.D. as Guest Speaker for its 2017 Bay Area Pacific Union Leukemia Cup Regatta VIP Gala 12th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta Event October 21-22, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Greater Bay Area Chapter is pleased to announce Dean Ornish, M.D., founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute and ...more
