Category Archives: San Francisco

The Real Estate Commission Debate Continue

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Max Diez

Last week Redfin.com introduced Redfin 3.0, we decided to focus our show around this topic and more importantly discuss the ramifications of this change and how it would affect the markets we compete in. Special Guest host K-Cee of BJP … Continue reading →

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Six Keys to a Great Site: Looking at Commercial Real Estate

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Max Diez

1. Parking. Little or inconveniently  located parking can be the kiss of death for a retailer. Most retailers want four or five spaces for every 1,000 square feet of floor area.  As many spaces as possible within 100 feet of … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back EJ

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Max Diez

Here are some of the stats that we talked about on Market Street Radio on January 10th, 2011. It was provided by Altos Research for the city of San Francisco. To listen, click here Home sales have been exceeding new … Continue reading →

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Who Launches a Real Estate Business in This Economy?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Max Diez

CALPMG Launches Next-Gen Real Estate Model PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 04, 2011 – It’s a counter-intuitive move. In a down economy, with a depressed real estate market, Maximillian Diez and Ernesto Pineda—formerly with Redfin, ZipRealty and Century Homes and … Continue reading →

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Re-launching a site that has been 4 years in the making

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Max Diez

  Almost 4 years ago, I left a team in Southern California to venture on my own. With a number of companies in between, I find myself exactly where I started looking for someone to create a MLS driven site … Continue reading →

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Three – fourths of the year ramblings…2010.

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Max Diez

The last few weeks has been interesting the SF Giants are on the verge of making the World Series, Bank of America has restarted foreclosing on homes, and of course 101010 occurred.  I have learned quite a bit this year, I … Continue reading →

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When will the Real Estate Broker be needed again?

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Max Diez

Housing construction and sales have always followed job growth. Looking around and seeing the number of layoffs from companies like Pfizer, Texas Instruments, GM, Boeing, Motorola, Sprint, Microsoft and Webcor one would think that times are grim. I personally think … Continue reading →

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What is the future of Real Estate?

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Max Diez

From Redfin to Century Homes what does the future of real estate mean to real estate brokers like myself. My first sale of 2010 was for a friend of mine. After spending 2009 thinking about buying a home, he calls … Continue reading →

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