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About JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Professional real estate appraiser Amateur photographer

Photo Challenge: Intricate

Once while playing golf, a friend who faced a shot challenged by foliage said, “Trees are 90% air.” Of course, his next shot clanked off a sturdy oak and landed behind where he had just swung. Oaks full of leaves … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Motion

The weather forecast was interesting: clear and sunny with big waves on the coast. It was a Saturday so off I went to Pacifica. Only four miles away if you could only drive straight over the coastal range, but, alas, … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Early Bird

Sunrise? Are you kidding me? Sunrise and night owl do not compute. I have about 1000 sunset shots for every sunrise shot in my portfolio. So, there was this one day in 2013 that I woke up early and saw … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Afloat

Whether aloft, floating on air, or floating on a sea of waves… it’s always good to rise above, gain some perspective and see things a little differently. See the weekly photo challenge here.

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Photo Challenge: Blur

Life has seemed a blur lately. I shouldn’t skip my annual eye doc appointment! See the weekly photo challenge here.

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A Two-Fer

Find the updated single-family home price trends and employment trends here. It’s a busy time in the good old San Francisco Bay Area. The economies of communities surrounding the bay are in overdrive while things are a little less peachy … Continue reading

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Job Growth POPS!

A month ago the Bay Area labor market appeared to have flatlined. Now! To the Moon, Alice! (Alert: Honeymooners reference) See the latest summary here. Top Statistics Statewide – January 2015 Unemployment Rate: 6.9% | -0.2 Labor Force: 18,936,200 |   … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Orange you glad it’s photo challenge time?

This week Michelle W. gave us a photo challenge to… “wow us with punchy pops of orange.” I know you’ve seen this structure. It’s steel and concrete. It spans a windy straight that’s about 300 feet deep under the surface … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Reward

This week Krista gave us a photo challenge to provide a graphic representation of Reward. This story starts one summer in the mid-1960s. I was a kid living in a small town in South Jersey. I was about to cross … Continue reading

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Will Housing Prices Wither?

The real estate markets have become fickle beasts. Capital markets bubble and burst taking it out on the little guy. January is a fickle month, too. We saw very few home sales in January in the San Francisco Bay Area … Continue reading

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