The TCMC Journal
Market updates, guest-speaker highlights, meeting recaps, and everything happening across the Tri-Cities Marketing Council — for the whole community to follow along.
Lenders from Synergy One Lending, Chase, Bank of America and Patelco on rates, the Tri-Cities numbers, credits and 2-1 buydowns, the new condo rules and buyers who want to wait, plus a look beyond the panel at the latest numbers.
Alameda County Assessor Phong La on why Tesla stays, who really sets your tax bill, the 25,000 reductions nobody had to ask for, supplemental bills and Prop 19.
Roya Chaudhry, Chief MLS Officer at Bay East, on private listing photos, where CDOM went, free CubiCasa floor plans, Paragon Connect and the rules agents miss.
Newark Mayor Michael Hannon on September 17: up to $200,000 in down payment help for first-time buyers, Thornton Avenue repaving on the way, two new fire stations planned, Measure DD on the November ballot, T&T coming to NewPark Mall, and why buyers are crossing the Dumbarton Bridge.
Kim Falahati started Family Matters after moving her own parents. Her advice to the room on September 10: start with what the client wants to keep, pack a first 24-hour box, know what the movers charge extra for, and do not wait.
Susan Munkner asked Tim Ambrose a practical question: how does a newer agent get known when they cannot lead with twenty years and a thousand closings? His answer had nothing to do with marketing. Give where you live.
Our August 27 guest was Chao Lee, Development Director at SAVE, with a question most of us have never had to answer: what do you do when a client needs to sell, and the danger is that the sale itself will tell someone where they went?
Garrick Yan's answer to AI is not a longer prompt. It is building the thing once, then reusing it: an online presence auditor, a listing presentation generator, a role play trainer, all sitting in a project waiting for the next client.
Felix Peña of Home Savvy Inspections opened an attic on a two-year-old home and found the roof structure cut. What he told the room about collar ties, warranty clocks, and the line an inspector must never cross.
Our August 6 guest, senior living advisor Christine Sevier, walked the room through the conversation almost every agent eventually has with a client: how to talk a parent into moving, when waiting starts costing real money, and the number that settles the argument.
At the July 30 meeting we walked through the council's new website together, then opened the floor. The full slide deck lives here for anyone who missed it, as live slides and as a PDF you can keep.
This week's guest, Sal Covarrubias, tackled a problem every agent eventually hits — a buyer or seller who's abroad when it's time to sign — and how Remote Online Notarization keeps the deal moving across time zones.
A new home for market notes, guest-speaker highlights, meeting recaps, and everything happening across the Tri-Cities Marketing Council.
Inventory, days on market, and the mood in the room. A look at the signals our members track across Fremont, Newark, and Union City — and how this space will carry the numbers each month.
Lenders, inspectors, title reps, and local experts regularly join us to share what they're seeing. Here's how our guest-speaker segment works — and why it's worth arriving early for.
New to the council, or thinking about visiting? Here's how a typical Thursday runs, from the 9 AM meeting to the Super Tour across all three cities.