http://trivalleyvine.com Conversations on the Tri-Valley Real Estate Market and More Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:37:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you looking for a great opportunity to do some local camping?  Why not in Dublin's own backyard. Grab your families, sleeping bags and tents.  Emerald Glen Park will play host to this year's Camp Dublin. This will be fun for the whole family.  The event will be held on September 11th ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2010/08/10/dublin-family-campout/ Bankrate.com  conducts a weekly national survey on the interest rates for the five most common consumer banking products.  Here's the outcome for 8/4/2010: 30 Year Fixed Rate: 4.66 percent 30 Year Fixed Rate Jumbo: 5.34 percent 15 Year Fixed Rate: 4.11 percent 5/1 ARM (Adjustable): 3.95 percent 1 Year ARM (Adjustable): 4.80 percent  According to the Mortgage Bankers ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2010/08/06/mortgage-rate-update-ending-842010/ Bankrate.com  conducts a weekly national survey on the interest rates for the five most common consumer banking products.  Here's the outcome for 7/7/2010: 30 Year Fixed Rate: 4.74 percent 30 Year Fixed Rate Jumbo: 5.48 percent 15 Year Fixed Rate: 4.22 percent 5/1 ARM (Adjustable): 4.06 percent 1 Year ARM (Adjustable): 4.79 percent  According to the Mortgage Bankers ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2010/07/14/mortgage-rate-update-ending-772010/ Maybe it was because it was our anniversary celebration.  Or maybe it was because my wife and I were out together for an extremely rare evening alone.  Whatever it was, there was a special magic to our recent visit to the Restaurant at Wente Vineyards in Livermore.  We called ahead for ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2010/05/10/restaurant-at-wente-vineyards/ I can feel it; we're getting so close. Last week's warm weather in San Ramon and the rest of the Tri-Valley stirred the gardener in me.  Not personally knowing me, most folks would assume I am not the gardening type.  Upon closer inspection, pruning my bushes, digging in the dirt ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2010/03/05/spring-and-gardening-in-the-tri-valley-go-hand-in-hand/ We all spend a lot of time indoors, whether it is in our own Tri-Valley homes or at our place of business.  Most people don't realize that often the air inside our home could be more of a problem that the air we are breathing outdoors.  This is especially true ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2010/02/16/techniques-to-reduce-indoor-air-pollution/ This coming Monday is Presidents Day, also known as Washington's Birthday.  It is interesting to learn about the history behind why multiple names exist for this holiday.  The official federal holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of February. My wife was thinking about some ways to ramp up our ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2010/02/14/get-tri-valley-kids-involved-on-president%e2%80%99s-day/ With economic times as they are in the Tri-Valley, it's important to stretch every dollar. One easy way to do this is to find restaurants where, on certain days, kids can eat for free.  This hit home recently when a Golden family dinner check at Marie Callendar's in San Ramon ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2010/01/31/values-in-the-tri-valley-%e2%80%93-kids-eat-free/ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is tomorrow. In addition to honoring this special man on this special day, what are you planning to do?  Your kids are home from school.  It's the middle of winter. It's prime time for museums and indoor fun in the Tri-Valley and beyond.  Lucky thing is ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2010/01/17/martin-luther-king-jr-day-in-the-tri-valley-and-the-bay-area-beyond/ According to a recent flyer, if you are serviced by Valley Waste Management, customers can now place food scraps and food-soiled paper products in their Green Waste cart.  This is a change, since, for a long time now we've been only placing plant material in the green cart. What's acceptable in ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2010/01/06/food-scraps-in-the-green-waste-cart-for-locations-in-the-tri-valley/ Livermore: Rockin' In The New Year Doo-wop performances, comedy and a complimentary wine, champagne and dessert reception immediately following really cover your bases at this New Year's Eve festive event at the beautiful Bankhead Theater. Showtime is at 8PM. Tickets are $98, $88, or $78.  For more details, visit Livermore Performing Arts or call ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2009/12/28/tri-valley-new-year%e2%80%99s-eve-ideas-for-livermore-and-pleasanton/ Last night the family and I went Christmas light looking.  This is one of our sacred holiday traditions, as I am sure it is for many of you.  We just drive around San Ramon hunting for our favorite light displays.  Everyone has their favorites, and over the years we have ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2009/12/23/christmas-light-galore/ Despite recent figures showing that house prices have increased for the last three months, concerns for this winter are starting to appear that housing may be in for a deep freeze. Two main factors are at the focal point of the debate: default and distress sales and artificially low interest ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2009/12/01/this-winter-a-test-for-tri-valley-home-sales/ Pleasanton's Fall Fest May Be Your Answer. I came across this event while researching Tri-Valley events for October.  This is a new event, and it seems like a lot of fun.  You and your family can visit downtown Pleasanton to see many scarecrows that are on display at local businesses and ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2009/10/29/halloween-falls-on-a-saturday-searching-for-a-fun-day-event/ How many of you can't get that jingle out of your head from the commercial on television touting "free credit report dot com".  I am now seeing a therapist about it.  Despite joking about my current mental state, credit has been making headlines recently both nationally and in the Tri-Valley ... http://trivalleyvine.com/2009/10/08/focus-on-credit-enough-said/