SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Feb 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
McGuire Real Estate, a San Francisco Bay Area boutique real estate
firm, celebrated a successful 2011 and recognized the accomplishments
of their sales associates at their 2012 Annual Kick Off Event at the
historical Julia Morgan Ballroom.

The honor of #1 Company-Wide Top Producer for 2011 is Barbara Callan.
Barbara Callan celebrates her consecutive 10 years of receiving this
award. Callan acknowledges that her consistent success has been the
result of working with her son Robert Callan Jr. as well as their
assistant David Ayerdi. Callan has had impressive sales in Pacific
Heights, St. Francis Wood, and Cow Hollow.

The managing brokers for each McGuire office individually recognized
the Top Performing agent for each region, the Rookie of the Year, and
the Senior Associate who has been a key member of the McGuire family
for 20 years.

McGuire is proud to announce the recipients of these awards:

        --  McGuire Top producer East Bay -- Barbara Reynolds
        --  McGuire Top Producer Noe Valley -- Jeff Salgado
        --  McGuire Top Producer Marin -- Liz McCarthy
        --  McGuire Top Producer SOMA -- Eric Turner
        --  McGuire Top Producer Peninsula -- Geoffrey Nelson
        --  McGuire Rookie of the Year -- Jim Clopton -- Sonoma and Napa
        --  McGuire Senior Associate -- Blanche Streeter -- San Francisco

McGuire also recognized the top 35 agents in the firm as its Top
Producers. This designation is based on gross sales volume,
company-wide. Their combined sales in 2011 was more than half a
billion dollars.

The McGuire Top Producers are: Barbara Callan, Neal Ward, Leslie de
Bretteville, Geoffrey Nelson, Eric Turner, Robert Callan, Jr., Heidi
Maierhofer, Greg Damelio, Liz McCarthy, Kim Gelman, Chris Panou,
Darwin Tejada, Ronni Garfield, Lotte Moore, Sarah Kowalczyk, Jeffrey
Salgado, Valerie Sancimino, Ana T.L. Dierkhising, Cynthia Cummins,
Adam Gavzer, Andrew Paolucci, Blanche Streeter, Alisa Ruiz-Johnson,
Gael Bruno, Howard Reinstein, Michael Freethy, Lea Ann Fleming,
Michael Fleming, Stasi Martin, Michael Haywood, Barbara Reynolds,
Jenny Wang, David Parry, Chris O’Connor, Debi Green, and Pamela
Zaragoza.

ABOUT MCGUIRE REAL ESTATE
McGuire Real Estate has been an integral
part of the real estate scene in the San Francisco Bay Area for over
90 years. A mid-sized, regional boutique, McGuire specializes in
luxury real estate but applies the highest standards of service to
properties in every price range, and to every client. Its “customer
first” philosophy and local focus has proved to be a winning formula
for this Bay Area real estate leader. McGuire’s affiliations with
Luxury Portfolio successfully connects its clients and agents to a
worldwide marketplace. McGuire operates three offices in San
Francisco, two in Marin County, one in Burlingame serving the
Peninsula, and two serving the East Bay.

To learn more about McGuire Real Estate, contact us at
clientcare@mcguire.com, 1-800-4-RESULTS or visit
www.mcguire.com .

SOURCE: McGuire Real Estate

Copyright 2012 Marketwire, Inc., All rights reserved.

Article source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mcguire-congratulates-its-2011-top-producers-and-1-company-wide-agent-barbara-callan-2012-02-01

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Feb 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
McGuire Real Estate, a San Francisco Bay Area boutique real estate
firm, celebrated a successful 2011 and recognized the accomplishments
of their sales associates at their 2012 Annual Kick Off Event at the
historical Julia Morgan Ballroom.

The honor of #1 Company-Wide Top Producer for 2011 is Barbara Callan.
Barbara Callan celebrates her consecutive 10 years of receiving this
award. Callan acknowledges that her consistent success has been the
result of working with her son Robert Callan Jr. as well as their
assistant David Ayerdi. Callan has had impressive sales in Pacific
Heights, St. Francis Wood, and Cow Hollow.

The managing brokers for each McGuire office individually recognized
the Top Performing agent for each region, the Rookie of the Year, and
the Senior Associate who has been a key member of the McGuire family
for 20 years.

McGuire is proud to announce the recipients of these awards:

        --  McGuire Top producer East Bay -- Barbara Reynolds
        --  McGuire Top Producer Noe Valley -- Jeff Salgado
        --  McGuire Top Producer Marin -- Liz McCarthy
        --  McGuire Top Producer SOMA -- Eric Turner
        --  McGuire Top Producer Peninsula -- Geoffrey Nelson
        --  McGuire Rookie of the Year -- Jim Clopton -- Sonoma and Napa
        --  McGuire Senior Associate -- Blanche Streeter -- San Francisco

McGuire also recognized the top 35 agents in the firm as its Top
Producers. This designation is based on gross sales volume,
company-wide. Their combined sales in 2011 was more than half a
billion dollars.

The McGuire Top Producers are: Barbara Callan, Neal Ward, Leslie de
Bretteville, Geoffrey Nelson, Eric Turner, Robert Callan, Jr., Heidi
Maierhofer, Greg Damelio, Liz McCarthy, Kim Gelman, Chris Panou,
Darwin Tejada, Ronni Garfield, Lotte Moore, Sarah Kowalczyk, Jeffrey
Salgado, Valerie Sancimino, Ana T.L. Dierkhising, Cynthia Cummins,
Adam Gavzer, Andrew Paolucci, Blanche Streeter, Alisa Ruiz-Johnson,
Gael Bruno, Howard Reinstein, Michael Freethy, Lea Ann Fleming,
Michael Fleming, Stasi Martin, Michael Haywood, Barbara Reynolds,
Jenny Wang, David Parry, Chris O’Connor, Debi Green, and Pamela
Zaragoza.

ABOUT MCGUIRE REAL ESTATE
McGuire Real Estate has been an integral
part of the real estate scene in the San Francisco Bay Area for over
90 years. A mid-sized, regional boutique, McGuire specializes in
luxury real estate but applies the highest standards of service to
properties in every price range, and to every client. Its “customer
first” philosophy and local focus has proved to be a winning formula
for this Bay Area real estate leader. McGuire’s affiliations with
Luxury Portfolio successfully connects its clients and agents to a
worldwide marketplace. McGuire operates three offices in San
Francisco, two in Marin County, one in Burlingame serving the
Peninsula, and two serving the East Bay.

To learn more about McGuire Real Estate, contact us at
clientcare@mcguire.com, 1-800-4-RESULTS or visit
www.mcguire.com .

SOURCE: McGuire Real Estate

Copyright 2012 Marketwire, Inc., All rights reserved.

Article source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mcguire-congratulates-its-2011-top-producers-and-1-company-wide-agent-barbara-callan-2012-02-01

The honor of #1 Company-Wide Top Producer for 2011 is Barbara Callan. Barbara Callan celebrates her consecutive 10 years of receiving this award. Callan acknowledges that her consistent success has been the result of working with her son Robert Callan Jr. as well as their assistant David Ayerdi. Callan has had impressive sales in Pacific Heights, St. Francis Wood, and Cow Hollow.

The managing brokers for each McGuire office individually recognized the Top Performing agent for each region, the Rookie of the Year, and the Senior Associate who has been a key member of the McGuire family for 20 years.

McGuire is proud to announce the recipients of these awards:

• McGuire Top producer East Bay — Barbara Reynolds
• McGuire Top Producer Noe Valley — Jeff Salgado
• McGuire Top Producer Marin — Liz McCarthy
• McGuire Top Producer SOMA — Eric Turner
• McGuire Top Producer Peninsula — Geoffrey Nelson
• McGuire Rookie of the Year — Jim Clopton — Sonoma and Napa
• McGuire Senior Associate — Blanche Streeter — San Francisco

McGuire also recognized the top 35 agents in the firm as its Top Producers. This designation is based on gross sales volume, company-wide. Their combined sales in 2011 was more than half a billion dollars.

The McGuire Top Producers are: Barbara Callan, Neal Ward, Leslie de Bretteville, Geoffrey Nelson, Eric Turner, Robert Callan, Jr., Heidi Maierhofer, Greg Damelio, Liz McCarthy, Kim Gelman, Chris Panou, Darwin Tejada, Ronni Garfield, Lotte Moore, Sarah Kowalczyk, Jeffrey Salgado, Valerie Sancimino, Ana T.L. Dierkhising, Cynthia Cummins, Adam Gavzer, Andrew Paolucci, Blanche Streeter, Alisa Ruiz-Johnson, Gael Bruno, Howard Reinstein, Michael Freethy, Lea Ann Fleming, Michael Fleming, Stasi Martin, Michael Haywood, Barbara Reynolds, Jenny Wang, David Parry, Chris O’Connor, Debi Green, and Pamela Zaragoza.

ABOUT MCGUIRE REAL ESTATE
McGuire Real Estate has been an integral part of the real estate scene in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 90 years. A mid-sized, regional boutique, McGuire specializes in luxury real estate but applies the highest standards of service to properties in every price range, and to every client. Its “customer first” philosophy and local focus has proved to be a winning formula for this Bay Area real estate leader. McGuire’s affiliations with Luxury Portfolio successfully connects its clients and agents to a worldwide marketplace. McGuire operates three offices in San Francisco, two in Marin County, one in Burlingame serving the Peninsula, and two serving the East Bay.

To learn more about McGuire Real Estate, contact us at clientcare@mcguire.com, 1-800-4-RESULTS or visit www.mcguire.com.

Article source: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/mcguire-congratulates-its-2011-top-producers-and-1-company-wide-agent-barbara-callan-1614077.htm

San Francisco’s luxury home values dropped in the first quarter to their lowest point since the first quarter of 2004, when the region was clawing its way back from the dot-com bust.

San Francisco Bay Area luxury home values lost 4.3 percent from the fourth quarter of 2010 and were down 1.9 percent from the first quarter of 2010, according to a quarterly survey produced by San Francisco-based First Republic Bank. (NYSE: FRC)

“Prices fell as sales activity declined,” said Katherine August-deWilde, president and chief operating officer at First Republic.

Luxury home values also fell in Los Angeles and San Diego.

In Los Angeles, they dipped 0.5 percent from the fourth quarter and were down 0.9 percent from last year’s first quarter.

In San Diego, luxury home values plunged 4.6 percent from the fourth quarter and 5.1 percent from last year’s first quarter.

The First Republic Prestige Home Index is produced quarterly with Fiserv CSW, (NASDAQ: FISV) a provider of property valuation services and home-price data to the nation’s financial institutions. The survey defines luxury homes as those valued at more than $1 million, which typically feature three to six bedrooms and a comparable number of bathrooms in 3,000 to 6,000 square feet.

“First quarter sales reflected the price discounting that took place in the second half of 2010. We had a buyer’s market in the final two quarters of last year,” said Stephen Gomez of Gomez Patton Real Estate in San Francisco. “Now we’re starting to see the window to the buyer’s market close.”

One factor fueling buyer interest is the flood of capital pouring into the region’s tech sector, generating buying power for those looking to purchase on the Peninsula.

“I see tons of buyers with money, but inventory is the issue,” said Geoffrey Nelson of McGuire Real Estate in Burlingame.

Buyer hesitation was on full display in the East Bay.

“There are actually a few buyers out there, but they are unwilling to commit,” said Sharon Dare of J. Rockliff Realtors in Danville.

Mark Calvey covers banking and finance for the San Francisco Business Times.
Contact him at mcalvey@bizjournals.com or (415) 288-4950.
Read his blog postings at Bay Area BizTalk.

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