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Walnut Creek Reads is currently exploring Ray Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451for the One City One Book community event.  It is also the 60 year anniversary of this book.  I was first introduced to Ray Bradbury in 6th grade when my teacher read “I Sing the Body Electric”, to the class over the course of the year, which is a 1969 collection of short stories by Ray Bradbury (the book takes its name from a short story of the same title, which took the title from a poem by Walt Whitman published in his collection Leaves of Grass).  From then on I was hooked on Bradbury and Science Fiction, I bought a bunch of his books, my favorite being “The Illustrated Man”.  I don’t remember reading Fahrenheit 451, however in college I took a SciFi film class and it was one of the movies we had to review.  In honor of the 60 year anniversary I purchased the book and just started reading it. From the introduction, Neil Gaiman notes this book is speculative fiction.  “If this goes on…” story.  Bradbury was writing about his present.  In 1953 the radio was waning and the exciting new medium of television had come into vogue, whole families were gathering around the television in the evenings, the Cold War was going on and the senate was holding hearings to root out hidden Communists and taking steps to stamp out comic books because news channels were warning of juvenile deliquents.  Bradbury thought if this goes on, nobody will read books anymore.   I am struck by how relevant and current his writing style is for being 60 years old.  The “what if” our society took the course of outlawing books and became a society addicted to a comatose state of watching TV where we no longer really interacted with each other – sounds familiar today with all the video games our children play?

Here is a snapshot of the Walnut Creek housing market as of 8/21.  Note, prices are staying stable and from the beginning of the year inventory is up, but we are seeing more price reductions.  Primarily because sellers were thinking they could price it a certain percentage above the last comparison.  That market has now changed primarily due to the increase in rates and the slightly more inventory we currently have.  Even though rates have edged up, they are still historically low, so if you are thinking about moving, now to within the next 10 months may be a good time as NAR expects rates to move in an upward direction.

This stellar 4 BR, 2 BR Concord home borders Walnut Creek and contains many attractive amenities including an updated kitchen, hardwood floors, a fireplace and a pool! Located on a large corner lot, this property is conveniently located near schools, the Iron Horse Trail and shopping. Open houses will take place Saturday, August 3^rd and Sunday, August 4^th from 1pm-4pm.

                 I am honored to have received a coveted Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gold Award! This award recognizes my performance as a real estate professional and ranks me among the top 5% of all agents in our national brand. Thank you to my clients and the Walnut Creek community for giving me the opportunity to serve you!