In these rather tough times it is good to see that Alain Pinel Realtors, the company with which I am affiliated, won the Structures' Real Estate Firm of The Year award for 2007. Alain Pinel Realtors is based in Silicon Valley and this is an award given by the San Jose Business Journal although it relates to the firm as whole.

It is also good to see that the Danville office of Alain Pinel Realtors (that's my office) was ranked as the #2 office by volume for all sales in Contra Costa County for the 12 months ending August 2007. #1 was Village Associates.

Way to go Alain Pinel!

Bernard G