Is that low house price for real? (“It’s in my budget!”) Berkeley and Oakland house hunters are all too familiar with house listings at prices that seem too good to be true. They often are! The East Bay has a long-time tradition of pricing homes for sale low to attract attention and drive the selling…
What’s the strangest thing you can grow in Berkeley or Oakland? SPONGES! Ask anyone where they think loofah / luffa sponges come from. I guarantee 80% of the time you will hear “the ocean” as an answer. Maybe even from yourself. My friend gave me loofah seeds from sponges she grew on the East Coast….
California’s Proposition 19 went into effect on April 1, 2021. It’s known as the “The Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act.” The goal of Proposition 19 is to help millions of older homeowners who want to downsize without huge increases in property tax, homeowners with severe…
States all across America have legalized home-based “cottage food” businesses that allow making and selling food from home ā the perfect way to offset a mortgage and have the freedom and flexibility to work at home. In 2022, California revisited the law and made serious improvements, allowing gross income, before expenses, of $75,000-$150,000 depending on…
Home Price Data in neighborhoods near the Whole Foods that opened in December 2021 in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood The 94609 zip code includes the Temescal area around 51st and Telegraph. The 94618 includes Lower Rockridge and other parts of Rockridge I will pull new numbers every few months to see how the median estimated…
Some home owners wanted to sell their property quickly and easily. They mentioned this to my family, who told me. One month later, I had a vacation home property that is truly my second home. This was in Maine, where I hired a lawyer to review documents and take care of the title transfer and…
