Rockridge home owners: With very little inventory on the market, there’s been no better time to sell. Let’s discuss strategies for buying before selling and making updates at no upfront cost to maximize your sale price.
If you are thinking of selling a Berkeley 1-2 unit property that currently has natural gas any time soon, you may want to time any energy-efficiency upgrades based on the sale date. Why? Because Berkeley limit the number of years a home upgrade qualifies for points toward their energy efficiency program. As of this writing,…
With relish, I devoured the Wall Street Journal “Retirement Rookies” article by Stephen Kreider Yoder and Karen Kreider Yoder. The title was “We Considered Leaving the City in Retirement. We’re So Glad We Didn’t.” Mind you, this isn’t the “city” as in New York; some people insist that’s the only city that deserves that moniker….
Are you a long-time home owner thinking of selling your single-family house or small multi-family property on a large lot within 1/2 a mile of BART or major transit? It was a long sentence but you’ll be happy you read through it. As of July 1, 2026, California Senate Bill SB 79 goes into effect….
Presented by Nicole Easterday and Susie Wyshak Mediterreanean Style Home Full of Charm — sold with multiple offers, 23% over asking. Thinking of a move to the East Bay and want to find a neighborhood that’s great for commuting, has a small town feeling and affordable real estate near the Bay? Discover San Leandro and 523…
Compass Real Estate economists provide these interesting charts to show ten-year (2015 – 2025) house sale price trends in a few San Francisco East Bay cities — Berkeley, Oakland, El Cerrito and more. There’re more charts where these came from as well as an awesome online flipbook of Bay Area market data for East Bay,…
Alameda is the Bay Area’s coastal living town that’s close to San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Silicon Valley. Alameda may be the most coveted East Bay city. Most of my San Francisco clients mention Alameda as their #1 place to buy a home. Many of these home buyers weren’t sure where they wanted to live when…
