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.
Ikea kitchens can work in luxury homes and can be installed on a budget. If you want to be hands on! Some Rockridge home owners shared how they did it, on the 2026 Rockridge Kitchen Tour.
Today I asked AI: What happened to the proposal to eliminate home sale capital gains tax? The answers were unanimous: Gridlock. No movement. The proposed laws range from raising the exemption to $500,000 for solo homeowners to completely eliminating the tax for sales of primary residences. Everyone talks about the need to build more housing….
You’re in luck! The Rockridge Kitchen Tour is happening again in 2026! I love the Rockridge Kitchen Tour, not only because my own kitchen is desperately in need of updating. If you love going to open houses for remodeling ideas, you must come to the tour on September 27th. It’s like open houses on steroids!…
This weekend, some home buyers dropped in on the open house I was hosting. This beautiful home is the hills of Montclair, a charming part of Oakland known for its views. They were visiting from another state and thinking about moving to the Bay Area. Visiting open houses is an awesome way to discover neighborhoods….
What are most buyers looking for in a Berkeley home for a large group, whether family, friends, or multi-generation living? Our new listing at 2429 – 2431 McKinley Ave in Central Berkeley — a Spanish-style 4 bedroom home with a detached ADU — could be the perfect case study of what “checking the boxes” means. Whether you…
How can a home buyer compete with AI money in Berkeley and Rockridge ? Local real estate agent Susie Wyshak shares a success story about strategic connecting the dots.
