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Jan

Best Pictures of the Week

Posted In: For the Heck of It, Good ol' Fashion Humor, Uncategorized

1) Zoom in, you will see the wooden dinosaur sticking his head out of the window (spotted in North Oakland) 2) Mobile Offices at their best! (spotted outside of Whole Foods in Berkeley) 3) Talk about vintage! (spotted on Euclid in Berkeley)

Jan

Philz Coffee in Berkeley

Posted In: Berkeley, Community, Food and Dining

Philz Coffee in Berkeley is da bomb. Just sayin’. http://www.philzcoffee.com/Customer-Service/Store-Locations And for you Oakland peeps, did you know Philz is working on getting you a location by the end of the year?

Jan

Albany Market Snapshot

Posted In: Albany, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Local Market Statistics

Albany Market Snap Shot The Albany market is getting hotter now that the New Year is underway. Based on current levels of supply and demand I don’t see the trend in price increasing much, if at all. I can’t believe that last month the Average Sales Price for Albany was in the mid-$350k range. But with a large amount of [...]

Jan

Selling Your House? Don’t Do This To Your Yard

Posted In: For Sellers, Good ol' Fashion Humor, Oakland

Note to sellers: if you are selling, either sod the entire yard, or don’t put it in at all. This was just silly. And it WASN’T a work in progress. (Discovered yesterday while showing clients houses in Rockridge)

Jan

Oakland Makes it in the top 5 of the New York Times Best Places to Visit in 2012

Posted In: Alameda County, Good Eats, Oakland

Sweet! The New York Times ranked Oakland among the top 45 places to visit in 2012, earning the number 5 spot just after London, and before Tokyo. ” New restaurants and bars beckon amid the grit.” Despite the Occupy protests, Oakland is getting pretty good reviews. Oakland has some phenomenal restaurants- Commis, Dona Tomas and Plum are some favorite restaurants. The historic [...]

Jan

East Bay Real Estate Predictions for 2012

Posted In: Economy, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Foreclosures & Short Sales, General Real Estate News

During tour today my colleagues and I were discussing what we thought the market would do in 2012. One said she felt that the Berkeley market, specifically, would see an increase in appreciation of 2% – 3% due to a lack of inventory. “There are so many buyers looking for homes and without inventory, we will see a lot of [...]

Dec

Giddy Buyers

Posted In: Albany, First Time Home Buyers

Congratulations, Rob and Dani! I hope you enjoy your new home for years to come.

Nov

Only for my clients…

Posted In: For the Heck of It

I will do just about anything for my clients… Here is a picture that a home inspector took of me at a recent home inspection for some Albany clients. Yes, I am indeed climbing on top of the counters in a skirt to unlock a window.

Nov

Albany Prices

Posted In: Albany, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers

Albany prices are still on a downward trend. However if you look at the last 2 years prices start to go up around late January/February. In the market? Time to catch the bottom of the wave before it goes back up.

Oct

Cash Buyers

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, For Boomers, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate News, Mortgage & Finance

Dang, 33% of all home sales in California in 2010 were cash. Cash purchases continue to rise in California, and might exceed last years high. Yes, cash! I just had a listing in Berkeley that received 6 offers, 2 were all cash. My 2-bed El Cerrito listing received 4 offers, 1 was all cash. Another listing of mine in El [...]