Blog

Feb

El Cerrito Market Update

Posted In: Contra Costa County, El Cerrito, For Buyers, For Sellers, Local Market Statistics

This El Cerrito Market update will blow you away! Check out what the median price and median rent in El Cerrito has been doing since the beginning of summer last year. Week Ending Median Price Median Rent Jun – Aug $800,000 $3500 8/13/16 $751,000 $3300 10/8/16 $722,500 $3150 10/22/16 $730,000 $3150 10/29/16 $730,000 $3200 11/5/16 $755,000 $3200 11/12/16 $752,000 $3150 [...]

Jan

How I Brought NYC Home

Posted In: Arts and Entertainment, Community, Creative Reuse Ideas, First Time Home Buyers, Food and Dining, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good ol' Fashion Humor, Home Improvement

So I just came back from NYC where I was attending the Inman Connect, a real estate conference where Realtors from all over the country meet for 5 days to talk technology, how to build a better business, and of course, real estate. I love going to the event because I make some amazing connections and learn a lot of [...]

Jan

What Kind of Market is THIS

Posted In: Alameda County, Berkeley, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Foreclosures & Short Sales, General Real Estate News, Investing, Listings, Local Market Statistics

Multiple offers, oh my! No contingencies, oh my! As long as you aren’t in Berkeley, Albany or Oakland, then it might be considered normal. Normal is defined as a market where buyers and sellers have equal bargaining power. Yah right, not here! But all joking aside, even in these very competitive markets we are starting to see some normalcy. Indeed [...]

Jan

Calendar of Local January Events in the East Bay

Posted In: Alameda County, Arts and Entertainment, Community, Food and Dining, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good Eats

Here is a calendar of fun, local events in January throughout the East Bay. The marketing team in my office does a great job of putting this together each month so make sure to check back next month for more events! January Calendar of Events

Dec

Our Holiday Card

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Heck of It, Good ol' Fashion Humor

The Krista + Rosie team had such a blast this past year, in part due to all of the awesome people we helped out this year. We are truly blessed to live her, play here, and work here. Want to be on our mailing list too? Drop us a line and we can send you a card.

Dec

East Bay Realtors Come Together to Support the Victims of the Ghost Ship Fire in Oakland

Posted In: Alameda County, Arts and Entertainment, Community, Neighborhood Businesses, Oakland

Our office, Berkeley Hills Realty, along with the entire East Bay community, is grieving the loss of 36 young lives in the recent massive warehouse Ghost Ship fire that occurred on December 2nd in the Fruitvale District of Oakland. The East Bay artist community makes the region vibrant and eclectic and many lives have been affected by this tragic event. [...]

Nov

Bart vs. Bus: How Living Outside of the BART Zone Will Cost you Less

Posted In: Alameda County, Berkeley, Contra Costa County, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Kensington, Local Market Statistics

Did you know that if you live outside of a designated BART zone that you will not only pay less for your home but you will likely miss the feeding frenzy of multiple offers? The average home in the area around the North Berkeley BART station is selling for 130% over list price and in some cases as high as [...]

Oct

Monster Party Drink for Halloween

Posted In: Food and Dining, For the Heck of It, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids

Happy Halloween! Planning a party in your new (or old) house tonight? We wanted to share a great party drink that is sure to be a crowd pleaser: Vampire Blood Juice with Monster Eye ice cubes. 1 container lemonade concentrate 2 cups water 1 2L bottle ginger ale 1/2 c sugar 1 packet cherry koolaid 1 package monster eyeballs from [...]

Oct

Cost vs. Value Report 2016

Posted In: For Sellers, General Real Estate News, Green Living, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Investing

The 2016 Cost vs. Value report is out. YIPPEE! Now let me set the stage: each year, right about this time, a little reminder pops up on my computer, notifying me to “Look for Annual Cost vs. Value Report.” Well, last week it popped up! I immediately stopped writing the email I was forming and popped over to Remodeling to [...]

Oct

The $1 Listing

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Investing, Oakland

So there is a new listing that just hit the market located 927 33rd St. in Oakland. Listed with Keller Williams San Carlos this new listing is creating a lot of fuss. Why? Because it is listed for only $1. Yes, $1. The agent notes the following: “Very Creative Seller, Very Savvy and seller has high knowledge about Real Estate. Seller [...]