Albany

Oct

Albany September Market Stats

Posted In: Albany, Local Market Statistics

Here are the stats for Albany, CA for the month of September 2017. Market data is provided by Redfin and Bridge MLS and includes sales for only Single Family Detached Homes for the month of September. Data does not include condominiums or off-MLS sales – call us for more details.

May

Albany and Berkeley Make the “Best of” Charts

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, Community, For Buyers

Niche.com, a nationwide rankings and review site with information in K-12 schools, colleges, cities and neighborhoods, has recently come out with their 2017 “Best of” lists. From “Best Cities to Raise a Family” to “Best Public Schools“, Niche.com has become a resource for discovering the schools and neighborhoods that are right for you. Two of our East Bay cities made the [...]

Oct

Albany Summer Sales

Posted In: Albany, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate News

Holy craziness! Check out the prices for summer sales activity in Albany, CA.

Sep

Albany Local Week

Posted In: Alameda County, Albany, Community, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good Eats

Last week was Albany Local Week, a week designed to challenge local residents to eat, see, hear and play within Albany’s 1 square mile. The community was encouraged to watch a movie, run a 10k, attend an outdoor concert, and dine out with other neighbors. Local businesses really stepped up to the plate: Little Star Pizza and Solano Cellars were [...]

Oct

Creative Recycling + Advertising

Posted In: Albany, For Sellers, For the Home, Listings, Uncategorized

Ever wonder what to do with your kids’ old crib, the one that no longer meets the safety requirements and therefore shouldn’t be passed on? I had one of those. I decided to tear it apart and turn the pieces into something useful. For this one I took the bottom of the crib, where the mattress sat, and took off [...]

Oct

New Listing: 730 Stannage, Albany

Posted In: Alameda County, Albany, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Listings, Uncategorized

We first met the seller of 730 Stannage back in early June of this year. Her dad had just passed away and she was looking for guidance as to what to do with the family house. Her family moved into the house nearly 60 years ago. It was home to many family parties, neighborhood “Solano Stroll” parties, eating guavas from the [...]

Oct

September Market Stats {Albany}

Posted In: Albany, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, FSBO, General Real Estate News, Listings, Local Market Statistics

Sep

Chickens At Solano Stroll

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, Community, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Places

Spotted @ Solano Stroll were chickens. And lots of them. In the window display at Bikes on Solano. And what were they doing there? Eating lox. And playing with R2D2. I kid you not. I took these photos to prove it.

Jun

Spotting the Price Reductions

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate News, Kensington, Listings, Local Market Statistics, Oakland

So, I have been noticing something that I haven’t seen in awhile…price reductions. More than normal. What could this possibly mean? Buyers are on vacation Buyers are feeling burned out Listed prices are starting closer to the expected sales price Seasonal cool down Unrealistic seller expectations But I am also seeing price increases, meaning it was originally listed for multiple offers [...]

Jun

Are you prepared for a major power outage?

Posted In: Alameda County, Albany, Berkeley, Community, El Cerrito, Emeryville, For the Heck of It, Home Maintenance, Kensington, Neighborhoods, Oakland, Richmond, Uncategorized

Are you prepared for a major power outage? Last week in a little innocent squirrel caused a major power outage in the East Bay that lasted nearly two and a half hours. Some of you may have been affected by it – Krista on our team was definitely affected by it and while she was a “little” prepared we thought [...]