Berkeley

Jul

Perch’d Ladies Announce | 2422 Carleton St., Berkeley

Posted In: Alameda County, Berkeley, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance

We are just tickled pink about our newest listing in Berkeley! 2422 Carleton St. is an uh-may-zing-ly exquisite piece of real estate. Tucked in the heart of the Le Conte neighborhood this simply stunning 4 bedroom, 2 bath home exudes awesomeness. Here are a few reasons you need to check it out: -everyone needs a pot-filler -who wouldn’t want two refrigerators [...]

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 [...]

Jun

New Listing in Elmwood!

Posted In: Berkeley, Food and Dining, For Buyers, For Sellers, Good Eats, Listings

Top 5 reasons you will want to move right into our new ELMWOOD listing! 1- You could eat a twinkie or cupcake from ‪#‎StatesideBakery‬ every day! 2- Meander over to College Ave and grab an espresso from‪#‎EspressoRoma‬ or a book from ‪#‎MrsDalloways‬ 3- Visit the adorable ‪#‎WillardPark‬ playgound 4- The weather in ‪#‎Berkeley‬ is simply devine and 5- ‪#‎Elmwood‬ boasts [...]

May

Sales Price / Square Foot quickly on the rise

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, Economy, First Time Home Buyers, For Boomers, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate News, Local Market Statistics

Hey guys! We just listed this Sa-weet condo in the Gourmet Ghetto – 1828 Delaware Unit 2. We held it open on Thursday and the feedback was great! Located in a quaint, 4-unit building this condo boasts privacy, community, creativity, and convenience. What is so special about this great condo is the yard…the PRIVATE yard. Yes! Deck, garden, roses, [...]

Apr

Out of Area Sellers

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, For Sellers, Lofts, Condos, & Townhouses, Rockridge

Did you know that you don’t have to be here to sell here? With the age of the internet and technology it is easier than ever to sell your home from afar. Sometimes I never even meet the seller face-to-face. Texting, email, e-signatures, and skype have all made it so easy to communicate that it isn’t necessary to be here. [...]

Mar

Buyers Should Strike

Posted In: Alameda County, Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, For Buyers, For Sellers, Kensington, Local Market Statistics, Oakland

Attention Buyers: it is time for you to strike! This crazy market has got to stop. Buyers are being forced to remove not just their inspection contingency, but their financing contingencies as well, even if they are getting a loan. Buyers are more confused than ever about where the value lies. “The Berkeley market is no longer about numbers and [...]

Jan

Albany Unified School District Ranks 6th!

Posted In: Alameda, Alameda County, Albany, Berkeley, Community, Contra Costa County, For the Heck of It, Local Market Statistics, Schools, Uncategorized

Albany Unified School District Ranks 6th in the Bay Area! Berkeley Unified ranks right behind at 7th place! Check the full rankings here.

Dec

Food For Thought Thursday!

Posted In: Alameda County, Arts and Entertainment, Berkeley, Community, Food and Dining, For the Heck of It, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good Eats, Photos, Places, Uncategorized

In today’s food for thought Thursday we want to share with you this little gem of a burger place we tried called Farm Burger in Berkeley.It was awesome — delicious burgers, fries, and salads galore! Plus who doesn’t love a burger place that sells beer and wine! This is the first location in the West for this small growing [...]

Dec

Who doesn’t love a good kitchen!

Posted In: Alameda, Albany, Architecture, Berkeley, Creative Reuse Ideas, El Cerrito, Emeryville, For Boomers, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Heck of It, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Kensington, Neighborhoods, Oakland, Photos, Richmond, Rockridge, Temescal, Uncategorized

Krista and Rosie love a good kitchen! Each time they go into a house they always check out the kitchen. Big, little, comfy, white, bright? What would you add to your dream kitchen? A cool chalkboard wall to write menus? How about built-in wine storage? There are so many ways you can create the kitchen of your dreams! Here are [...]