El Cerrito

Mar
18

Buyers Should Strike

Posted In: Alameda County, Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, For Buyers, For Sellers, Kensington, Local Market Statistics, Oakland
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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 [...]
Dec
03

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
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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 [...]
Dec
02

Tree Lighting Ceremonies

Posted In: Alameda, Alameda County, Albany, Arts and Entertainment, Berkeley, Community, Contra Costa County, El Cerrito, Emeryville, For the Heck of It, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Kensington, Neighborhood Events, Neighborhoods, Oakland, Photos, Places, Richmond, Rockridge, Temescal, Uncategorized
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Do you make it a tradition to go to tree lighting ceremonies each year?  If not – no better time than now! Berkeley has their tree lighting ceremony this Friday at 5:30pm.  Jack London Square will also have their tree lighting ceremony on Friday at 5:00pm. There are quite a few options to go see a tree lighting or Menorah [...]
Dec
01

High Rental Rates Equal Higher Mortgage Rates?

Posted In: Alameda, Alameda County, Albany, Berkeley, Economy, El Cerrito, Emeryville, First Time Home Buyers, For Boomers, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate News, Kensington, Local Market Statistics, Mortgage & Finance, Oakland, Rentals, Richmond, Temescal, Uncategorized
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High rental rates near BART don’t necessarily equal higher mortgage rates.  KQED recently posted this cool albeit somewhat depressing map showing you where you can find an affordable 1 bedroom near BART.  While this may be hard to look at from a renter’s point of view, we need to remember that owning closer to BART does not necessarily mean you [...]
Jul
05

July 4th El Cerrito World One Music Celebration

Posted In: Community, Contra Costa County, El Cerrito, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids
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July 4th is always a rockin’ time in the El C.  A dear friend of mine, Debra Sue Kelvin, and her husband, Corey Mason, throw one heckuva party every July 4th.  This year was no exception.  Good food, good shopping, good vibes, and AWESOME MUSIC.  My daughter sure did enjoy it.  🙂 More details: http://worldoneradio.org/worldone-festival-2012/  
May
08

Wanna Know About East Bay Schools?

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Kensington, Richmond, Schools
I am at the Berkeley Board of Realtors and learning about the plans for WCCUSD, AUSD, BUSD. Major topic across the board? How to close the achievement gap. Did you know that… – 92% of Albany High kids go on to college – all 3 districts have “academy” schools which teach vocational skills. WCCUSD has 21! – all 3 districts [...]
May
06

I have the greatest clients…

Posted In: El Cerrito, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Heck of It
What I love about my job are the amazing people I meet.  This job is very much about relationships.  Buying or selling a home is a very intense experience and there is a lot of communication throughout the process.  Recently I had the privilege of helping a wonderful family sell their home in El Cerrito.  The house had been in the [...]