First Time Home Buyers

Jul

Sweet House For Sale in Richmond, CA North + East

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, For Sellers, Listings, Richmond, Success Stories

We just listed a sweet house for sale in Richmond, CA North + East neighborhood! This home has been owned by the same family for over 6 decades and is ready for its next owner’s to take over. We were referred to the Black family by their former next door neighbor, whose house we sold the previous year. Referrals are [...]

Mar

7827 Sterling Offers Function and Flexibility for a Multitude of Lifestyles

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, Listings, Oakland

Welcome to 7827 Sterling Drive, a charming home located on a peaceful street lined with trees in the King Estates neighborhood of Oakland. This home offers flexibility for a multitude of lifestyles. When we first met the Seller in the Summer of 2016 we were holding open another home a block away, on Greenly Drive. James walked into our open house [...]

Jan

Buying a Home as a Real Estate Agent: Unsolicited Advice for Buyers and their Agents

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, General Real Estate News, Our Sales, Success Stories

I’ve been a real estate for 5 years and this past July my husband and I had the opportunity to buy a home for ourselves. We had been renting for the past 10 years partly because of neighborhood issues and partly because of the recession. After years of saving and some serious luck we were finally in the position to [...]

Sep

Peaceful Retreat in the Heart of Hercules

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Listings

Affordable housing in the East Bay? We’ve got it covered! Our newest listing, centrally located in the heart of Hercules, exudes charm, character, and serenity. Welcome to 708 Forest Run, a peaceful retreat tucked amidst a wooded, park-like setting in the heart of Hercules. Located on the top floor at the end of a 4 unit building, you’ll love this [...]

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 [...]

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.

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

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 [...]

Sep

To Remove Contingencies, or Not to Remove?

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

Should you remove your contingencies? We get asked this question all of the time. We cannot give you advice as to what you have to do, but we do want to demystify what this is all about. When a buyer submits an offer on a property they have an opportunity to include certain conditions within the contract that must be [...]