For Buyers

Dec

3% Down Payment?

Posted In: Alameda County, Economy, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, General Real Estate News, Mortgage & Finance, Neighborhoods, Uncategorized

3% down payments are back! In order to help low-income and first time home buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will begin backing these types of loans. What do you think? Do you think this will set up the coming of another housing bubble or have borrowers learned not to borrow more than they can pay for? Would love to [...]

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 [...]

Dec

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

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 [...]

Nov

Real Estate Monday – Berkeley

Posted In: Alameda County, Architecture, Berkeley, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, General Real Estate News, Investing, Listings, Local Market Statistics, Uncategorized

This Real Estate Monday we will cover Berkeley Statistics. The average listing price in Berkeley is $948,835, which is down $36K from a high of $948,720 one year ago. However, the median sales price is $790K, up $40K from same time last year. Berkeley continues to have a robust market. If you are looking to sell or buy – contact me [...]

Nov

What does your sink say about you?

Posted In: Architecture, Economy, For Buyers, For the Heck of It, For the Home, Fun for Grown Ups, General Real Estate News, Good ol' Fashion Humor, Home Improvement, Photos, Uncategorized

Have you ever pondered what your sink says about you? Have you ever walked up to a sink and thought – “Wow, this sink speaks to me?” Is it the shape? Is it the color? Is it nostalgic? Going out on tour we get to see so many different types of sinks. And let me tell you…sinks make you think! [...]

Nov

New Listing: 1771 11th Street – Urban Living Redesigned!

Posted In: Alameda County, Architecture, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, General Real Estate News, Investing, Listings, New Home Sales, Oakland, Photos, Uncategorized, Women Home Buyers

We are extremely excited to bring to the market this new listing at 1771 11th Street! It is Urban Living Redesigned to the fullest! With your very own redwood tree in the front yard and fire pit, garden beds and lawn in back, this newly renovated W. Oakland Arts and Crafts beauty is a dream come true. This 1885 home was [...]

Oct

Beautiful new Albany Listing!

Posted In: Albany, For Buyers, For Sellers, Listings, Neighborhoods, Schools

Check out our beautiful new listing in Albany! Rosie and I have been working so hard for the last three months on updating this lovely home just steps from Solano Ave. A great 3/2 close to shopping, restaurants, parks, and BART and in the Albany school district! Great floor plan and lots of space! Check out the website [...]

Aug

NEW LISTING :: 1630 Belvedere Ave., Berkeley

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

New Listing – 1630 Belvedere Ave. in Berkeley! You know how sometimes it just feels good? When the house has a certain je ne sais quoi? This is one of those, the house that my 7 year old has deemed “The Coolster House.” 1630 Belvedere in Berkeley is a sparking, 2 bed/1 bath home, completely remodeled top to bottom. It [...]

May

Sweetest Street in Kensington!

Posted In: Community, For Buyers, Kensington, New Home Sales, Photos, Schools

Great place to call home – come check out 65 Arlington Ct – our new listing on the sweetest street in Kensington! 65 Arlington Ct. has 3 bd/ 1 ba with lots of light, a really friendly floor plan, close to the library, pre-schools, the park, and Kensington shops – what a great community to come home to! Check out [...]

Jan

Housing Kiosk’s

Posted In: For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Heck of It, Local Market Statistics

Do you remember “Redbox,” where you could rent DVD’s from a kiosk? Enter the world of food kiosks. And not just the vending machine, latte making type. We are talking actual warm food. Just outside of a gas station in downtown Los Angeles you will find the new “Burrito Box” kiosk. The ad says “they are 100% natural, no [...]