For the Heck of It

Dec

Seven Ways to Support Your Green Community This Holiday Season

Posted In: Community, For the Heck of It, Green Living

HERE’S SEVEN WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 1) EAST BAY GREEN TOUR GIFT CERTIFICATE This holiday season you can treat those you care about to the special treat of a GIFT CERTIFICATE for an East Bay Green tour. Or you could give back to the community by Sponsoring A Seat on the bus for a student. More information [...]

Nov

Wink Wink to the 2010 San Francisco Michelin Guide

Posted In: Food and Dining, For the Heck of It, Fun for Grown Ups, Good Eats

The annual Michelin Guide release for the San Francisco Bay Area always creates a stir. For those of you who know me know that I love good food. Good food, good wine, good company. (And good food doesn’t always mean a 4 course meal at a 4 star restaurant- I am just as happy eating a burger at Big Al’s in [...]

Nov

Google just released…

Posted In: For the Heck of It, General Real Estate News, Web/Tech

Google just released their newest jolt: real estate search. Listings can now be viewed on any Google Map by clicking on the “More” button, a position heretofore reserved for photos, transit information and other overlays. Read the full post from Google here: http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-more-more-real-estate-in-google.html

Mar

What Is Your Architectural IQ?

Posted In: Architecture, For the Heck of It

Rusticated lintel on dormer’s roundel? Huh? Travesty! What better way to appear all cool and sophisticated at your next cocktail party than to impress those around you with your knowledge of architecture by using obscure architectrual terms? Here are a few key interesting ones to remember- click on the image for a larger view.

Feb

Berkeley Broker’s Tour- I’m Happy

Posted In: For the Heck of It

Here is a napkin I picked up from an agent serving snacks during broker’s tour. I just had to share!

Feb

Berkeley’s OWN

Posted In: For the Heck of It

Ok, selfish plug for my women’s networking group, Berkeley’s Outstanding Women’s Network. This is where I talk the talk and walk the walk two times/month, all things real estate. We are small, but hip. www.BerkeleysOWN.com

Feb

Valentine’s Greetings From Around The World

Posted In: For the Heck of It

H.A.P.P.Y….V.A.L.E.N.T.I.N.E.S….D.A.Y -Dia del Amor y la Amistad (Guatemalan for “Day of Love & Friendship”) -Qing Ren Jie (Chinese) -Sepandarmazgan (Iranian) -Valentinsdag (Danish) -Sevgililer Gunu (Turkish) -Alla hjartans dag (Swedish for “All Hearts’ Day”) -Ystavanpaiva (“Friends Day” in Finland) -Dydd Santes Dwynwen (Welsh) -Happy Valentine’s Day (American English)

Feb

Who Said California Doesn’t Have Season’s?

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, For the Heck of It

Look at these amazing trees…I snapped these last week in a charming little neighborhood near the Berkeley / Albany border.

Feb

Great Marketing Lines

Posted In: For Sellers, For the Heck of It, Good ol' Fashion Humor

I love the way agents describe their listings. It is almost as if they A) cut and pasted the description from another listing or B) never saw the property themselves. And the rest? What the heck were they thinking? Here are some of my favorites: “Don’t open the back door…the staircase is missing.” “Wonderful property…move-in condition…needs a lot of TLC.” [...]

Jan

The Most Expensive Bay Area Homes of 2008

Posted In: For the Heck of It, General Real Estate News

This according to the MLS, of course. When the market shifts the first markets to become affected are the top and the bottom, as well as condos. So I thought it would be fun to see what the top of the market did in 2008. I was suprised to learn that the most expensive home to sell was [...]