I remember when we purchased our home at 971 Grosvenor Place in 1990. Crocker Highlands Median Sales price was $350,000. An amazing jump!
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2021 Crocker Highlands Year End Analysis
I remember when we purchased our home at 971 Grosvenor Place in 1990. Crocker Highlands Median Sales price was $350,000. An amazing jump!
2020 Piedmont Half-Yearly Analysis
15% Rise in Home Values Since During COVID-19 Sold! 110 Fairview Avenue in Piedmont Listed at $2,100,000 • Sold for $2,200,000 It is shocking to many Piedmont homeowners (not to agents) that average sale prices have dramatically increased during Covid-19 by $416,000 or 15% during the first six months of 2020 over the first six…
7 Ways to Build Equity in Your Home
What is equity and how do you increase it? There are two ways to increase your equity: increase the value of your home and decrease the amount you owe on it.
Home Renovation Ideas – How to Renovate a House
Renovating your home is a big decision—whether you’re buying a home and wish to make it all your own or selling your house and hoping to add value.
How to Research an Area Before Buying a House: Oakland’s East Bay Neighborhoods
When you buy a home, you’ll want to do research. There are great resources to find this data and as your East Bay experts, we’ve compiled a list for you.
2017 Crocker Highlands Year End Analysis
An 80% rise in home values since the recession It’s time to take a deep breath; especially for those who purchased their homes before April 2011. That was the lowest point for home values during the Great Recession lasting from 2008 through the Summer of 2012. Beginning in the Fall of 2012, our housing market…
Selling your home in 2018
With a record setting low number of new listings in 2017, there is now a backlog of quality buyers. The number of new listings for 2017 in great neighborhoods in Oakland and Berkeley was down 35%. The number in Piedmont was down 20%. That’s great for sellers who did sell in 2017. Record sales prices…
2017 Crocker Highlands Mid-Year Update
A whopping 44% drop in number of homes SOLD Mother Nature called the shots in the first six months of 2017 resulting in only 24 homes sold versus 52 in the first six months of 2016. What happened to Piedmont, Lower Rockridge, the Uplands and North Berkeley leading the charge in January like usual? The…
So Many Options For your Commute as an Oaklander
Homes near BART have become a very hot commodity in the Bay Area and especially in Oakland. We often hear from clients who are from out of town or across the bridge, that an easy commute is a deal breaker when shopping for a home. After some research, phone calls, several bus trips and BART…
When a Buyer with a Loan Waives their Financing Contingency…
It sounds confusing, but competition in an up market leads to the waiver of a financing contingency despite the buyer is still getting a loan. Here’s why.