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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Anthony Riggins Sells Crocker Highlands
Anthony Riggins Sells Crocker Highlands In 2020 Anthony Riggins was named one of Sotheby’s International Realty’s Top 25 Agents in the United States for the third consecutive year. The Sotheby’s International Realty network currently boasts over 14,000 agents nationwide. During the span of Anthony’s career, he has sold over 150 homes in Crocker Highlands alone.…
Bay Area Market Changes: Where Do We Go From Here?
Luxe SF Top Agent Panel Update today, June 24, 2021. I just wrapped up watching a great panel of San Francisco’s top-level producers and one agent on the peninsula (Silicon Valley) who gave insightful information on the subject of “Where do we go from here?” The discussion ranged from buyer burnout that, everyone agreed started…
Support Oakland Small Business! More Unique and Thoughtful Holiday Gift Ideas
In our last installment of Shop Small Oakland! we highlight the “other” small businesses that make this city so great. As we can’t feature all of the wonderful mom and pop shops, we welcome you to add to our ever-growing list. From hair salons to hardware stores, and of course some very special nonprofit organizations,…
Oakland Restaurants Need Our Help This Holiday Season
One of the major draws of our great city is its amazing cuisine. Oakland has been a culinary destination for years now with some of the Bay Area’s most diverse and exciting flavors. From food trucks to fast-casual and pubs to pop-ups, Oakland has a little bit of everything for literally everyone. Sadly, as of…
Where to Shop Locally This Holiday Season
This year—now more than ever—small businesses need our help. According to the Mercury News as of September 2020, “Roughly one out of every 100 businesses in the San Francisco metropolitan area, which includes Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin counties, has permanently closed since March 1, according to the data, which is based on…
Two Ways For Us “To Give” To Our Neighbors In Need
OakLuv Foundation “The Humbug Exterminators” need your help! Last year I was honored to be the single largest donor in OakLuv’s 11 year history. Now I am asking each of us to contribute by helping local underserved children celebrate Christmas. Contact Founder and Oakland Native Alex Cox for ways to donate or go to Oakluv.com…
Before and After: Why Staging and Updates Are More Important Than Ever
Now more than ever, buyers are moving from busy, congested cities like San Francisco, seeking slower-paced living in markets such as ours. The East Bay cities of Oakland, Piedmont and Berkeley have seen an uptick in real estate sales from buyers working from home who are seeking a dedicated office space, an updated kitchen (as…
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…
How To Create the Perfect Home-Office Space While Adding Value To Your Home
In the current age of telecommuting, homes with designated office space have been much more appealing to new home buyers, especially here in the technology-saturated Bay Area. And although working from home isn’t a recent phenomenon, the new normal has us doing it exclusively. We are spending more time at home than ever, and with…
Sotheby’s International Realty Inc. named Anthony Riggins in Top 25 agents in the United States for 2019
On February 5th, Sotheby’s International Realty Inc. announced their Top 25 agents in the United States for 2019 and for the third consecutive year Anthony Riggins was among this very prestigious group. In 2019, Anthony’s total sales volume totaled $83,000,000. His ranking of Top 25 is out of 14,000+ real estate professionals nation-wide. A gala…
How to Downsize Easily and Effectively with Anthony Riggins
THE MANY PHASES OF DOWNSIZING • Downsizing from a large, multi-level, 3000+ square foot home can be a huge undertaking. The thought of where to go next and what to do with all of your furniture, collections of art and heirlooms that you no longer need or use can be extremely daunting. Most people don’t know…