Your East Bay Home Newsletter for June 2019
My favorite time of year is right around the corner! I just love summer, the weather warms up (not the heatwave we had though), there are a lot of events going on, and its a perfect time to travel. We...
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Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont & City of Alameda Real Estate
With April’s end, we now have 2 months of spring season data unaffected by market activity at the end of 2018, when financial markets plunged. By early May 2019, stock markets had recovered to hit n...
A Simple Checklist Sellers Should Use Before Every Showing
Dust and sweep quickly Sweep the kitchen, bathrooms and entryway. If needed, use a cleaning towel or sponge to clean any spots or debris. Give the baseboards and window sills a quick once over, a...
New Year, New Home: Declutter Your Home for the New Year
In order to be productive, it often helps to have a clean space. The New Year is a perfect time to declutter, get organized, and start with a clean slate. Magazines and Mail – Take the time to go...
Ultimate Guide To Babyproofing Your Home
Written by Ryan Howard Young children love to explore. Unfortunately sometimes they stumble upon things that aren’t safe. In this post, we cover all of the steps that you will need to take to chi...
Castro Valley Project (part 2)
Hey Everyone, sorry for the delay in updates! We have a bunch of them for you! We’ve made a lot of progress at our Castro Valley project and here are some of the most recent update: We c...
Changes to Real Estate 2019
City Transfer Taxes As approved by voters in this past November’s election, the city transfer tax will change in Berkeley, Hayward, Oakland, El Cerrito, and Richmond. The transfer taxes will i...
From Clutter to Keepsakes – How to Downsize in Retirement With Less Stress
Moving is a big deal at any stage of life, but when you downsize in retirement, there are a few extra considerations to keep in mind. Downsizing to a smaller home also means downsizing what goes insid...
Castro Valley Project (part 1)
If you have followed us for awhile, you’ve probably seen some of the renovation projects we’ve done for our sellers prior to putting their home on the market and our investment projects. Now, weâ€...