Buyers
3 Things to Consider Before Refinancing
Shop around Unlike when you are buying a home in an extremely competitive market, you don’t need extremely tight timelines so I highly advise that you shop around. The typical lenders that we might turn to for a purchase may not be the...
Advice for First Time Home Buyers During the Coronavirus
Buying your first home is an exciting time. However, the coronavirus makes the entire process a much more challenging prospect. In its wake, the coronavirus has upended events and drastically changed our daily lives. Many first-time homebuyers ...
Alameda County Real Estate & the Coronavirus
April 2020 Report The first thing to remember is that there is a time lag – usually 3 to 6+ weeks – between a new listing coming on market, an offer being negotiated and accepted, and when the transaction actually closes sale. This means...
Should You Stay or Should You Go? How to Decide Between Renovating or Buying a New Home
Photo credit: Rawpixel You’ve achieved the dream of being a homeowner, but after being in the same home for a while, maybe you’ve started wondering if it’s time to move on. The big question is whether the time is right to move, or whet...
Oakland and Berkeley Market Report – October 2019
Updated Market & Census Statistics, Home Prices & Appreciation Rates, Luxury Home Sales, Employment, Rents & Interest Rates October 2019 Report Year-over-Year Q3 Comparisons – Q3 2016 – Q3 2019 The Inner East Bay and San Franc...
A Millennial’s Musts For First-Time Home Buying
Image courtesy of Pexels.com By Hannah Stevens Home prices have been skyrocketing beyond the reach of many millenials. Burdened by student loans, most of them are postponing significant milestones like marriage or buying a house. Although n...
Oakland and Berkeley Market Report – September 2019
The Greater Oakland-Berkeley RegionHome Prices by City & Neighborhood; Migration In & Out of Alameda & Contra Costa Counties; Price Reductions; Supply & Demand Statistics September 2019 Report After the heat of the spring market, acti...
Oakland and Berkeley Market Report – August 2019
The Greater Oakland-Berkeley, Inner East Bay Market Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, city of Alameda, Albany, Kensington, El Cerrito & Richmond Sales & Values by City, Market Seasonality, Luxury Home Sales, Market Dynamics by City & District, F...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 completed demo of the walls separating the li...
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 increase in Berkeley for properties over $1.5...