Bay Area
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 closed on the sale of our first home and ar...
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 new highs (though there has been some subsequ...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...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, we’re going to take you behind the scenes and ...
New Restaurants in the East Bay You Need to Try
Are you tired of going to the same restaurants? Looking for something new? Just here in California for the holiday season and don’t know where to go? No worries! We have compiled a list of the latest and greatest restaurants across the entire...
Midterm Election: Real Estate in California
How do midterm election results affect the real estate market? See below for a list of the noteworthy measures that have the power to influence the California real estate market. Prop 5: NO Vote opposed to amending Proposition (1978) to c...
Guide to 4th of July Magic in the Bay Area
Fireworks: 4th of July Berkeley Marina: family activities beginning at noon, fireworks at 9:30 p.m 4th of July Celebration at The Pier: San Francisco, Pier 39 fireworks over the bay at 9:30 p.m. Oakland A’s Independence Day Fireworks: Ju...