The East Bay’s 10 Biggest Overbids of 2026 (So Far)
A Berkeley home listed at $1,995,000 sold for $4,225,000. Here are the East Bay’s 10 biggest overbids of 2026 and what they mean for buyers and sellers.
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The Appraisal Report Changes Nov 2, 2026: What East Bay Buyers, Sellers and Agents Need to Know
Starting Nov 2, 2026, most conventional-loan appraisals use a new report. Key dates, what’s new, and how East Bay buyers and sellers can prepare.
Oakland-Berkeley Inner East Bay Real Estate
September 2020 Report Surprisingly, the terrible fires did not significantly impact the number of deals being made in most Bay Area counties during the last 2 weeks of August – the exceptions being Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Monterey and Napa Cou...
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...
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...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...