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Berkeley and Oakland Home and Garden Tours This Spring
Monday, May 3rd, 2010 at 11:39am. 120 Views, 0 Comments.
Now that the weather is clearing up, and spring is in full bloom, there is no better time to check out some of the many wonderful Berkeley and Oakland home and garden tours Here are a couple to start you off. On Sunday, May 2 the Berkeley Heritage Julia Morgan Spring House Tour and Reception takes place. Tour starts at 1:00 at St. Clements Episcopal Church in Berkeley. The tour will highlight some of Morgan's early residential work. Another event to check out is the Celebrity Roses 63rd Annual East Bay Rose Society Show. This takes place Sunday, May 16 1:00 at Oakland's Lakeside Garden Center-Lake Merritt. A great chance to stroll through an abundance of roses!. Many of the tours taking place this month benefit charity so you can be…
My new Julia Morgan listing in Oakland near the Piedmont border--554 Oakland Ave
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at 5:20pm. 341 Views, 1 Comments.
Touches of Julia
Morgan are all over this 1912 home. Built for Charles Sutton, the
property is centrally located between Grand Ave and Piedmont Ave. A
brass chandelier with milky glass lampshades in the hallway rises above
the stained glass encased back entrance. 
The matte green tiled
fireplace with oak mantle in the elevated den is a special touch. On
over a 1/4 acre lot, the grounds have 3 mature palms and many fruit
trees with permitted plans for a 2 bedroom 2 bath maid's house adjacent
to the main home. Zoned R-70, the options are great with this home,
whether a single family home or four units or more, it currently has
four meters. The upstairs attic has been finished with a kitchen and
full bath to take full advantage of the Oakland…
Green Day's singer puts his Oakland CA mansion on the market for $4.85 Million
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 10:10pm. 3313 Views, 2 Comments.
Green Day’s frontman, guitarist Billy Joe Armstrong, has just added his Oakland, California estate to the luxury market. The 5 bedroom Mediterranean / Normandy estate was built for Armstrong back in 1998 by architect Mark Becker and features over a half acre lot, pool with pool house and an open floor plan. Located in the Claremont Pines area of Oakland, the mansion has wonderful views for the San Francsico Bay. Boasting lots of unique ironwork, a rough-hewn beamed rotunda and, of course, a music studio, the home also includes a winding brick staircase. The remains of a 1911 'Red Gate' mansion designed by Julia Morgan.
While most of the house has been redecorated, there are a few vestiges of Billie Joes' taste, including a bathroom adjacent to the…
Oakland A's proposed ballpark near Jack London Square
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 at 11:10am. 880 Views, 0 Comments.
KRON reported that the representatives of the Oakland A's, Major League Baseball and Oakland city officials are talking again about where the proposed ballpark might go. Near the base of Market St and Embarcadero West has been proposed because it is close to Jack London Square and the Ferry terminal. I think this is a great site but it remains to be seen if Oakland can ever put a deal like this together, especially in this economy.
Vintage Oakland Film - Alaska Packer's sailing ships and the 'new' Oakland Airport
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 at 12:25am. 819 Views, 1 Comments.
This is the next part of the vintage Oakland real estate developer movie from the 1920's that documents the building of Oakland's 9th St pier and the famous Alaska Packers Fishing Fleet of sailing ships with their big masts. They also show the "new" Oakland airport which cost over a million dollars to built. The lineup of biplanes and old aircraft are great to see.
My 15 minutes of Fame -- The Internet and Real Estate on NBC channel 11 at 6pm
Monday, May 4th, 2009 at 4:42pm. 399 Views, 2 Comments.
I just finished filming a feature story for NBC Channel 11 with Tech
and Business reporter Scott Budman about the Internet and Real Estate.
It should be on tonight at 6pm during the Business segment. Hopefully I
don't end up all over the editing room floor. Scott is an old friend from Oakland, an award winning journalist and father of two. You can see the video here. Click Here
1st Quarter housing figures are in for Bay Area home sales
Monday, April 27th, 2009 at 11:41am. 265 Views, 0 Comments.
The figures for the 1st quarter have come in with some predictable results. Housing sales are way up (almost 200% in Hayward!) with the bulk of these sales in the lower end markets. Foreclosures have been the bread and butter of this market with Short Sales and REOs bringing in buyers from all over. I've had one eager man in New Zealand who has been buying up properties in Richmond.
The low interest rates combined with the $8000 tax credit has made first-time buyers and investors dive into affordable East Bay and Oakland Real Estate. The median sales price of homes sold has dropped dramatically because of the focus on the lower end market. The median price of a Oakland home sale has dropped 70% since the same quarter last year. While many areas of Oakland…
Is That a Problem?
Monday, April 13th, 2009 at 6:41pm. 234 Views, 0 Comments.
There are so many tips about fixing up your home before you put it on the market. You can go as far as hiring a designer to come in and “stage” your house, or have a new front garden installed to increase its curb appeal. With families centered around the kitchen, any new appliances or cabinet door fronts are a welcome addition to a tired format. All this costs money, but surveys have shown that some of this is a wise investment, because your home is more attractive and can command a higher price.
One thing that often gets overlooked is cracks. Cracks can mean a lot of things, and can make people anxious about the condition of the home. A house can look fresh and newly painted, but if cracks-even very small ones- are showing up in the floors, on the…
Why Choose Oakland?
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 at 6:31pm. 153 Views, 0 Comments.
Actually, the question should be "Why not choose Oakland?". It's central location on the coast makes an ideal departure site for nearby San Francisco or busy San Jose. It is short distance from scenic coastal towns like Monterey or Mendocino, or the nearby wine country of Napa and Sonoma counties.
Looking for your own personal scenic views? 
The hills above Oakland gives you a panoramic view in every direction. The Oakland estuary offers everything from small kayaks to sailboat racing on weeknights, to the bright white Coast Guard cutters making ready for long offshore trips.
Enjoy mountain views? The Claremont and Montclair neighborhoods have streets lined with ecalyptus, pine, manzanita and fir trees, causing you to mistake the area for Lake Tahoe.
Affordable Oakland Real Estate again -- are we near the bottom?
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 at 2:24pm. 170 Views, 0 Comments.
In just a few years Oakland, San Leandro and other East Bay homes have become affordable to many first time home buyers. The median price of Bay Area homes has continued to drop from $720,000 in the spring of 2007 to the current $295,000 median price of homes sold in Feb 2008. The majority of these homes have been REOs(bank owned) and short sale (pre- foreclosure) listings but these have also brought down the price of surrounding owner occupied homes as well. Additional changes in lending practices and the $8000 federal tax credit have also stimulated buying in many neighborhoods. Maxwell Park, Laurel, and Dimond neighborhoods have seen plenty of buyers looking to get into these areas. Some houses are selling for over $200,000 less than they were just…
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