This coming Sunday, September 28th, is the time to bring your family and friends to the annual Harvest Festival.  Held at the Piedmont Community Center, 711 Highland Avenue, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., it promises to offer fun, food, and fall scarecrows and pumpkins, with the goal of generating  funds in imaginative ways for Piedmont's three elementary schools. 

To help get you into the holiday mood, there will be a celebration of jazz music, starting at 11:30 a.m., featuring the Piedmont High School Jazz Band.  After that, on the hour, throught the rest of the event, there will be a selection of various area jazz groups providing background music as you enjoy the day. 

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4304 VERONICA AVENUE   CASTRO VALLEY

Take a moment to view this handsome home in a pleasant neighborhood in Castro Valley.  Located just a short distance from downtown Castro Valley, BART and 580, this well placed home will offer you many appealing surprises.

 

Situated on a spacious corner lot, it features a handsome front yard with fruit trees and vegetable beds designed to please any weekend gardener.  A newly fenced enclosed back yard boasts a pleasant patio for  outdoor entertaining

 

  This 3 bedrooms and 2 bath home is ideal for family living.  It has an updated eat-in kitchen for informal evening meals, but  immediately adjacent is a formal dining room for family parties and holiday events. 

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You have just purchased a new home in Piedmont.  It is a major investment, and you plan to live there for many years.  Maintaining any home can be expensive, and the costs, of course, are added on to your monthly housing payments.  As a result, you want to be practical, yet careful, in the funds that you are going to spend to keep your future home as close as possible to the condition that it is now, at it's purchase point.

Here are four reasonably inexpensive, yet valuable, steps that you can take to give you your biggest return on your maintenance dollar:

1. Have Regular Termite Inspections:  While your home is turned over to you termite free, it is still very hard to assure that every nook and cranny in your home was covered by the last…

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Discover these architectural gems with stunning views and spacious grounds. Sort by: Price, Low to High Price, High to Low  

The "morgan Estate" An Iconic Architectural Mas...

$2,900,000 City: Oakland, CA Beds: 4 Baths: 4 Type: Single Family MLS® #: 40649625 Price: $2,900,000 City: Oakland Beds: 4 Baths: 4 Type: Single Family MLS® #: 40649625

The "morgan Estate" An Iconic Architectural Masterpiece On 2.67 Acres Overlooking San Francisco B...

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Extraordinary Custom Estate Completed In 2002. ...

$2,200,000 City: Oakland, CA Beds: 6 Baths: 7 Type: Single Family MLS® #: 40661505…

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Often, when your first consider buying a home in Oakland or a nearby Piedmont home, your tendancy is to look at the asking price for the home as a working figure to decide whether you can afford it or not.  While that is certainly the most sensible starting point, and knowing that all home prices could be negotiable, you still have other costs that you should put into your budget before moving forward. While some of these fees may also be negotiable among seller and buyer, it is best to include them in your plans. 

1. A Home Appraisal Fee: Your lender needs to know the value of the home, so you should plan on paying this fee.  Costs vary, but are usually around $500.

2. Additional Closing Costs: When you submit your loan application, you must be…

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Whether you want classical architecture,or outstanding views, these are truly special homes. Sort by: Price, Low to High Price, High to Low  

A One Of A Kind, Gated Masterpiece French Medit...

$2,455,000 City: Berkeley, CA Beds: 4 Baths: 3 Type: Single Family MLS® #: 40661187 Price: $2,455,000 City: Berkeley Beds: 4 Baths: 3 Type: Single Family MLS® #: 40661187

A One Of A Kind, Gated Masterpiece French Mediterranean Home In The Heart Of The Berkeley Hills. ...

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One-of-a-kind Moroccan-inspired Architecture In...

$2,225,000 City: Berkeley, CA Beds: 5 Baths: 4 Type: Single Family MLS® #: 40659695…

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At one time, in the early part of the 20th Century, Alameda's Neptune Beach was a hugely popular venue for families from all over the SF Bay area.  Many would come to swim in the pools, enjoy the rides and games, or sit on the beach and watch others doing the same thing.  Located at the foot of Webster Street in Alameda, it was an exciting venue to visit.  Now gone, Alamedans still remember it's vital past, and now, for the 3rd year in a row, are celebrating it by holding the 3rd Annual Neptune Beach Community Celebration. 

Located just moments from the original site, the celebration will stay true to it's roots, and offers a ferris wheel, a fun slide,pony rides, climbing walls, and other activities to delight local families.  A stage will offer…

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You are seriously considering selling your Montclair home.  You have been hearing that this is an outstanding time to do so.  You have been given all kinds of advice from friends and neighbors as to which price would be the best one when you finally put it on the market.  Everyone has an opinion.  Where are the  three best sources to begin with to get the most accurate information about the current marketplace?

1. My Website--www.brucewagg.com--Even before you call me to represent you in selling your home, you can get an amazing amount of information from my website. Here you will find the full list of homes as represented on the area Multiple Listing services.  Using the powerful search engines, you can discover what homes in your area are…

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Tour these handsome homes,with their outstanding floor plans, and color saturated gardens.  

Gated Private Estate With Lush Gardens, Lawns, ...

$5,485,000 City:Piedmont, CA Beds:6 Baths:5 Type:Single Family MLS® #:40661974 Price: $5,485,000 City: Piedmont Beds: 6 Baths: 5 Type: Single Family MLS® #: 40661974  

Gated Private Estate With Lush Gardens, Lawns, Redwood Grove And Swimming Pool. Extensively Renov...

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Exquisite Piedmont Residence On Coveted Street....

$5,250,000 City:Piedmont, CA Beds:6 Baths:5 Type:Single Family MLS® #:40656363 Price: $5,250,000 City: Piedmont Beds: 6 Baths: 5 Type: Single…

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Oakland's Jack London Square has become an amazing venue for both local and international visitors.  Sitting right on the Oakland Estuary, it is a collection of handsome restaurants, shops, and it's famous Sunday Farmer's Market.  It is also the starting off point for the San Francisco Ferry which will take passengers to the City or Marin county.  However, if you want to spend some leisure time on San Francisco Bay, the USS Potomac is the place for you.  There are no high speed trips across the water, just leisurely tours packed with lots of information.

Originally built for the U.S. Coast Guard in 1934, this 165 ft. vessel was renamed the USS Potomac, in 1936, and became Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Presidential Yacht until his death in 1945.  It…

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