Searching For Your New Oakland Home--An Important Preparation Step
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While the current housing market in Piedmont and Oakland will slow a bit for the holiday season, many more homes will soon be coming on the market, and desirable homes will be snapped up quickly.
It is important that you have an efficient plan to be able to move ahead quickly when searching for your ideal home. While I will be assisting you in finding your new home as your agent, you should have a distinctive plan based on these concepts:
1. Be firm on what elements that you must have in your new home: Perhaps you must have 3 bedrooms, a large back yard, or want to be in a certain school district. Your plan should contain the things that you will not give up when considering buying a new home. In creating this checklist, you may be…
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As soon as you decide that you would like to begin to look for your new Piedmont or Oakland home, you should take steps to get your loan financing in place. In many areas of the East Bay, the competition for homes and condominiums is very high. As a result, you need to be ready to make a offer immediately upon finding your ideal home to avoid losing out to other bidders. What do you need to know about your financing options?
Once you have made the decision to purchase a home, either in Piedmont or Oakland, you will find yourself touring many homes. Â Many times these tours are done before dealing with me as your agent, often to get a sense of what the market is like, and what you may or may not want in your new home. Â You will be getting all kinds of information and written material from each home you visit, but there are some very important questions that you should ask yourself each time your tour, so you know, when you are finally ready to decide, what things to consider, and what homes you will reject immediately.
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NOTE: You will, in the process of buying a new home, have the opportunity to have a professional home inspection done before you move ahead with your…
 Now that the Spring buying market in Piedmont is upon us, many more homes will be coming on the market, and desirable homes will be snapped up quickly.  It is important that you have an efficient plan to be able to move ahead quickly when searching for your ideal home.  While I will be assisting you in finding your home, you should have a plan based on these concepts:
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The Piedmont Neighbors and Newcomers Club, as its title indicates, is designed to serve multiple needs. Â It reaches out to new residents of Piedmont, and also encourages current residents to join, as a way to meet others in the community, and share common social activities designed to appeal to family members of all ages. Â
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To appeal to the widest variety of members, it schedules both daytime and evening events throughout the year. Â Examples include Girls Night In, Weekend Play Date, Holiday Party, Family Game Day and Fourth of July Parade. Â Ongoing events throughout the year are Coffee and Playgroup, Book Clubs (3), and Girls and Guys Nights Out. Â
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If this variety of activities interests you, find the ones that suit your needs, and…
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Piedmont residents--would you like information about Garage Sale Permits, Dog Licenses, Tree Maintenance, Building Permits? Â Do you have questions about Fire Inspections, Building Permits, or Piedmont's KCOM-TV? Â There is a wealth of information at the "Who Do I Call" page on the city of Piedmont's master website. Â
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Whether you are a new, or a long time Piedmont resident, you may not be aware of the many city services and resources that are available to you simply through making a phone call.
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In addition, the Piedmont City Home Page furnishes even more information, which is especially valuable for newer residents. Â With a much broader range of information, it offers details about city departments, community links and a…
Over the last decade, Oakland residents have seen a dedicated commitment to the growth and redevelopment of the Jack London Square neighborhood.  Imaginative and steady recovery of the area has created exciting new living spaces, as illustrated above.  Whether you are looking for condos or lofts, there are competitively priced homes available.  Whether you are a brand new buyer coming into the market for the first time, or a buyer stepping down into a smaller living space after selling your larger home, there are options to consider. Additionally, more growth is on the way just a bit further south, with the building of the eagerly awaited Brooklyn Basin project. Current available examples to consider would include those at 288 3rd Street, and 222…