October 2011 - Krista and Rosie

Oct

Cash Buyers

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, For Boomers, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate News, Mortgage & Finance

Dang, 33% of all home sales in California in 2010 were cash. Cash purchases continue to rise in California, and might exceed last years high. Yes, cash! I just had a listing in Berkeley that received 6 offers, 2 were all cash. My 2-bed El Cerrito listing received 4 offers, 1 was all cash. Another listing of mine in El [...]

Oct

Great news! Jumbo Conforming Loan Limits to be Restored!

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, General Real Estate News, Mortgage & Finance

JUMBO Great news! Jumbo Conforming Loan Limits to be Restored! Inman News just reported that in a 60-38 vote Thursday, the Senate approved an amendment to a spending bill that would restore the $729,750 ceiling that was first put in place in 2008 to allow Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration to back what were previously considered [...]

Oct

Anatomy of a Bank

Posted In: Uncategorized

Seriously? Seriously.

Oct

Michelin Releases its 77 “Bib Gourmand” Picks for Bay Area Foodies

Posted In: Food and Dining, For the Heck of It, Good Eats

On Tuesday Michelin released its “Bib Gourmand” picks for Bay Area foodies- the favorite cheap eats for Michelin eaters. What constitutes a restaurant as worthy of a Bib Gourmand rating? A Bib Gourmand restaurant is a d-lish eatery somewhere between Los Gatos and Geyserville where you can enjoy two courses and a glass of wine for under $40 — ooh [...]

Oct

El Cerrito Do-It-Yourself Arts Fair, October 15th

Posted In: Arts and Entertainment, Contra Costa County, El Cerrito, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids

Looking for something fun and different to do with your kids this weekend? Check out the El Cerrito Do-It-Yourself Arts Fair at the El Cerrito Community Center this Saturday, Oct 15th from 2:00 – 5:30. In addition to experiencing art and culture there will be fun events for children and adults of all ages. Tooling Metal Art? YES! Junk-A-Sketch? Oh [...]

Oct

Berkeley Hills Realty

Posted In: Berkeley, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate News, Places

This has been a year of moves for me! First I moved my family to Albany in July, then I put my El Cerrito house on the market in September, and this month I moved brokerages! Needless to say it has been a busy summer. I am so thrilled to be with Berkeley Hills Realty. With small-compay ethics and big-world [...]

Oct

Is it Possible to Boost the East Bay’s Sustainable and Affordable Housing Stock?

Posted In: Alameda County, Albany, Berkeley, Contra Costa County, El Cerrito, First Time Home Buyers, General Real Estate News, Oakland

Here is an interesting article from the UC Berkeley News Center that came out a couple of weeks ago that talks about how in-law/secondary units could be a great way to help accommodate the projected population growth via dealing with infill development in communities throughout the region. They are currently looking into regulatory challenges, such as parking restrictions, but are hoping that this [...]

Oct

Harding Carnival and Pumpkin Patch

Posted In: Community, El Cerrito, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids

Step right up, step right up! On Oct. 2nd from 12-4 Harding Elementary in El Cerrito will turn into a Harding Carnival and Pumpkin Patch. Last year the carnival was a great success. This year they have taken the successes and added in more bang. In addition to the typical carnival games like milk bottle knock-down, cake walks, tic-tac-toe, and [...]