Jan
09
Ladybugs are everywhere!
We have all seen a ladybug here and there, but have you ever seen thousands of ladybugs in one place? Every winter these “lady beetles” surf on over to the Oakland Hills and drop down at the exact same spot in Redwood Regional Park. They gather to keep warm and perhaps make a “friend” or two. Where to find the [...]
Nov
08
Oh, no! The roof sprung a leak!
It is Tuesday, and I am sitting here in my studio / office, catching up on some emails. The weather is forecasted to be rainy with a chance of thunder. Through the 20-light window panes I see the tree-tops near Strawberry Creek Park, watching bubbles rise up from the cafe below, when it begins to pour. I mean POUR. I [...]
Sep
22
Gratitude
Posted In: Berkeley, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, Home Improvement, Lofts, Condos, & Townhouses
It’s a beautiful day in North Berkeley! Karl the fog is away and the leaves are starting to show their fall colors. Plus, it’s Thursday, which means it is Broker Tour day, the day that agents go out and preview all of the new houses that hit the market for the week. And sometimes we are lucky enough to get [...]
Sep
19
“But Mommy, there isn’t a kids room!”
I will never forget when I was looking at homes for my growing family. My daughter Melia, who was 4 at the time (now 15!), walks into a lovely home with me that had been staged by the Seller. It was clean and tidy, but it was hard to see the house beyond the owner’s large furnishings. Now, I’m trained [...]
Mar
17
Buy, Sell or Wait? What’s Changing and Isn’t? Coronavirus and the Real Estate Market
Although we have weathered dramatic changes in the real estate market in the past, the unprecedented global health threat posed by coronavirus is unlike any other potential market disruption we’ve experienced before. In this time of uncertainty, our clients are asking a lot of questions. We want to try to address them the best we can, keeping in mind that [...]
Feb
12
Tis’ the Season For *Love* Letters
It is February, and February means L O V E . Well, for some it does- at least for the first half of the month! Have you ever written a love letter to a special someone? Did that letter spell out what it was you loved about them, or how you felt? I remember being in the 3rd grade and [...]
Jan
17
Albany 2019 Year in Review
By Krista Miller I live in Albany and love to track the numbers. People always want to know what is happening in the market so I make sure to keep tabs. I just put together the 2019 year-in-review for Albany. These figures include single family homes (no condos or multi-family homes, because those skew the numbers too much). 2019 saw [...]