East Bay Housing Market Blog

Jan

Albany Market Stats, Dec 2017 vs Dec 2022

Posted In: Albany, Local Market Statistics

Here are the stats for Albany, CA Dec 2017 vs Dec 2022

Jan

Ladybugs are everywhere!

Posted In: Alameda County, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Oakland

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

Oh, no! The roof sprung a leak!

Posted In: For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, Home Maintenance

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 [...]

Oct

Are these two (or three) disgusting items on your cleaning to-do list?

Posted In: For Sellers, For the Home, Home Maintenance

We all have lists, right? A packing list when going on a trip. A grocery list when we go to the store. A daily list of important tasks that we hope to get through in a day. Lists make us feel productive, and when we check off items on the list, we feel like we hit a home run. When [...]

Sep

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

“But Mommy, there isn’t a kids room!”

Posted In: For Sellers, For the Home, Photos, Success Stories

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 [...]

May

Virtual Open House Schedule for 821 Polk St in Albany

Posted In: Albany, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers

Click here to see the entire open house schedule! {Virtual Open House schedule}

Mar

Buy, Sell or Wait? What’s Changing and Isn’t? Coronavirus and the Real Estate Market

Posted In: Economy, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate News

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

Tis’ the Season For Love Letters

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

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

Albany 2019 Year in Review

Posted In: Albany, For Buyers, For Sellers

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 [...]

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