It took over two years, but the terracotta-hued home at 1055 Amito Drive up in the Claremont hills has finally closed escrow.
The 4/3.5 newish home, that went on the market in February 2008 for $2,150,000, eventually sold on an asking price of $980,000 (no word on what it actually changed hands for). That’s $236 per [...]
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Claremont hills home closes escrow two years on
“Silly” Kensington Listing Finds Buyer
Back in November, reader Debtpocalypse alerted us to a listing at 252 Stanford Avenue in Kensington (above). He wrote: “$1.7 million for a sub-7,000 sqft lot in Kensington? Good luck with that.. This is the silliest listing in quite some time.”
Well, the home in question — a Michael Thomas-designed mid-century modern house on three levels, [...]
Claremont Mega Home Now For Rent
When a mega-home sells and then shortly after comes onto the rental market, you can’t help but wonder if someone is playing the market a little bit.
The imposing home at 2970 Avalon Avenue in Berkeley’s Claremont neighborhood (above) listed in April 2009 for $2,950,000. It saw a sharp price reduction in July to $2,200,000 and sold [...]
New Year, New (Raised) Price for Old Berkeley Listing
What would you do if your home had steadfastly refused to sell after nearly two years on the market and the housing crash was still a vivid memory in everyone’s mind?
Probably not what the owners of 1055 Amito Drive in Berkeley did a couple of days ago when they increased the price of their listed [...]
Closing Escrow on a Closing Year
When you’ve been sitting on your unsold property since the summer, hoping and praying that someone will make you an offer before year’s end, it must be more than a relief to finally find a buyer — even if, in this instance, you have to stomach a 19% reduction on your original asking price.
The 5/3.5 [...]
Happy Christmas for High-End Berkeley Sellers
Proving that there are always homes which will defy market rules if the right stars align for seller and buyer, the “majestic Monterey Colonial” home at 245 Alvarado Road in Berkeley (above) sold comfortably over its asking price.
The 5/5 house, with its “graceful balconies, terraces, landscaped gardens and grand rooms for entertaining”, went on the [...]
What the Median Priced Home Looks Like: East Bay
It could look like the contemporary apartment on the Oakland-Emeryville border pictured above, which his priced at $379,000, a tad under the current median price paid for a Bay Area home which last month was $387,000.
For more details, head on over to the Block.
They Bought the Fairytale Home
It is with a smidgen of regret that I report someone (other than me) pounced and bought the “fairytale” home at 299 Panoramic Way that had my heart beating a little faster in late October when it listed for sale. (My remarks about the home’s low Walk Score also provoked a lively debate in the [...]
Homes selling over list price at Berkeley’s top end
It’s slim pickings on the listings front as we sweep towards Christmas and the slowest time of year in real-estate terms. But home sales — which are picking up generally — are always worth checking out as a way of measuring the pulse of the market.
At Berkeley’s higher end, the story seems to be one [...]
Over and Under: Berkeley Homes Find Buyers
So the home of my dreams — or at least the latest one to catch my fancy — found a buyer and they paid 12% more than the asking price to secure this gem. The Maybeck-designed 2960 Linden Avenue (above) sold for $1,231,000 on a $1,095,000 list price.
In other sales news, the grand-looking Henry Gutterson home on [...]