There are some wild listings to be had out there at the moment.
Read my post today on On The Block to find out about the “shell” of a house that’s for sale in the Berkeley/Oakland hills (above).
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
All Rules Are Off in the Bay Area
The Dome Home: All Dome No Home?
Venturing outside our geographic remit somewhat (OK, a lot), I couldn’t resist bringing you this listing for a mighty bizarre dome home in Tacoma, Washington
Priced at just $60 per square foot, it’s bigger than it looks as its overall size is 1,000 sq ft, making it a $60,000 house.
But before you rush to buy it [...]
Wurster Back: Don’t Blame the House
The $2.5 million William Wurster-designed home at 210 Stonewall Road (above) is back on the market, with the same price, after it looked like it had found a buyer last month. Its agent is keen to emphasize that its reappearance is through “no fault of the home”.
Originally listed on January 29, the 5/4.5, 4,667 sq [...]
Mad About Maybeck
It’s Maybeck season in the Bay Area.
Firstly, one of his beautiful homes is for sale in San Francisco. The 1916 Erlanger House at 270 Castenada is a 3/3.5 with cathedral ceilings in the great room (above), set on a 9,000 sq ft forested lot. It was on the market last year for $3,890,000 and [...]
In Piedmont, the $1 Million Upgrade
Another rags to riches story — at least for the home in question — this time in Piedmont.
Last sold in 2005 for $853,000, and just listed for $1,825,000, is 60 Wildwood Avenue, a 4/2.5, 2,850 sq ft 1920s home described as a “fabulous executive-style home, completely rebuilt in 2006 with custom finishes and engineered foundation [...]
Hey Dude, Buy This Berkeley House
Following my post on the person who is advertising in Craigslist for a tear-down or lot in north Berkeley on which to build his/her family home, reader Debtpocalypse suggests the “dude should relax his geographic criteria modestly” and fix up this place — a 3/2, 1,740 sq ft major fixer at 758 Colusa Avenue (pictured [...]
A Trejo Treasure in North Berkeley
This fresh listing at 28 Vallejo Street in north Berkeley gave me pause for two reasons.
First, because it is not truly a new listing having made an appearance in February last year and been on and off the market, with several price changes, since then.
Second, I looked a little more closely because the house is [...]
Shack Wanted, But Not Just Anywhere
How’s this for specific? Posted on Craigslist today, someone is looking for a major fixer or tear-down in the north Berkeley hills. But not just anywhere in the hills. Here’s a taste of the ad:
Wanted: Site to build family home with very specific requirements and highest energy efficiency possible. Save money on staging, inspections, improvements, [...]
In Berkeley’s Claremont: How’s $600K off sound?
Thank goodness for Home Girl’s readers who always seem to step in with an interesting tip just when I’m stretched for time.
“Pop” even managed to type her tip one-handed while cradling a newborn baby in her other arm, such is her dedication to the cause.
So we have 257 Hillcrest Road in Berkeley’s Claremont neighborhood making [...]
Thirteen Days, Two Price Chops
6170 Contra Costa Road in Oakland has had second a price chop in just 13 short days — this time from $2,125,000 to $1,999,500.
This 5/4 “magnificent Mediterranean” built in 1996 started life on March 11 at $2,200,000. It last sold in August 2007 for a straight $2m.