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 Tagged ‘Bay Area real estate’
All Rules Are Off in the Bay Area
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 [...]
Bay Area’s First Foreclosure Help Center
I drove past this building, at 5050 Broadway in Oakland, this morning, and the first thing to know is that it is no longer Washington Mutual, or even Wachovia. A big sign on the exterior announced the building was “becoming Chase”.
It turns out this Chase bank will also be the first Bay Area center designed [...]
Why People Hate McMansions
There aren’t too many really in-your-face McMansions in the Bay Area — which isn’t to say there aren’t lots of ugly, over-sized homes that we would really rather didn’t exist at all.
A new study reveals why it is people like me can have a visceral reaction to McMansions. Apparently it is when the homes [...]
Bay Area Home Prices Rewind Seven Years
It’s a data-rich time in the real-estate market with reports on the state of the housing crisis coming in thick and fast.
The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI) has just released its latest numbers which cover the two months since November 2008. And the picture for the San Francisco Bay Area is not pretty.
Year on year, [...]
More Kudos For My Future Architect
When the time is right I’m going to commission Michelle Kaufmann to design me a beautiful, quintessentially Californian home. I want lashings of sunlight, clean modern lines, smooth sustainable wood floors, picture windows and wraparound decks. A hot tub under the stars and a firepit would be nice too. And while we’re at it maybe [...]
Homes for the Holidays
How about this for some real-estate deals? Homes for $50? They have been reduced a whopping 50% (pre-recession price was $100). And, OK, they are on the small side. As in less than one square foot. But they will suit a small family of four or five I would think. As long as they are [...]
Tuesday Snippets
Most outrageously priced home in the East Bay? Perhaps it’s 3045 Marina Drive in Alameda (above) recently listed at $1,122 per square foot ($1,795,000 in total). Read one stunned reaction here.
Who’s the dirtiest of them all? See the addresses of the “12 chronic sites” Berkeley’s Problem Properties team would like to see cleaned up.
It’s official: [...]
Link Love: Best From the Wires
Turn your swimming pool into a granny flat [BldgBlog]
Berkeley home prices up 7% on last month [Yahoo.com]
New listing: 526 Merritt Ave, a 5/2 Tudor at $659,000. [Redfin]
George W. snags a 123% loan-to-value mortgage [Portfolio]
Oakland neighborhood councils unite [Today in Montclair]