Sometimes you just see a house (or, in this case, the listing details of a house) and you think it makes sense. It’s a house that ticks the required boxes. One that would be worth investigating at the very least.
This one, at 943 Fresno Avenue, has character in that it’s a Craftsman with the molding, paneling, [...]
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Thousands Oaks Craftsman that ticks boxes
Cute and convenient condo in heart of Elmwood
Sometimes it’s fun to imagine yourself living another life. If I was either a young professional on the make wanting a cute, manageable abode, or retired and looking for a level-in home in a super-convenient location, I would take a second look at this condo at 2600 Ashby Avenue in the heart of Berkeley’s Elmwood [...]
Under the radar Elmwood home for sale
This home has been on the market for a few weeks, but it may have slipped your notice as it is not listed on the MLS. The listing details don’t reveal the address either, but if you have a nose for Berkeley real estate — and my readers most certainly do — it won’t take [...]
Multiple Bids: Remember Those? They’re Back
Expressions barely uttered in the past year or so are making a comeback. Remember “multiple bids”? In conversations with real-estate brokers this past week, these two words have actually been used.
One agent, who works primarily in north Berkeley, reported on a $625,000 Albany home attracting several offers and closing 124% over of its asking price. [...]
Suddenly this Summer: Signs of Life
So, just like that, change is in the air.
A Realtor reports that seven homes in her Berkeley patch each drew an average of five offers each in the past month. Another agent has just closed over asking on a $640K house near Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue after entertaining multiple offers.
“For Sale” signs are being replaced with [...]
Mighty Cute $550K Berkeley Craftsman
Thank you reader Kim Weisberg for bringing to our attention a cute looking Berkeley home which is also in the realm of the attainable with its $550,000 price tag.
The 2/1.5 Craftsman at 2021 Grant Street has lashings of period detailing, including coved ceilings, moldings, pillars, built-in cabinets, wainscoting and a welcoming front porch.
It all looks [...]
At High End It’s All About Lower Prices
Two more homes with hefty price tags have seen cuts.
2914 Piedmont Avenue in The Elmwood (above) bullishly set out asking $1,800,000 in late May. It’s had one chop already and has now endured another. Current price: $1,595,000. Read Home Girl’s June 1 review of the home in which we questioned the feasibility of that original [...]
Painful Price Chop on Mega Home
In a mirror image of yesterday’s post about a rude reality check for a home owner, another over-priced Berkeley home has had a painful price reduction after being placed in the hands of a new real estate agent — the same one in both cases.
Bebe McRae at Grubb Co. has taken on 2970 Avalon Avenue [...]
Rude Reality Check in North Berkeley
The owner (and builder) of this 4/2.5 home at 65 Southampton Avenue in Berkeley must be losing sleep over the price reductions he has had to endure since he listed the newly built home in January.
Its starting price was a more than optimistic $1,980,000. A succession of chops later, and a change of agent, sees [...]
Claremont Home With Normal Price. Really?
I should have got used to it by now, but it still takes me by surprise to see how prices have fallen in even the most desirable neighborhoods.
Newly listed at 60 The Uplands, in the Claremont area, is this 4/2, 2,570 sq ft home which by all accounts looks pretty nice. It is priced at [...]