Archive for January, 2012

Prices Drop Nationwide, Not Necessarily the Case in Berkeley and the Surrounding Areas

Case-Shiller Records 3.7% Annual Drop in Home Prices Data released this morning by Standard & Poor’s showed an annual decline of 3.7 percent in November for the 20-city composite reading of its S&P/Case-Shiller home price index. Analysts were expecting a year-over-year drop in the range of 3.2 to 3.4 percent. Eighteen cities were in negative [...]

Whole Foods Plan for Albany is Moving Forward

I am thrilled to report that, 4 years after its introduction, the plan to open a Whole Foods near University Village is making progress.  This is great news considering the Oct. 2011 meeting was pretty intense and compromises could not be made.  The project will also include a senior housing complex and a public art [...]

Northbrae Neighborhood in Berkeley Ranks Top 10 Places To Live

      The American Planning Association’s “Great Places In America” has voted our own Northbrae neighborhood in their top 10 places in 2011. Most people associate Northbrae with Monterey Market, Berkeley Horticultural Nursery, and Marin Circle Fountain.  Me being me must associate it with food and coffee, so after I grab a latte from [...]

What’s New!

Maya Trilling just listed this wonderful new Bernard Maybeck home located in N. Berkeley at 1476 Greenwood Terrace.  The “Frances Gregory House” features 3+ beds, 2 baths, with a large, redwood-clad living room and bay views.  It will be open this Sunday.  A sweet location, and a sweet price.  $925,000.  

Lot for Sale in Berkeley w/Preliminary Approval for 8 Condos

    Mahmood Mokhtari has a fantastic lot for sale in Berkeley.  He describes it as “A very rare find in a fabulously diverse & bustling business district of Berkeley. Zoned R3 high density multi-family. Preliminary approval for 8 condos was obtained approximately in 07 for 4 2bd/2ba, 2 1bd/1.5ba & 2 3bd/2.5ba on 3 [...]

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