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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
A minute in the life of Berkeley Real Estate Agent and Business Coach, Krista Miller. Hold on tight and check back often! The real estate market in the East Bay is movin’ and shakin’ and will surely keep you on your toes…