Many cities in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties impose a point of sale ordinance on real property. The chart below will show which cities will impose a transfer tax.
Both Alameda County and Contra Costa County have a county transfer tax of $1.10/$1,000.
Example: If the sales price of a house in Berkeley is $500,000 then the seller can expect to [...]
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That is right! There are new signals FINALLY coming to the I-80 / Carlson on and off ramps.
If you have ever driven down Carlson to head towards the freeway, you know why this is a good thing. At any given moment, someone coming off of the 80 east side will come to a rolling stop, [...]
One of the biggest questions I get lately is “how much have prices goine down?” This is pretty easy to answer. If you look at the statistical date from the height of the market (2006 – 2007) and compare it to today’s numbers you will see that Richmond has taken the biggest hit, primarily because [...]
Let’s take a look at what the average days on market has done over the last two years in each of our neighborhoods. Percentages are from Jan/07 vs. Jan/09.
Albany, down 66%
Jan 2007 24
Jan 2008 43
Jan 2009 8
Berkeley, all, down 7%
Jan 2007 45
Jan 2008 43
Jan 2009 42
Berkeley Hills, up 7%
Jan 2007 14
Jan 2008 58
Jan 2009 15
El [...]
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…