Oakland is a sprawling urban center with a population of over 400,000 making it the largest of the East Bay cities and coming in 8th on California’s list of most populous cities. It is also considered one of the country’s most diverse cities in terms of ethnic, cultural and racial demographics (over 100 languages are spoken here). While… Read More
While surfing through Craigs List today, I noticed something that hadn’t caught my attention before. One family was advertising a large home for swap with a smaller home, presumably with a smaller mortgage too! This home, which is in Fremont, has a killer kitchen and very nice exterior facade. Trading with someone who wants to… Read More
In my last post I listed some bargain basement properties in Oakland. While those ranged from $129,000 to $360,000 today I’m highlighting some of the lowest-priced Oakland residences I could find on the MLS. All of these homes are in East Oakland, with the exception of 921 Pine St. which is in West Oakland. Since both East and West… Read More
If you want to score a bargain in the Bay Area, Oakland might be one of your best bets. Not only are prices ebbing to levels not seen in 10 years, but with Oakland you have a centrally located urban hub. With BART, AC Transit and access to 880, 580, 13 and 24, living in… Read More
Sales around Alameda county have slowed all around, particularly for the following cities which are smaller and thus have fewer sales than the larger cities such as Oakland and Fremont even during housing booms. Alameda is showing 208 residences for sale with 140 of these SFRs; Albany has 13 SFRs for sale and a total of 25… Read More
Mid-winter has seen a freezing of home sales in the Tri-Valley area. While Dublin shows 7 homes sold this week and the same number in mid-January, both Pleasanton and Livermore are showing greater than a 50% reduction in sales. Currently Dublin inventory is hovering around 219 homes for sale, with 132 of these SFRs; the Pleasanton… Read More
Housing continues to be a hot topic around the Bay Area these days and it’s not only the housing bubble that’s making headlines. Today’s PleasantonWeekly.com reports that the Pleasanton City Council has delayed a hearing to consider the issue of the Oak Grove development. Landowners Jennifer and Frederic Lin had hoped to develop over 70 acres of space situated… Read More
I’m really excited about one of Redfin’s new (relatively) features: mapping with big red lines, cool! Now my searches are much easier, being the visual person that I am. I’m a big fan of my neighbors to the west of the Lake and decided to check out what’s going on in the 94610 zip. The… Read More
So my partner recently signed up with a rock-climbing gym in downtown Oakland. The gym is pretty convient for us since we live fairly close to downtown and they have locations in San Francisco and Berkeley (which I supposedly could get to after work since I work in the City; NOT! I am too lazy)…. Read More
Hello dear readers! After being out for several weeks, first due to illness and then due to an out-of-town family gathering, it’s good to be back. Since I’ve been out of the loop, I was anxious to see what’s been afoot in Bay Area real estate, especially my coverage area and home, Oakland. In taking… Read More