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Historic and utterly unique! "…one of the most intriguing houses in Berkeley"
TweetHistoric and utterly unique! “…one of the most intriguing houses in Berkeley…” 2652 Shasta Road: Four Units: $1,500,000 Situated in a lovely residential area on wooded and winding Shasta Road,...
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Today is Valentine's Day
TweetIt’s now four years since Carol and I went into San Francisco to see history being made. San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom authorized his staff to issue marriage permits to couples who wanted to be...
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Amazing Berkeley Architecture… another reason we love living in Berkeley!
Tweet The Claremont Resort & Spa – The Claremont Hotel Carol was holding open the Berkeley Hills Lodge in North Berkeley Hills just above UC Berkeley for the delight of our Realtor friends and...
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Why I Love Berkeley
TweetI love the Berkeley Albany YMCA in Downtown Berkeley, and go 3 or 4 times a week. The people are friendly, the place is clean and tidy, and I come home relaxed. I couldn’t help but smile when I...
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Berkeley… someone wrote something nice about the city!
TweetDavid L. Kirp wrote an interesting Open Forum article, Semper fi, Berkeley, in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. In it, he talks about Berkeley programs such as the one which encourages solar...
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Considering selling your Berkeley Home? Read what Betty McAfee and Audrey...
TweetDear Ira and Carol, When it came time for us to sell our home in Berkeley, we thought we would sell it ourselves. After trying this for about a week, we realized there was much more to this than...
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A Lunar Eclipse Coming To Berkeley!
TweetThere’s a lunar eclipse coming soon… though it was rainy today! I took this beautiful copper red moon eclipse when I lived in a beautiful home on Buena Vista Way in the Berkeley Hills. The eclipse...
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A lively Brazilian Restaurant for dinner!
Tweet Pretty colors, nice music, and good food. East side of Shattuck just north of University. Tweet
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Cody's Books In Berkeley… Telegraph to 4th Street to Shattuck Avenue
TweetThe Cody’s Books Bulletin Board When I first came to Berkeley in 1974 I lived on Dwight Way, and frequently strolled up to Telegraph Avenue to visit Cody’s Books at Telegraph and Haste. 10 years...
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How come there aren't many homes on the market in Berkeley right now?
TweetCarol recently wrote: We’ve been in business since the 80s and at this time of year, it’s always pretty much the same….. slow with short brokers’ tours for us on Thursdays because there isn’t much...
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The North Berkeley Library
Tweet North Berkeley Library Image from Jana Bouc’s Flikr Page and used with permission I happened across Jana’s Journal and Sketch Blog this morning…. and clicked on it to see a charming sketch Jana...
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Which homes are on this week's Berkeley MLS Tour?
TweetWe’ve always felt that our buyers first “buy” neighborhoods, then purchase the nicest home they can buy there. What better way to show which homes are for sale in the Berkeley Hills, Albany,...
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Albany California… it's the schools!
TweetWe were meeting with home sellers today, and got to talking about school scores. Albany and Piedmont California have some of the highest Elementary, Junior, and Senior high school scores in the...
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Mabel Bolton left $150,000 to the Thousand Oaks School!
TweetJust read in the Daily Cal that Mabel Bolton left $150,000 to neighborhood’s Thousand Oaks Elementary School. There once were several liquor stores on Solano Avenue when we first moved to the...
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What are Berkeley Comparable Sales for this home?
TweetWhat’s the right price to offer on that new Claremont Neighborhood home which just came on the market? It depends upon recent sales information! We provide detailed Comparable Sales Analysis (aka...
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Berkeley… someone wrote something nice about the city!
TweetDavid L. Kirp wrote an interesting Open Forum article, Semper fi, Berkeley, in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. In it, he talks about Berkeley programs such as the one which encourages solar...
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What are Berkeley Comparable Sales for this home?
TweetWhat’s the right price to offer on that new Claremont Neighborhood home which just came on the market? It depends upon recent sales information! We provide detailed Comparable Sales Analysis (aka...
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My Very Cool Niece is running to raise money for cancer research
TweetHere’s what Lauren wrote…. In 2001, at the age of 48, my mom, Geri, was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer. With colon resection surgery and six months of chemotherapy my mom bravely conquered...
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Some very cool uses for the camera in your cell phone!
TweetSome very cool uses for the camera in your cell phone! Carol and I spend several hours every Thursday to preview the new Berkeley MLS homes on the market for our clients.. then prepare a detailed...
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From the Berkeley Hills… to the Berkeley Flatlands… Berkeley is special!
TweetFrom the Berkeley Hills… to the Berkeley Flatlands… Berkeley is special! In the past few days we’ve listed, and shown, homes all over town. Having lived in Berkeley for over 30 years we’ve learned...
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