This view comes FREE with the purchase of 1 Kelton Court #5B.  I love 1 Kelton Court! 1 Kelton Court is on a cul de sac a few blocks away from Piedmont Avenue in Oakland.  This is the perfect building for folks who want to be close to everything and yet live in a quiet [...]

The floors are being shined and the final details are underway!  2624 School Street is coming soon to the Oakland real estate marketplace!  I love this photograph of this vintage bungalow with the clouds billowing above. The earth has been turned over and fresh sod is coming.  Check 2624 School Street in Oakland online, www.TheSchoolBungalow.com

Yesterday on Oakland’s Broker Tour, I fell in love with 5785 Country Club Drive, (listed by Karen Starr of Grubb Co.)  Claremont Pines, (a neighborhood in Upper Rockridge located between Broadway and Broadway Terrace) is a one of my favorite neighborhoods.  Some of the properties in this area have City and Bay views, the neighborhood is very walkable, there is [...]

When you are buying an older house it is common for a property to have $10,000 – $20,000 worth of needed repairs.  If a seller has owned their home for many years often there is newly found damage that is discovered during an inspection.  In many cases it is not that the seller intentionally neglected [...]

Hi Readers,
Can I plug my newest listing?  www.1895Manzanita.com  This house is perfect for the buyer who wants SPACE, 3409 square feet of space.  There is also Golden Gate, Bay Bridge and South Bay views from almost every room.  The rooms do say, “I was built in the 1970’s”  but the lay-out is supreme.  Some TLC [...]

Often people ask me if I am still in real estate.  The media will paint a picture of doom and gloom.  I am not negating the problems, and yes people are struggling.  I think it will that sometime before the economy recovers, but this chart shows how resilient the Bay Area is.

My clients Jill and Cory just closed escrow on a 1953 mid-century ranch house in the Oakland Hills.  When I first saw this house on the multiple listing service, I knew this house had potential.  Homes built in the mid-century typically have steel reinforced foundations and gauging from the information provided, it looked to be [...]

In 9 days my newest listing 3253 Jordan Road will hit the Oakland real estate market!  To preview this home before it hits the market go to, www.3253Jordan.com.  Below is the custom property brochure that was just created for especially for this property.
(This brochure will be scored and folded into a small booklet.)

*The attached brochure [...]

350 Forest Street in the Rockridge district of Oakland was my favorite house on Broker’s Tour last week.  This glorious craftsman, has the detailed you want in a vintage home, box-beam ceilings in the dinging room, built-in’s and pillars, silky smooth hardwood floors, wood windows, but it has a modern edge with upgrades galore, including [...]

At Red Oak Realty, the real estate brokerage I hang my license, most of our agents were busy this summer!  At almost every weekly meeting  we would discuss the market and talk about the multiple offers that were taking place.  Red Oak has about 80 full-time Realtors and does a great deal of the Bay [...]