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Have you been looking for your own piece of Berkeley Real Estate?
TweetHave you been looking for your own piece of Berkeley Real Estate? Come visit us at the delightful Brown Shingle Home … complete with a Yurt! It’s one of the more unique Berkeley homes we’ve had...
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Excitement at Casa Serkes … We just gained half a closet installing a "On...
TweetWe’ve had numerous problems with our hot water heater (bad installation in the past)… And needed to replace it. Opted for an “On Demand” tankles water heater by Takagi PROSMuch Smaller in Size… We...
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Amazing Connections… 1 Degree of separation!
TweetAmazing connections today.. Simply amazing! We hosted a housewarming party for some wonderful clients. Marianne was referred to me by her sister Judy who bought a home from us 10 years ago. We...
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How much are property taxes in Berkeley?
TweetTaxes are 1% of purchase price + bonds/assessments In general, if you use 1.2-1.3% of the purchase price as the annual taxes, it will give you a good gauge for annual taxes. The taxes increase by...
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There's a crack in the wall!
TweetI saw a post on Trulia Voices Berkeley – “I’m interested in buying a house in the Berkeley Hills. But landslides worry me… if a house has cracks in it’s walls, there’s a meaning to it…“ Here’s how...
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North Berkeley Adventures – The Cheese Board
TweetOne of the many reasons I love Berkeley… the amazing sights! I was on the phone to my good friend Brenda Jones from Bennington Vermont. We have a mastermind call every Monday Morning… when all of...
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The assessed value on the tax records is only $276,000!
TweetThe assessed value on the tax records is only $276,000! How come the sellers are asking so much more money for it? That’s because the assessed value is based on the purchase price plus the annual...
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Median Home Prices in the San Francisco Bay Area
TweetThe above map is a link from the San Francisco Chronicle article “Zillow maps ups and downs of housing prices“ Zillow gives “zestimates” and all real estate is local. That’s one of the reasons I’m...
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Berkeley in the 60s, Revisted
TweetI took these photos last night at the demonstrations prior to the City Council vote on the Marine Recruiting Station. Click to view all. Here’s where to go for more information on the movie,...
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The Amazing Berkeley Hills Lodge – Once a Quarry Building, now versatile...
Tweet More than 30 years ago I rented a wonderful apartment in the Berkeley Hills. It was between the Temple of The Wings (2800 Buena Vista Way) and Hume Castle (2900 Buena Vista Way). The scent from...
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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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There's a crack in the wall!
TweetI saw a post on Trulia Voices Berkeley – “I’m interested in buying a house in the Berkeley Hills. But landslides worry me… if a house has cracks in it’s walls, there’s a meaning to it…“ Here’s how...
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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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