Articles By

arlene

Carbon Monoxide Alarm Law Goes into Effect

The July 1 deadline for single-family homeowners to install carbon monoxide detectors in their houses is here! A California law, ...
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New Energy Upgrade Program brings Rebates to Alameda County Homeowners

A rare alliance of Federal, state and local utility resources is providing “one stop shopping” for home owners wishing to ...
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FREE E-Cycling Earth Days Event in Berkeley, CA

All residents of the Berkeley, CA area are invited to bring their lifeless laptops, sick cellphones, tired TVs and moribund ...
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Distressed Properties in the Berkeley Area

We’ve all heard about the “shadow inventory” of distressed homes, that large number of properties that may dump into our ...
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Privately presenting a Wonderful Arts & Crafts Home in Upper Rockridge

It is rare that I would have a wonderful listing and not want to show it to as many people ...
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Rain, rain, REALLY go away!

When my last listing, a bungalow in El Cerrito on Richmond Street, debuted I lamenting all of the rain and ...
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Rain, rain, go away. . .

We know we need rain, at least in some global sense of “need.” But today, right now, I do not ...
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Here are a few of my favorite. . .iPhone apps

No, not rain drops on roses, though whiskers on kittens get a definite thumbs up! Today I’m following up on ...
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Comparing Apples®, Oranges and iThings

A group of REALTORS filled the seats to capacity this morning at the Apple Store in Emeryville, anxious to learn ...
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My Debut on Radio…What I Did NOT Get to Say!

What a week! Thursday was my installation as President of Women’s Council, East Bay Chapter at a fabulous fundraiser at ...
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