Articles By

arlene

A Mother’s Day Plea for fresh water ’round the World

Happy Mothers’ Day to all who are mothers!  To all who are nurturers, to all who help people, animals and ...
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Green Pug Recycles! So can you!

We had such a successful recycling event for Earth Day that it made me consider ways to inspire our community ...
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Tremendously Successful Earth Day Event!

Earth Day electronics recycling a huge success!
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Celebrate Earth Day with FREE Electronics Recycling this Friday

As Chair of the GREEN Council of the Berkeley Association of REALTORS, I am pleased to have succeeded in organizing ...
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So When WAS the Real Estate Market Peak in Berkeley?

Usually when I analyze sold data for the Berkeley, CA real estate market, it reinforces what I’ve experienced as a ...
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There’s gold indeed for California Real Estate: new tax credits for buyers signed into law

A piece of legislation was just signed that should be a tremendous incentive for home buyers in California to take ...
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If only I’d had the entrepreneurial spirit: I would have developed my Latté Factor!

In my post from a couple days ago I  discussed the frustration of buyers who want a spacious North Berkeley ...
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As Spring begins, so does the North Berkeley Real Estate Market

For the past week in Berkeley, CA we’ve had gorgeous spring weather. Starting with the narcissus, we’ve had a progression ...
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Reducing Your Shopping Footprint, one Tote Bag at a Time!

It used to be that whenever you went to a conference you’d get a T-shirt. Now everyone gives out tote ...
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RESPA: Making sense of the new GFE & HUD-1 Forms

In this video, Robert Freedman of REALTOR® Magazine talks with Scott Rinn, Senior Policy Analyst for the National Association of ...
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