Articles By

arlene

City of Berkeley Offers Money for Energy Efficiency

Finally there may be Money for Energy Efficiency (ME2) in Berkeley! Federal stimulus funding will be available for whole-house energy retrofit programs, ...
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Snapshot of a Favorite Neighborhood: Rockridge in Oakland, CA

It was a true pleasure to hand over the keys yesterday to my lovely clients who just purchased their first ...
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A Fun, informative look at a serious problem: Bottled Water!

In addition to the work of the JoinThePipe.org ladies, I want to share with you a video from Annie Leonard, ...
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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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