Articles By

arlene

The 2016 East Bay Real Estate Market Opens with Few Options, Lots of Cash

  It feels like spring, and daffodils, those harbingers of our new real estate market, are in bloom all around the ...
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Autumn Market Starts with Record High Prices

The Autumn market has just begun amidst the highest median home prices ever in the East Bay. Berkeley has crested ...
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One Day in the Sun: A day in the life of an East Bay listing agent

I was recently asked what is one of the favorite parts of my job as a Realtor? Certainly there are ...
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The 2015 East Bay Real Estate Market Opens–Low inventory, high over-bidding again?

Common wisdom among male agents is that the market starts after the Super Bowl. I’ve always described the market opening ...
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Low interest rates plus low inventory ring in 2015

Happy New Year! I hope you had time since my last post to spend time with family and friends. Last week ...
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Giving Thanks for a Great Year in East Bay Real Estate!

2014 will be my most productive year in real estate. And so with Thanksgiving fast approaching here are some of ...
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The Autumn East Bay Real Estate Market: Intense and Brief

Our Autumn real estate market is much like the fall foliage: it’s intense, and doesn’t last long. For the next ...
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The East Bay Summer Market: Dynamic or in the Doldrums?

The second half of this year started off for me with a bang, and not just from all the fireworks in ...
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The East Bay Spring Real Estate Market: As Gorgeous as the Gardens–for Sellers

Ah, spring! The gardens here in the east bay are looking so gorgeous, and the air is smelling so sweet ...
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Kitchens and Overbidding in this Early Spring East Bay Market

I’ve just been in the enviable position of representing sellers on a popular listing. We’re at the very satisfying finale: ...
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