Real Estate market updates

A Grand Brown Shingle, the ideal mix of original details and tasteful upgrades

December 3, 2025

This iconic 1912 brown-shingle home, once the personal residence of noted architect Hans Ostwald, offers an exceptional blend of vintage ...

December 20, 2023

For years most insurance carriers have tried to limit their exposure in California because of our reputation for multiple earthquake ...

May 22, 2023

April showers bring May flowers…or so the old adage tells us. But rarely do we have showers as late as ...

August 22, 2021

I remember those first days of school when I was kid, when the teachers would always ask us to prepare ...

April 16, 2021

Did you know buildings produce as much smog as all of the light-duty vehicles in California? That’s about 40% of ...

December 30, 2020

Surprises were commonplace in this most uncommon year. One of the first major surprises was just how quickly the real ...

April 20, 2019

It’s been my pleasure to have several listings in North Berkeley this year, the current one being a very charming ...

March 16, 2019

I am always excited to represent a listing, especially one in my own North Berkeley neigbhorhood, and especially such a ...

March 3, 2019

The daffodils are blooming, and they have always been my harbingers of the beginning of the real estate market. After ...

August 26, 2017

I recently had one of the hottest listings possible, so I thought I’d share some information from behind the scenes. ...