A Strong Second Sale But Not Quite The Real(tor) Facts
Last week the press release went out for the sale of 222 Broadway #1505 across the bay at $1,100,000 touting the “First Oakland Million Dollar Condo Since October 2008” and…
Will Golden Gate Fields Follow In Bay Meadows’ Footsteps?
The bankruptcy related auction of Golden Gate Fields over in the East Bay has been scheduled for February 25, 2010. The 130-acre property has been unsuccessfully targeted for development a…
Modern Ito Design Falls Prey To Modern Berkeley Economics
“A shortage of funds has prompted UC Berkeley to abandon its plan to construct a new Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive downtown. The building, a distinctive and innovative…
It’s March Margarita Margarido Madness As 5950 Goes Live At $5.5M
With the flick of a switch and a plugged-in tip, The Margarido House (5950 Margarido Drive, Oakland) has officially gone from coming soon to on the market online. The marketing…
A Reader’s Report And Recommendation Across The Bay: 2830 Garber
A plugged-in San Francisco tipster crosses the bay and reports on 2830 Garber Street: I saw it yesterday and I have rarely seen so much traffic at an open house.…
Designer East Bay Apples To Apples For 737 Second Street #405
If you didn’t see it a year ago its website is still live and it’s worth a look. And if you did and wondered what happened, a plugged-in reader reports:…
When The Fundamentals Make Sense (But Please Not Before)
“ is emblematic of a major force currently propelling the real estate market: investors and speculators snapping up foreclosed homes. Along with first-time buyers, they are a primary source of…
JustQuotes: East Bay Agents And Stagers Beware
“An unusual wave of burglaries has hit unoccupied houses for sale in this affluent 1.8-square-mile bedroom community in the hills east of Oakland, and it is testing the forced cheerfulness…
Budding Big Buildings Across The Bay (Oakland And Emeryville)
Encinal Jackson has submitted an application to build a 56-story mixed-use tower at 1938 Broadway in Oakland. At 715 feet, the proposed tower would nearly double the height of Oakland’s…
When Being “Priced Out Of The Market” Is A Blessing In Disguise
A first-time buyer across the bay picks up a “three-bedroom, two-bath house in East Oakland, for $199,500. The previous owner had paid $475,000.” Perhaps being “priced out of the market”…