Alameda California Real Estate Blog

It's been a busy week and that's good, even though interest rates didn't just rise in the last week, it was like they took the express elevator. While 4.6% is good 5.3% isn't bad either and that's just about where they're hovering today. I bought my home in 1980 for under $120,000, it rose and declined and rose in value ...

It sure seems the bank we are dealing with doesn’t care how quickly they get their properties off their books. Our escrow on Windsor has been dragging on for a week now. Initially we were supposed to close escrow and hand the keys to the buyers this Friday. Well, that isn’t happening as much as the bank thinks it is. It seems the left ...

  Before I get to what is showing up on Brokers tour on Tuesday I want to share with you how the upcoming townhome listing is coming along, we’re just weeks away from putting it on the market. The painting should be completed next week. The floors will be refinished, carpet and vinyl floors laid shortly thereafter and then it’s ...

Loading    In Alameda over the last 7 days it certainly seems like the market is picking up. Below are some statistics and links to the properties described.  To begin, there have been 20 homes classified as new coming on the market. New doesn't always mean what what I or most consider New to be. In Real Estate ...

East End of Alameda  -  We invite everyone to visit our open house at 3227 Madison Street on April 19 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This is a very charming bungalow deep in the heart of the East End neighborhood of Alameda with it's tree lined streets and variety of architectural styles of homes. It is within blocks ...

[photo:listing:2311559] Clean as a Whistle "F" Model • 1,584 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm townhouse Bay Farm Island, Alameda  -  This is a must see town home that will have been recently re-carpeted and has new vinyl floors in the bathrooms and a re-finished parquet ...

I am writing this post today after my open houses because I feel something needs to be cleared up. Today I had a gentleman with his family come through our listing at 333 Channing Way who said the price was out of his range. His out of town agent has been tellling him not to lowball any homes he is interested in. I ventured a little further and ...

Harbor Bay Isle, Alameda  -  We invite everyone to visit our open house at 713 Baywood Road on June 8 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Property information

[photo:listing:1469174] East End Duplex • 1,874 sq. ft., 2 bath, 4 bdrm duplex - $749,000 USD - By Appointment Only East End, Alameda  -  This home is a rare duplex all on one level. Live in one and rent the other. Both units have two bedrooms and one bath. Located on a tree lined street and two blocks from either the ...

Last night (Sunday) after returning from the gym I flipped the TV on and noticed a show I read about in Sundays SF Chronicle as being on. It apparently premiered last Wednesday on the HGTV station. I am talking about the new show called "Sleep On It" where prospective buyers spend a night in a home they are considering making an offer ...