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 ...

I came across this article this weekend all you need is a wet/dry vac and a some nylon. Very ingenious, wish I'd thought of this many times. http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/29/drain-tip/  

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 ...

I wish the media would quit it's lumping of everything under one heading. It's leading the public astray and I get many phone calls during the week wondering asking what is what. For example, is a short sale a foreclosure? NO, a short sale is the tedious and time consuming process leading up to a foreclosure in which a owner attempts to ...

It's always a good idea to mantain your home and keep it in tip top condition. However if your considering updating items in the house without a permit from the city you may want to reconsider. Now I go against the norm, statistics mention that the average homeowner moves roughly ever 7 years or so. I've been where I'm at for ...