oakland: Here is a study of homes pending by city in the East Bay - 07/26/08 02:58 PM
The following is a list of properties as of 7/26/2008 that are in pending status on the local MLS reports. I went through and searched each city to show you that properties are indeed selling. So get your finances in order and purchase before all the good properties are gobbled up. … (0 comments)
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oakland: Time Out: - 07/05/08 08:09 PM
Well, I received a phone call from one of my ex-coworkers Rich the other day. Rich was also a fellow computer hardware engineer in Silicon Valley. We both worked together at Redback Networks designing on the SMS10000 as the SMS1800 products.
Rich is now at a company called Data Robotics working on … (2 comments)
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oakland: Housing prices in the East Bay (Early July 2008) - 07/03/08 01:14 PM
Here is a breakdown of homes available in our local towns. The data reflects today July 3rd, 2008. The data is broken down to the number of homes broken down into pricing catagories and the number of homes in each catagory.
This number reflects condos, townhouses and detached single family homes. This does not include … (0 comments)
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oakland: Getting back into the groove. - 06/23/08 06:19 PM
Okay blog readers.
I have been away for awhile. I have been checking my email regularly. I had Eric Lim at the office as my appointed alternate back up.
I am back from a whirlwind three week tour of the Mississippi River area. You see it was my Mother and Father's … (0 comments)
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oakland: Oakland's Historic District Sheffield Village - 05/17/08 04:46 PM
At the East end of Dutton Avenue is the Oakland enclave of homes known as Sheffield Village. Sheltered from Oakland by the Dunsmuir - Hellman Historic Estate and the rolling hills to the East of the area.
Back in 1928, the site of Sheffield Village was to be Saint Mary's College. … (0 comments)
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oakland: I thought this was an interesting place - 05/16/08 04:59 PM
I have a client who may be interested in this.
(Another Agency has this Listing and it is not my Listing).
The Common Area Courtyard.
From The Front Door Looking In
From The Outside
Exposed Ceiling Rafters and Arched Attic Window
So anyway, I posted this pictures here for my family … (3 comments)
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oakland: At Grand Lake now - 05/06/08 02:20 PM
Well, I made the move. I am now working out of the Grand Lake Oakland office. The office is located at 3320 Grand Avenue in Oakland's Lake Merritt area.
We are located down the street from the old 1930s movie palace, the GrandLake Theater. The theater has seen much better days. Once … (0 comments)
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oakland: Next stop Grand Lake Office - 04/30/08 05:12 PM
Next stop Grand Lake Office
well, as i sit and type this they are packing up all the computers and printers in the office here in alameda and moving them all to the Grand Lake office in Oakland.
The client I am working with to close has gone home to get some papers. … (0 comments)
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oakland: Housing prices in the East Bay - 04/28/08 05:56 PM
Here is a breakdown of homes available in our local towns. The data reflects today April 28th, 2008. The data is broken down to the number of homes broken down into pricing catagories and the number of homes in each catagory.
This number reflects condos, townhouses and detached single family homes. This does not include the … (0 comments)
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oakland: A Very Tough Sell - 04/26/08 08:11 PM
I saw this the other day while I was out with a client. We didn't go to this location, we drove right past it. My client was looking for single family foreclosures and not new construction. I couldn't believe it. I had to come back and take a photograph.
This development is … (6 comments)
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oakland: First Open Escrow - 04/23/08 07:09 PM
WOW what a rush this is.
I got the call today that the flaky offer ahead of us had fallen out. Our offer (All Cash) is now the offer accepted.
It's my first offer and now escrow. The other agents around the office are happy for me. All the parties involved are looking for a quick … (2 comments)
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oakland: Getting nervous about the move coming up - 04/22/08 05:56 PM
Just in case you haven't heard the news, the Alameda office of Prudential California Realty will be shutting down and agents are being merged into the Grand Lake Oakland office.
I am looking forward to working around Oakland's Lake Merritt and in the hills around Oakland. There are some very amazing properties … (0 comments)
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oakland: BART to Alameda, Could it be done? I say think outside the box! - 04/21/08 03:47 PM
Each day as I commute into Alameda from San Leandro, I travel along Doolittle drive past the Oakland Airport on a stretch of roadway I like to call the Watermelon Coast.
See Blog posting http://activerain.com/blogsview/394965/Commuting-along-the-Watermelon
I often get to thinking that this would be an easy way to get the BART system over … (1 comments)
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oakland: * Stonehenge * Stoneleigh * Stonefaire * - 04/09/08 05:07 PM
In Alameda on Santa Clara Steet just North of Paru Street is the W.W. Dixon creation of Stonehenge, Stoneliegh and Stonefaire.
As chronicled in Storybook Style by Arroll Gellner, Stonehenge is an amazing example of a storybook home community.
The homes are built around pedestrian courtyards with lush gardens, fountians and benches. The buildings … (0 comments)
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oakland: Cathedral Building in Downtown Oakland going Condo Property. - 04/08/08 04:29 PM
Okay you must buy these through me I want to represent the buyers on this one.
Run, do not walk to the following website.
www.cathedral-building.com
Floors 7-14 are being turned into 1 unit per floor NEW YORK STYLE units. The view Down Broadway would have to be nothing less than spectacular. Floor 7 features … (1 comments)
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oakland: Oakland's Knowland Park Zoo - 04/08/08 09:33 AM
This weekend I was holding a home open for Aireen V. Choy in East Oakland on 108th Avenue. From the front porch of this home you could clearly see up into the hills behind Foothill Square shopping center the Oakland Zoo. Several times I saw the little train travel it's tracks around the … (1 comments)
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oakland: W.w. Dixon Picardy Drive Castle for sale - 03/31/08 02:43 PM
Hey historic home watchers,
Here it is, as featured in the book "Storybook Style" the central castle on Picardy Drive in Oakland. Run to your local library and look up this book and check out this building!
This was the sales office for the tract and showed off the talents of architect W.w. … (4 comments)
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oakland: 2323 Magnolia Street Lofts Unit 10 $575,ooo.oo - 03/31/08 01:19 PM
Opportunity knocked.
I am showing 2323 Magnolia Street Unit 10 with Andres Enriquez from the San Francisco office of Prudential.
This is a dramatic loft space with soaring 18 foot ceilings. An open floor plan great for entertaining friends. Up the steel staircase is an office area and a large bedroom. Custom walnut cabinetry … (1 comments)
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oakland: News from Alameda - 03/18/08 05:15 PM
The news came down today at the office meeting.
The Alameda office of Prudential California Realty will be merged with the Grand Lake Oakland office next month. The Alameda office will soon be closed down.
This leaves lots of uncertainties with the team here at this office. I for one like this location … (0 comments)
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oakland: The (S.E. Taylor Residence) Designed by W.R. Yelland has an accepted offer. - 03/18/08 04:57 PM
Well folks, I have mixed feelings about this. The historic home designed by William Raymond Yelland located on Alma Place in Oakland went pending today. I had been holding open houses to find buyers every Sunday from October until March.
Built in 1925 in the Lakeshore Highlands tract, the home sits high on … (1 comments)
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oakland: Commuting along the Watermelon Coast - 02/25/08 03:29 PM
I've been commuting along the Oakland's watermelon coast going from San Leandro to Alameda. Locals will know what I am talking about.
It's a name I have nicknamed the stretch of San Leandro Bays' western shoreline. It is Doolittle Drive from the San Leandro city limit to the Harbor Bay Isle bridge. … (0 comments)
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oakland: Long family history in real estate - 02/07/08 01:10 PM
My Great Grandfather and his brother were real estate agents in Oakland California back in the year 1900. Their "Greenslade Brothers Real Estate" office was located at 901 Broadway in Oakland. The building is still standing and is part of the historic "Old Oakland" district. It was the building where the Smart … (0 comments)
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oakland: About San Leandro - 02/06/08 03:10 PM
San Leandro is located just South of Oakland and Alameda.
Interstates 880, 580 and 238 all run through parts of the town making San Leandro very commute friendly. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has two stations making access to San Francisco, SFO, Oakland International Airport and the Oakland Coliseum very easy.
Lake Chabot … (0 comments)
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oakland: Dunsmuir Historic Estate of Oakland California. - 01/25/08 01:32 PM
Down at the end of my street where I live is the city limits between San Leandro and Oakland. Less than 20 houses away from me is the Dunsmuir Historic Estate.
My mother and I have volunteered here since at least 20 years as docent tour guides.
The mansion was built in 1899 as … (0 comments)
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oakland: Pleasanton's Stoneridge Mall's connection to San Leandro's "The Broadmoor" Neighborhood - 01/24/08 12:15 PM
Lots 1 and 4 of Pleasanton's Foothill Road contained acreage that once contained 170 acres. I confirmed it with the City of Pleasanton historical museum.
This land was the home of San Leandro's mayor Earl Derry and his wife Stella Derry from 1946 until both of their deaths in the late 1970s.
You … (0 comments)
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oakland: East Bay Dining Institutions - 01/04/08 08:11 PM
The East Bay is a Great Place to live. I want to address in today's blog some of the restaurants that have been around for decades and have become institutions in the East Bay.
In Alameda, It's Ole's Waffles on Park Street. This little restaurant is always packed. It's small about 20 … (1 comments)
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oakland: Reindeer Games - 12/25/07 04:20 PM
Merry Christmas to all.
I have to say that we had some excitement this Christmas morning and it wasn't because of opening presents. My parents are both elderly handicapped and we really don't do much for Christmas anymore. My two brothers both live far away and it's me and the parents.
Oh Yeah, … (0 comments)
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oakland: Eichlers of Sequoyah Highlands - 12/15/07 04:53 PM
First of all, I do know how to spell Sequoia. It's the only word that uses all of the vowels AEIOU. The region around Oakland California was named after a local indian chief Sequoyah.
I joined the Mid-Century Modern group here at Activerain. I said I would take some photos of the Eichlers … (3 comments)
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oakland: Before Eichler: Early 40s Modernism by Yelland and Carter Sparks - 12/07/07 12:33 PM
The above illustration appeared in the November 20th, 1941 edition of the Oakland Tribune. Because of the date two weeks before Pearl Harbor and the outbreak of World War II. It is doubtful whether this exact building was ever built.
However, the homes in Alameda's Southshore neighborhood appear to share architectural DNA … (0 comments)
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oakland: A new photo for today - 12/06/07 11:32 PM
Federal Realty Building
Year Built 1914
Oakland, California
Telegraph Avenue and Broadway
A local landmark. Like the Flatiron Building in New York City, the Federal Realty Building is a triangular shaped building located at a Gore point of two of the major roads in Downtown Oakland Broadway and Telegraph Avenue.
Along the left side of the building … (1 comments)
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