living in east bay: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT IN THE EAST BAY
- 11/12/15 07:49 AM
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT IN THE EAST BAY: HAVE YOU MISSED THE BOAT? A lot of Buyer and Investor Clients of mine have asked me lately if it’s too late to buy a house …or invest in real estate in the East Bay. See what homes are for sale now in Berkeley See what homes are for sale now in Oakland
In a word, NO! It’s true, houses in the East Bay (Berkeley, Oakland, Alameda) have gone up over 16.5% this past 12 months, and over 50% the last 3 years. That’s off the scale! Back to reality. What about real estate returns of a more normal 3 to 5% per year. (1 comments)
living in east bay: The "Brooklynization" of San Francisco's East Bay
- 06/09/15 10:41 AM
When I was in New York a couple years ago, I noticed how everyone seemed to be moving to Brooklyn. Besides Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope, there were all these neighborhoods I never heard of like Greenpoint and Clinton Hill. And prices in Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope had almost reached Manhattan prices. See what homes are for sale now in Berkeley See what homes are for sale now in Oakland Well, it’s déjà vu all over again … only here in the East Bay. In the same way Buyers moved to Brooklyn when prices got so high in Manhattan, Buyers are moving to the (0 comments)
Barbara Reynolds provides Berkeley-Oakland and Alameda, California home buyers and sellers with community information and real estate resources for making informed decisions about their real estate needs.