If you own a home in Piedmont, Oakland or Berkeley the answer is YES! I know what you are thinking. It’s raining every other day and sometimes for many days in a row and who wants to buy houses in the rain? The answer to that question is – lots of people! There are buyers [...]
El Nino has certainly been giving the Bay Area a much needed shower and in addition to quenching the thirst of the parched landscapes around town, it creates a fabulous environment in which to search for houses. If you are a buyer this is a wonderful opportunity for you to see how the home performs [...]
Earthquake Brace + Bolt is offering a grant for $3000 to California residents towards Earthquake Retrofitting. Learn more about the grant and EQ Brace + Bolt here.
I am part of a team of people working on a wonderful event at The Fox Theater called Notes & Words for a night of smart and enjoyable entertainment benefitting Children's Hospital & Research Center in Oakland. (www.notesandwords.org) Recently I went to The Fox Theater with 90 other volunteers to learn about this year's Notes & Words [...]
I mean this in the nicest way. Recently I had a client who had carefully and lovingly arranged her collection of over 400 mini shampoo bottles from various hotels in a display — in the bathroom. Literally. The walls were covered, floor-to-ceiling. Are you such a collector? When preparing to sell your home, I highly [...]
"Buying; Sh! They're Making Mini Masterpieces," New York Times, February 15, 2002; by Patricia Leigh Brown In this detailed first-person article about the desire to make one's home into a cocoon, the author (my client) describes her own trials and tribulations while house hunting in the Bay Area. Veteran journalist Patricia Leigh Brown's story highlights [...]
As I mention in my bio on this site, I did my post-graduate work in Mathematics and after working as a research analyst at Bank of America, I held a teaching position at the University of Hayward for 11 years. I loved teaching. But I had to leave when the State of California cut the [...]
Staging a house for sale can be an intimidating process. To make matters even more complex, sometimes someone has lived in a house for so long, they may not be aware that something inside it is unattractive or dysfunctional in some way. As a neutral third party, your realtor can assess the layout and design [...]
Staging a house for sale can be an intimidating process. To make matters even more complex, sometimes, someone has lived in a house for so long, they may not be aware that something inside it is unattractive or dysfunctional in some way. As a neutral third party, your realtor can assess the layout and design [...]
