Then you are welcome at my Oakland real estate and investment meeting tonight at 7 pm sharp. http://www.meetup.com/realestate-376/ I will explore with you the difference between the stock market 20 years and real estate investment . The forecast is a 9% value increase in Oakland. I will explore with you why that is possible. I will show you if interested in wholesaling. I will talk about values in Temescal.   See you at 7 pm . Antoine     04/08/2014

See what homes are for sale now in BerkeleySee what homes are for sale now in Oakland After the 1907 earthquake, Rockridge was one of the first neighborhoods settled in Oakland, with its proximity to San Francisco being one of the drawing cards...just as it is today.  It was just a couple of years after the  earthquake that this charming Victorian was built at 5261 Miles Avenue. It has all the details of the period: box ceiling, built ins, wainscoting and large moldings plus a basement.  It has all the accoutrements people were used to in the city.  Additionally, it has 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, an updated kitchen that opens to a family room and a wonderful deck and backyard.  Today, it's even closer to the city: just three blocks to BART and all the restaurants and stores of Rockridge a... 03/05/2014

You’re invited to the Great Estates Tour of the Claremont Pines/Upper Rockridge Neighborhood: Saturday, April 20! Mark your calendars.  On Saturday, April 20, 2013, you’ll have the opportunity to see first hand many of the distinguished homes of the Claremont Pines/Upper Rockridge neighborhood built after the Oakland fire in 1991.  The tour is one of the yearly tours sponsored by the Oakland Heritage Alliance of homes and neighborhoods of architectural significance. In this case, it will highlight some great examples of Tudor and Mediterranean Revival-style architecture built after the fire.  And two of Oakland’s most distinguished architects, William Schirmer and Geoffrey Bangs, will be featured.  Unlike almost any other neighborhood of new homes built after 1990, all homes are unique ... 04/09/2013

Sales prices of single family homes in one of our favorite neighborhoods--Rockridge in Oakland, CA--have seen a series of rises and falls over the past three years. From this time in 2008, median sold prices in this popular area saw a fairly percipitous fall from the mid-$900's to the mid-$700's, and back up to the mid-$900's nine months later. From a median of $780K at the beginning of 2010, they zoomed up by almost $200K  to $975K, dropped back to around $800K, soared again last quarter to the $900K range, only to drop back again this quarter to a median of $818K. What an exhausting ride! Over the course of three years median sold prices are now down 16%, but we won't be surprised to see them take another swing upwards! While median sold prices ended down 6% as compared to this time l... 10/15/2011

Update: Rockridge Center Safeway Development, Oakland CA To see the latest photos of the Rockridge Center Safeway Development (present and proposed) go to http://www.rockridge.org/safewayRockCent.html The Rockridge Shopping Center is located at the corner of Broadway and Pleasant Valley. Public comments are encouraged. Now is your chance for your voice to be heard!   01/24/2011

How Do Oakland Home buyers compare? 5 Traits of Today's Home Buyers Have you ever asked yourself what kind of buyer you are? If you're anything like the buyer’s in the survey, I’d say you’re a smart, educated buyer, who is paying attention. What are your top 3 needs in a home? A survey by American Lives, a consumer research firm in California, conducted a study for the trade magazine Builder to answer that question. Here are their conclusions: · They are young. Most are under 45. Half said they had annual household incomes of $75,000 or less. Two-thirds are married. · They are frugal. They consistently told surveyors they were eager to live a simple lifestyle. · They are concerned about their financial future. About 70 percent said the economy is “not so good” with 27 percent saying it ... 01/19/2011

College Ave in the Rockridge Area of Oakland is Hopping Looking for a fun way to spend your weekend and ready to explore the east bay? Come on over to the Rockridge district of Oakland! Besides amazing homes, there are shops and restaurants galore all within easy walking distance of each other, offering more than enough to keep you entertained and well-fed for at least a day. College Ave. is the main street for shopping and dining in Rockridge. The district actually covers quite a few blocks, straddling both sides of the BART station (which is a great option for getting there if you're coming from San Francisco or East of the hills), but there are so many great shops to explore you'll hardly notice how far you've walked. Shopping Rockridge offers every type of shop you could want: women... 01/12/2011