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Archives for February 2008

Historic and utterly unique! “…one of the most intriguing houses in Berkeley”

Historic and utterly unique! “...one of the most intriguing houses in Berkeley...”2652 Shasta Road: Four Units: $1,500,000Situated in a lovely residential area on wooded and winding Shasta Road, minutes to North Berkeley shopping and restaurants; UC campus; public Continue Reading

The Amazing Berkeley Hills Lodge – Once a Quarry Building, now versatile residential/income property

More than 30 years ago I rented a wonderful apartment in the Berkeley Hills. It was between the Temple of The Wings (2800 Buena Vista Way) and Hume Castle (2900 Buena Vista Way). The scent from the Eucalyptus trees was delightful, and it was magical to wake up and be above Continue Reading

Berkeley in the 60s, Revisted

I took these photos last night at the demonstrations prior to the City Council vote on the Marine Recruiting Station. Click to view all.Here's where to go for more information on the movie, Berkeley in the Sixtiescnn.com used the above photo on their web site!This reminded Continue Reading

Median Home Prices in the San Francisco Bay Area

The above map is a link from the San Francisco Chronicle article "Zillow maps ups and downs of housing prices"Zillow gives "zestimates" and all real estate is local. That's one of the reasons I'm no fan of Zillow or their zestimates. Two homes side by side can have vastly Continue Reading

The assessed value on the tax records is only $276,000!

The assessed value on the tax records is only $276,000!How come the sellers are asking so much more money for it?That's because the assessed value is based on the purchase price plus the annual increases allowed by Prop 13. That means that there's no relationship between Continue Reading

North Berkeley Adventures – The Cheese Board

One of the many reasons I love Berkeley... the amazing sights!I was on the phone to my good friend Brenda Jones from Bennington Vermont. We have a mastermind call every Monday Morning... when all of a sudden I said "There's a dog crossing the Shattuck with a baguette in Continue Reading

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