Crocker Highlands comtemporary home sold
This is a Beautiful home that I sold in Oakland California’s Crocker Highlands neighborhood. It is beautiful 50’s contemporary with 5 bedrooms and 3 baths that closed for $1,250,000. Redone from “tip to toe” it has an updated kitchen that opens to a dining room/living room combo, large windows that have pleasant views of the [...]
Contemporary home with views in Albany CA
I represented the Buyers on their purchase of this wonderful Albany contemporary with views of San Francisco, the Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. It has 4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms and floor to ceiling living room windows to frame the spectacular sunsets over Mt. Tam. I have sold many homes in the Oakland, Piedmont and [...]
Selling our family home in Oakmore with Brian Santilena
I can’t say enough good things about my experience working with Brian in the sale of our Oakmore home. He had the very difficult task oforganizing major repairs on our house as well as the usual painting, staging and marketing preparations. Brian had only 4 months to have the house on the market and once [...]
A sense of humor in this crazy real estate business
This video was made by someone else. I did not creat it. I did however find it very funny. Some of the language in the ”Rated R” version is a bit edgy so if you are sensative to that sort of thing there is also a “Rated G” version. I hope you will find it as funny as I [...]
First time Buyers in Oakland CA Upper Rockridge
My wife and I have been in our new house for over a month now — and we are still raving about our experience working with Brian. Throughout the entire buying process, we found him to be very professional, incredibly knowledgeable about the local market, objective and insightful on the properties and process, and quite [...]
Buy a foreclosed home in Oakland or Piedmont CA
There are many homes and real estate for sale in Oakland and Piedmont Ca and of course everyone wants to get the best deal they can. I mean, who doesn’t. One of the best ways to purchase a home below market value is to buy a foreclosed one. There are many challenges and pitfalls but [...]
Oakland CA sewer lateral EBMUD waste water control ordinance
Update as of May 2011 As a home seller in Oakland or Piedmont California you will soon be obligated to conduct a sewer lateral scope inspection and upon transfer of the home to a new Buyer someone will be obligated to make any repairs needed to comply with the new city of Oakland sewer lateral [...]
Upper Rockridge sales in third quarter 2010
12 BUENA VISTA PLACE 3/2 2215 $775,000 68 TEMPLAR PL 2/2 1657 $778,000 5556 MASONIC AVE 3/2 1766 $829,000 47 TRUITT LANE 4/3 2589 $905,000 5125 HARBORD DRIVE 3/2 2106 $959,000 5389 HILLTOP CRESCENT 4/4 2730 $995,000 5 BUENA VISTA PLACE 4/3 2463 $1,040,000 130 HERMOSA AVE 4/3 2485 $1,095,000 5450 MASONIC AVE 4/3 $1,116,000 [...]
First time Buyers with Brian Santilena
As a first-time home buyer, I really appreciated Brian’s insights and honesty. He was always patient and worked with my husband and I for over a year to get the home that suited us best. He readily pointed out pros and cons for each property that we visited, even highlighting issues that we had not [...]
Selling our home in Oakland CA with Brian Santilena
Dear Brian, My wife Virginia and I wanted to thank you for the wonderful handling of our home sale transaction. We are both in our 80’s and having recently moved into an assisted living facility it would not have been possible to get the results that we did without your assistance. Our home was on [...]
