Real estate in Trestle Glen & Crocker Highlands Oakland CA

February 11th, 2010

  Location: Trestle Glen and Crocker Highlands lie adjacent to one another and are located in central Oakland directly above Lake Merritt and Hwy. 580. The zip code is 94610. The neighborhoods are bordered by Lakeshore Ave. to the West and Park Boulevard on the East.  Back in the late 1800’s Trestle Glen Road had a [...]

Free Hazardous Waste Disposal for Oakland and Piedmont CA

February 8th, 2010

When preparing an Oakland Hills or Piedmont home for sale it is likely that you have a shelf or cabinet full of old paints, solvents, strippers, oil etc.  Disposal of hazardous waste materials in Oakland is quite easy.  The Oakland Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility is open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 AM to [...]

Upper Rockridge Q4 2009 Homes that have Sold

February 2nd, 2010

This Upper Rockridge real estate sales report covers single family homes that have sold in Oakland’s Upper Rockridge district during the fourth quarter of 2009. I am a resident of Upper Rockridge and a long time real estate agent that specializes in the area.  You are welcome to contact me via email or call me directly [...]

Pacific Union Oakland-Piedmont real estate discussion 1/19/2010

January 19th, 2010

At our Pacific Union Real Estate office meeting this morning in the Oakland Montclair Office we went over some interesting sales statistics.  Our office has a large market share in Oakland, Piedmont and Berkeley CA.  Our meetings give us a chance to collaborate and interject with one another to get the pulse of the local [...]

Pacific Union Oakland-Piedmont real estate discussion 1/12/2010

January 12th, 2010

Local housing inventory remains critically low.  When the room was polled at today’s office meeting almost every agent is working with several Buyers while very few have listings coming on the market.  I am generalizing about 94611: Montclair, Broadway Terrace, city of Piedmont.  94618: Rockridge, Upper Rockridge.  94610: Crocker Highlands, Trestle Glen.  94609 Lower Rockridge, [...]

Pacific Union Oakland-Piedmont real estate discussion 1/5/2010

January 5th, 2010

At our Pacific Union Real Estate office meeting this morning in the Oakland Montclair Office we went over some interesting sales statistics.  Our office has a large market share in Oakland, Piedmont and Berkeley CA.  Our meetings give us a chance to collaborate and interject with one another to get the pulse of the local [...]

Montclair Village & real estate Oakland CA

November 28th, 2009

The Montclair district is nestled in the Oakland Hills, above Hwy 13 and South of the Hwy 24 Caldecott Tunnel.  It’s zip code is 94611.  The northern portion of Montclair was burned and rebuilt after the Oakland Hills firestorm and now offers outstanding newer construction view properties.  The southern portion of Montclair offers home largely [...]

Pacific Union Oakland-Piedmont real estate discussion 11/17/09

November 17th, 2009

At our Pacific Union Real Estate office meeting this morning in the Oakland Montclair Office we went over some interesting sales statistics.  Our office has a large market share in Oakland, Piedmont and Berkeley CA.  Our meetings give us a chance to collaborate and interject with one another to get the pulse of the local [...]

Want to find out if Fannie or Freddie owns your Mortgage?

November 10th, 2009

In the past it has been much more difficult to find out if federally owned mortgage giant Fannie Mae or her brother, Freddie Mac, is the owner of your mortgage.  It has become important, because only their loans are eligible for the fedrial governments new refinancing program for people that have less than 20 percent [...]

Pacific Union Oakland Piedmont office meeting discussion 11/3/09

November 3rd, 2009

At our Pacific Union Real Estate office meeting this morning in the Oakland Montclair Office we went over some interesting sales statistics.  Our office has a large market share in Oakland, Piedmont and Berkeley CA.  Our meetings give us a chance to collaborate and interject with one another to get the pulse of the local [...]

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