THE OUTLOOK: North Berkeley & the Berkeley Hills, Q3 2023 results The main feature of the Berkeley real estate market in the third quarter of 2023 was the combination of rising interest rates and low inventory of homes for sale. Interest rates [...]
How do actions by “the Fed” affect interest rates on home loans? The Federal Reserve System (“the Fed”) uses monetary policy to keep the U.S. inflation rate low, and keep the economy operating at full employment. These are competing goals, so their [...]
Mobile Driver’s License Did you know that the California DMV has a mobile Driver’s License (mDL) pilot program running now, open to up to 1.5 million users? If you’re interested in giving it a try, start by downloading the free app called [...]
Click to see details and photos of properties SOLD in North Berkeley, 7/1/2023-9/30/2023. Note that, after you follow the link, you can click on each individual property to see photos and more details. Click "Close" near the top to return to the [...]
Click to see details and photos of properties SOLD in the Berkeley Hills, 7/1/2023 - 9/30/2023. Note that, after you follow the link, you can click on each individual property to see photos and more details. Click "Close" near the top to [...]
Looking at the market data for the second quarter of 2023, the theme seems to be “good news, bad news.” Let’s start with the bad. If you compare price results for the second quarter of this year to the second quarter of [...]
What’s going on in the home insurance market, and how does it affect current homeowners? In late May, State Farm, which is the largest issuer of homeowners’ policies in California, announced that it would not sell any new home insurance policies in [...]
N11 Refresher Here’s a brief refresher on N11 quick-access phone numbers (where N is a number between 2 and 9) . 911 of course connects to a dispatcher for emergency services. Did you know, though, that if you call 911 on a [...]
Click to see details and photos of properties SOLD in North Berkeley, 4/1/2023-6/30/2023. Note that, after you follow the link, you can click on each individual property to see photos and more details. Click "Close" near the top to return to the [...]
Click to see details and photos of properties SOLD in the Berkeley Hills, 4/1/2023 - 6/30/2023. Note that, after you follow the link, you can click on each individual property to see photos and more details. Click "Close" near the top to [...]
