Your Real Estate Expert for Berkeley and Beyond
“Marilyn is exceptional. Her knowledge base, enthusiasm for her job, professional ethics, organization, sensitivity to our aesthetic requirements, loyalty and gentle perseverance set her apart.”
-- Bill and Carol Seidel
Marilyn Garcia, PhD Broker Associate, Realtor® CA DRE LICENSE #01355514
The Grubb Company 1656 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94709
Direct: (510) 390-5406
Real Estate News: The Berkeley Report
Mobile Driver’s License
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 “CA DMV Wallet” from the Apple App Store, [...]
COMPLETED SALES, North Berkeley, 3rd Quarter 2023
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 list. * For the purposes of this newsletter, [...]
COMPLETED SALES, Berkeley Hills, 3rd Quarter, 2023
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 return to the list. * For the purposes of [...]
THE OUTLOOK: North Berkeley & the Berkeley Hills, Q2 2023 results
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 2022, prices are, not surprisingly, down. The median [...]
REAL ESTATE ANSWERS: What’s going on in the home insurance market, and how does it affect current homeowners?
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 California. In addition, Farmer's Insurance just announced that [...]
N11 Refresher
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 cell phone, the call often ends up in [...]
Real Estate News: The Berkeley Report
Mobile Driver’s License
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 “CA DMV Wallet” from the Apple App Store, [...]
COMPLETED SALES, North Berkeley, 3rd Quarter 2023
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 list. * For the purposes of this newsletter, [...]
COMPLETED SALES, Berkeley Hills, 3rd Quarter, 2023
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 return to the list. * For the purposes of [...]
THE OUTLOOK: North Berkeley & the Berkeley Hills, Q2 2023 results
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 2022, prices are, not surprisingly, down. The median [...]
REAL ESTATE ANSWERS: What’s going on in the home insurance market, and how does it affect current homeowners?
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 California. In addition, Farmer's Insurance just announced that [...]
N11 Refresher
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 cell phone, the call often ends up in [...]
Your Real Estate Expert for Berkeley and Beyond
“Marilyn is exceptional. Her knowledge base, enthusiasm for her job, professional ethics, organization, sensitivity to our aesthetic requirements, loyalty and gentle perseverance set her apart.”
-- Bill and Carol Seidel
Marilyn Garcia, PhD Broker Associate, Realtor® CA DRE LICENSE #01355514
The Grubb Company 1656 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94709
Direct: (510) 390-5406