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®
DRE# 02014153
District Homes
1758 Solano Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94707
Direct:
(510) 390-5406
THE OUTLOOK: North Berkeley & Berkeley Hills, Fall 2020 wrap-up
I find this sort of amazing given what’s been going on in the world this year, but our real estate market has continued to do remarkably well through the fall season. The combination of super low interest rates and the desire to have a better space to shelter in has kept demand from buyers strong. At the same time, fewer property owners have put their homes on the market — for Berkeley as whole, the number of homes for sale from January through November this year was down 14% compared to the same period last year. With low supply and [...]
REAL ESTATE ANSWERS: How are property tax assessment transfer rules changing due to Prop. 19?
How are property tax assessment transfer rules changing due to Proposition 19? If you are one of the many people in California who at some point considered moving but decided not to because your property taxes would increase sharply, you could be in luck now. Proposition 19, which passed in the last election and goes into effect April 1, 2021, allows a homeowner who is 55 or older, severely disabled, or whose home was substantially damaged by wildfire or natural disaster to transfer their property tax assessment to a new replacement home with fewer restrictions than is currently the case. [...]