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, Spring 2021 wrap-up
I am definitely a data-lover (I know that will not come as a surprise!), but I have been especially looking forward to analyzing the data for Spring 2021. The Berkeley market has been super hot since the start of the year, and the spring results are where that should show up. **** BERKELEY HILLS Over the spring season, there were 75 active listings in the hills, and 59 properties sold. These numbers are both higher than for Spring 2020 (not surprisingly, given that was the start of the pandemic shut-downs), and they’re also higher than in Spring 2019. Properties were [...]
A GREAT CAUSE
A GREAT CAUSE Since as far back as I can remember, I have always loved libraries. When I was growing up, I loved the independence of wandering the aisles and choosing my own reading adventures. As a teen, the library was a safe and welcoming place to study and to meet up with friends. In college and graduate school, libraries were places to find answers, and spots of quiet serenity where I could get serious work done. As an adult, I borrow books all the time (although now I do it electronically, which I know is a controversial choice for [...]
REAL ESTATE ANSWERS: What is the right pricing strategy for my home?
What is the right pricing strategy for my home? In Berkeley and in the surrounding areas, it has long been the case that many properties are listed below what they’ll likely sell for. I’ll call this “low pricing.” Low pricing is a strategy intended to attract the attention of a wide range of buyers and to generate multiple offers. Most properties around here follow this strategy, but it’s not the only possibility. “Transparent” pricing is a newer term for the classic pricing strategy followed in most other areas. It refers to choosing a list price that is at a value [...]