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21:22 Berkeley market snapshot: SFR listings. 118 Active / 65 pending : P/A Ratio .55 : Average Days on Market 43 #

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Announcing our New MLS Search

I’ve been working to add new features to the resource sidebar that folks who are looking to move to the East Bay would find useful.
One of the latest additions is a map-based East Bay MLS search feature which allows for potential home buyers to search the MLS to homes on the market at their discretion.
I’ve [...]

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Top Rated East Bay Eats

Thinking of heading out for a bite to eat? Looking for a recommendation?
You might want to check out one of the East Bay restaurants that made the Chronicle’s top 100 Bay Area restaurants list.

20.Fonda, Albany
21.Rivoli, Berkeley
22.Eccolo, Berkeley
23.O Chame, Berkeley
24.Viks Chaat Corner, Berkeley
25.Cesar, Berkeley
26.Chez Panisse,
27.Downtown, Berkeley
28.Grasshopper, Oakland
29.Oliveto, Oakland
30.Pearl Oyster Bar, Oakland
31.A Cote, Oakland
32.Pizzaiolo, Oakland
33.Bay Wolf, Oakland

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Turning a Paperclip Into a House

Has anybody been following the story of Kyle MacDonald, the guy who turned a red paperclip into a home through a series of trades. Amazing!
Kyle MacDonald’s goal was simple — to trade one red paper clip all the way up to a house.
Today, exactly one year after starting his quest it looks like he [...]

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Oakland Waterfront Plan Approved

SFgate had an article today saying that..
The Oakland City Council early this morning approved the controversial Oak to Ninth development south of Jack London Square, a 64-acre project that will help transform the waterfront as the city’s largest housing development since World War II.
The council’s 6-to-0 vote supporting the project came a day after a [...]

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Brainjams: Rent an Expert

Looking to add something new to your technology repertoire? Maybe your stuck at a roadblock and getting frustrated? Maybe you have technical expertise coming out of your ears and want to share some of it?
If so, come on out to the Rent an Expert event next Thursday.
Rent an Expert is an event where [...]

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West Berkely Bowl is A Go

It know it may sound a bit weird, but one of the best things about living in Berkeley is The Berkeley Bowl grocery store.
After spending most of my life in Wisconsin and growing accustomed to the produce sections at the local Kohls or Piggly Wiggly, walking into the Bowl for the first time was truly [...]

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Berkeley Information via Wikipedia (RIP?)

Even though Wikipedia has been declared dead, its still a great resource. For some reason, I’ve never checked out the Wikipedia entry for Berkeley. When I finally did so last week, I found another great resource of local information.
A link to the Wikipedia entry has now been added to my list of local [...]

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Emerging from the Trenches

I’ve been deep in the East Bay real estate trenches and before I knew it, MyEastBayAgent has been dormant for the past few weeks.
For some reason, its a challenge for me to juggle both. If I really get into a blogging zone, my desire to actually get out there and mix it up [...]

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From Appreciation -> Cashflow; A Few Threads

During the recent bull market, real estate investors/speculators in the Bay Area could make up for the negative cash flows by counting on appreciation.
Now that its becoming clear that the market in the real estate in the Bay Area is reaching a plateau, it might be a good time to sell and capture the recent [...]

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