Dimond and Laurel market trends

by Eric Chang on January 25, 2012

Altos Research report: Oakland zip code 94602 single family homes

Home prices and inventory levels around the greater Dimond-Laurel area remain “relatively unchanged” in recent weeks. That’s the word from Altos Research, a respected Bay Area company that crunches real-time real estate data. Here’s their latest report of the area’s single family home market.

It includes trends on median price, price-per-sf, inventory, and days-on-market. Particularly insightful is Altos Research’s stratification of trends in multiple price segments.

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Emeryville condo & townhouse trends

by Eric Chang on January 25, 2012

Here’s an 18-month snapshot of Emeryville’s condo & townhouse market. Keep in mind the small sample sizes corresponding to most of the months.

Emeryville condo and townhome sales volume

Emeryville condo and townhome days on market

Emeryville condo and townhome market price

Emeryville condo and townhome price per square foot

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The best-est year

December 23, 2011

Behold 300 pounds of calendars ready to send to 1000+ Oakland residents…! Every November, I transform my corner of the office into a gigantic jumble. I spend a good week unboxing, piling, printing and stuffing…then sorting, then bagging…before delivering the mass to the USPS main branch in West Oakland around Thanksgiving. This annual ritual is [...]

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Oakland zip 94602 trends

December 8, 2011

Here are the latest trends in the 94602 zip code for single family homes. Keep in mind the small sample sizes corresponding to many of the months. Share and Enjoy:

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Emeryville condo & townhouse trends

December 8, 2011

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Househunting: helpful smartphone apps

December 5, 2011

Here are three nifty apps I recently ran across that I’d to share: CrumbTracks—Store, organize, annotate, and share photos and videos you take during you home search, FREE. MagicPlan—Measure, draw, and publish an interactive floor plan on the web by just taking pictures, FREE. My Measure & Dimensions [iPhone] [Android]—Allows you to track dimensions of [...]

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Fraud in the chain of title

December 1, 2011

Here’s another interesting anecdote from Chicago Title in their December newsletter. In this one, two people collude to sell a property that is not theirs. Though crisis was averted, the story highlights the importance of title insurance had it ended otherwise. Share and Enjoy:

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CA market trends, FHA loan limit restored

November 28, 2011

Here is the latest edition of Trends in CA Real Estate, a monthly report from the California Association of Realtors. This November edition opens with a summary of recent market trends with respect to different price segments. The late-September reduction in the maximum conforming loan limit to $625,500 was expected to shake up activity in [...]

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LuxeTrends 2011 holiday gift guide

November 18, 2011

Here is the latest edition of LuxeTrends, a monthly e-newsletter from Luxury Portfolio™. Alain Pinel Realtors is a charter member of Luxury Portfolio™, Fine Property Collection, a division of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. This gives us the ability to enroll high-end listings into this gateway to the world’s most distinctive estates. [...]

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Emeryville condo & townhouse trends

November 15, 2011

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