Baxter's Berkeley and East Bay Blog

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Real Estate Agent - Red Oak Realty

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2010 

Rockridge has been one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in the East Bay of the San Francisco, CA area for many years. A decade ago I remember speaking with clients about how expensive it was relative to other parts of Oakland especially. "Those prices can't keep going up," said I with confi...
05/16/2010
It was a true pleasure to hand over the keys yesterday to my lovely clients who just purchased their first home in Rockridge, in of the most coveted neighborhoods in Oakland, CA. Rockridge has a dual identity: what REALTORS call Rockridge extends roughly from Broadway down past College Avenue to ...
05/15/2010
Inventory picked up, as did the sense of optimism in the Berkeley, CA real estate market last month. Many first time buyers were out, trying to get into contract before the April 30th deadline to capitalize on both the Federal and State home buyer credits. Total supply of inventory in Berkeley fo...
05/12/2010
It's good for us to remember that, rather than a conspiracy by Hallmark Cards as some think, Mothers' Day was originally a peace movement by women. A Mothers' Day Proclamation was written in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe, author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. She proposed an annual Mothers' Day fo...
05/09/2010
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Arlene Baxter

Listing/Buying agent, Historic to Green, 2012 REALTOR of the Year, Berkeley Association Berkeley CA & environs
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Arlene Baxter's musings on the state of real estate in Berkeley, CA and its neighboring communities, and the joys and pleasures of this area that inspire so many fine folks to want to live here. In-depth East Bay real estate market updates, restaurant reviews, architectural appreciation and garden gandering!