Maureen Kennedy, Piedmont CA Broker

I've sold $5 million in real estate in the last ten days!  Interestingly, all three homes were mid-century classics, two in Piedmont and one just over the line off LaSalle Avenue.  I'll look forward to introducing you to these new homeowners!

This is a special home for the right circumstances! You may remember that in 2006 I sold a well-maintained 1-bedroom, 1-bath vintage (read ''untouched since the '40s'') unit in this recently condominiumized four-plex set within a classic Berkeley-style garden on a residential street.  It was a hu...

On Jean Street, right behind Ace Garden on Grand Avenue, is a hidden gem.  And the roses are still blooming, though take this opportunity to note ''see Rose Garden'' next year the week after Mother's Day, when it's at its prime.  I enjoyed the garden by myself last Sunday, morning cup of tea in h...

The New York Times had a nice piece in the business section on Sunday regarding how to renovate, without putting too much of your own stamp on the house.  ''Yes, it's your home.  However, you do have to keep resale in mind because situations change, and you never know when you're going to have to...

  First the bad news.  Click here for the CHP description of the new law, and what happens starting 7/1/08 if you are stopped driving and talking on a hand-held cellphone at the same time. Note to parents of under-18 drivers:  They can't drive and talk under any circumstances--I had no idea! Then...