If you’ve been getting conflicting messages from the media about the state of the housing market, you aren’t alone. Interest rates were getting better, then they got worse again. The economy was headed one direction, then global politics changed… Locally, tech was in a slump, which was affecting housing prices, then AI came in and…
If you’ve been looking for a house for a while, you might have noticed a pattern in the East Bay. Some homes, typically the ones with a great layout, location, and minimal to no improvements needed, are getting multiple offers, and in certain locations, selling for hundreds of thousands over asking. But that’s only those…
This week I wanted to look a little bit closer at what’s happening in the different neighborhoods in Richmond. Based on what I’ve seen recently at broker tour, Richmond Annex and North and East seem to be pretty hot neighborhoods, while condo-heavy Marina Bay seems to have more listings sitting. I was curious what the…
Every Monday, I review data from the East Bay housing market, and today I’m sharing some sales data from April 2026 for Alameda County and Contra Costa County. If there is a specific statistic or city that you want to know more about, send me an email. I’ll reply as soon as I can, and…
Flor Hermosa in Richmond is one of the most instagrammable places to get coffee in the East Bay. It features a coffee stand (I tried the Flan Latte, which was delicious) situated in a stunningly beautiful plant nursery. The nursery seems to specialize in succulents, which I love, and which are easy to care for…
If you live in Pinole and you haven’t visited East Bay Coffee yet, you are missing out! It’s a coffee shop in the morning, closes for a few hours, and reopens at 4 pm (not every day though) for appetizers, drinks, and dinner. It is my favorite place in Pinole to work on my laptop…
If you haven’t tried the bread from Model Bakery, you’re missing out! I recently had lunch at the Walnut Creek location and it was delicious. I took two of my kids and they both loved it too. The bread is baked fresh daily and it is so, so good. Model Bakery started in St. Helena…
This week I toured some beautiful homes in the Lamorinda area (Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda in case you’re not from the bay area and don’t know what Lamorinda means) so I decided to take a closer look at what is currently available in the area. A lot of people want to live in this area,…
Crockett, CA: Active Listings Snapshot Mar 30, 2026 94525 | All active single-family homes currently on MLS | Data as of March 30, 2026 Active Listings 9 8 ACTV | 1 Active-Contingent Median List Price $849K Range: $559K – $1.45M Median Days on Market 38 Range: 10 – 257 days Median Home Size 1,960 sq…
Here is a quick summary of home sales in Contra Costa County during the month of February 2026. One thing that might stand out when looking at the charts is the HUGE difference in the sale price to list price ratio of El Cerrito compared with other cities in Contra Costa County. While El Cerrito…
