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Buying or Selling a Berkeley Home? MLS Research on how the Extended First...
TweetThere are several prerequisites for Berkeley home buyers to be able to take advantage of the new First Time Home Buyer Extended Tax Credit. Income First time (or move up) buyer status Home...
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We love receiving testimonial letters from our wonderful Berkeley home...
TweetNovember 9, 2009 Dear Carol and Ira, It is the eve of the closing of the sale of my house and I am reflecting back on the past 5 months – the length of time it took me to prepare both myself and...
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Remembrance Day – A Time To Remember Our Veterans
Tweet About five years ago we were in Victoria, British Columbia, on Remembrance Day. We refer to it as Veterans Day. I was touched by all the people wearing red poppies on their lapels. When I was...
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The Richard Avedon Photograph Exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern...
TweetThe Richard Avedon Photograph Exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) ends Sun 29 Nov 2009 We always enjoy visiting the museum – and it’s easy to take BART into San Francisco to...
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Berkeley’s Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round Carousel Christmas Fantasy Now Open!
Tweet [Show as slideshow] Tuesday night we had a Pie Party to give thanks to our wonderful clients (we bought 40 cherry or apple pies!) and our friend Nora Wong told us the Tilden Park Carousel was...
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Brunch, Richard Avedon, Clients, Realtors, Friends and Serendipity
TweetIn recent years I’ve noticed serendipity seems to create interesting experiences. I found out that the Richard Avedon exhibit at the San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art was closing today, so told...
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Closing is moving along – the benefit of having a “home team advantage”
TweetClosing is moving along – the benefit of having a “home team advantage” Just couldn’t resist. Happy December!
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San Francisco’s Sunnyside Conservatory Opened Today – Serendipity Again –...
TweetWe work long hours, so always looking for interesting adventures which get us away from the computer for a few hours. Reading the San Francisco Chronicle this morning, Carol and I both noticed the...
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Berkeley’s 4th Street Shopping District Is Very Pretty For The Holidays!
Tweet We always enjoy strolling down Berkeley’s Fourth Street Shopping District – Manhattan Bagels (our favorite), Spenger’s Fish Grotto, Builder’s Booksource and Books Inc… and the frequent whistle of...
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And “Amelia Earhart in Oakland” exhibit is at the Oakland Aviation Museum
TweetI’ve been working on my web site update, and came across this new exhibit about Amelia Earhart “Amelia in Oakland” is at the Oakland Aviation Museum. It just opened 21 Dec 2009 and runs through...
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Light, Bright, Airy Albany Arts & Crafts Home For Sale at 934 Jackson Street,...
Tweet 934 Jackson Street, Albany, California is Open Sunday 3 + 10 Jan 2010 2:00 to 4:30 pm A two bedroom Albany home in move-in condition for $550,000 – we’ve already had a showing and request for...
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Thinking of buying a home in Albany? Visit our Open House! We’ve a great home...
TweetOur first open house of the year is at 934 Jackson Street, a pretty Arts & Crafts Cottage. It was a pleasure putting out the Open House signs this morning, because it let me see happy people...
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Christo Visits The Albany Public Library
TweetCarol and I visited New York City to see Christo’s Gates Project in Central Park. Little did we know that he’d slip into Albany and wrap the Albany Public Library at 1247 Marin Avenue!
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The Gates – Christo in New York City & Fushimin Inari in Kyoto
TweetThe photo the Albany Library tower wrapped liked a Christo installation inspired me to dig out some other photos – Christo’s Installation in Central Park in New York City, and Fushimi Inari in...
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It’s always a pleasure to receive The Monthly … Monthly!
TweetIt’s always a pleasure to receive The Monthly … Monthly! The cover art, articles, and even the ads are always interesting to read. Perhaps you’ve moved from Berkeley (I recall when it was called...
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Miami Beach Art Deco Architecture – A Sneak Preview
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I’m excited to be seeing my Allen Hainge CyberStar friends – some of the...
TweetI’ve been an Allen Hainge CyberStar for at least 10 years, and recall when a bunch of us were at a Tech Meeting in snowy Santa Fe, when the idea of an annual meeting first came along. About a half...
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Berkeley has interesting personalized license plates
TweetI always seem to discover interesting personalized plates as I travel around Berkeley. There are always lots of Cal Fans, a police officer who would have a heck of a poker hand, guidance, and a...
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934 Jackson is a sweet Albany California Home for $550,000 and it’s open...
Tweet You’ll love living in this light, bright airy home – the living room catches the morning sun; the entry, dining room and kitchen face south so there’s lots of light all day. Your new home is near...
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Cyberstars – Sad News and Glad News
TweetYesterday, Allen Hainge, CyberStars Founder, spoke from the heart, and told about the reasons it was time for him to turn over leadership of the organization he grew to over 200 members. It is sad...
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