The first months of 2026 have brought a lot of noise at the national level, between a weakening jobs picture, stubborn inflation, and a geopolitical shock that has upended rate expectations for the rest of the year. Locally, the story in Berkeley is different: tight...
The playbook for selling a home has changed fast, and here in the East Bay, I’m seeing it play out in real time. Buyers have more options, more leverage, and they’re using it. Active housing inventory rose more than 16% year-over-year in 2025, one of the...
If you own a rental property and are thinking about selling a tenant-occupied home in Berkeley, you’re navigating one of the most complex landlord-tenant legal environments in the country. Berkeley’s robust renter protections don’t disappear the...
Buyers in Berkeley should budget 2% to 3% of the purchase price for closing costs — typically $20,000 to $60,000 depending on purchase price, plus a Berkeley-specific transfer tax that can add $9,000 to $31,000 or more. When my clients start running the numbers on a...
