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June 2026 Berkeley Real Estate Market Update
June brought two significant developments that will shape the rate and inflation outlook for the rest of the year. The Federal Reserve, now under new chair Kevin Warsh, sent its clearest hawkish signal yet at its June 17 meeting, putting a rate hike on the table by...
Will the 2026–2027 Tech IPO Wave Reach Berkeley Real Estate?
SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are heading to the public markets. Here is how and when that wealth might reach the Berkeley real estate market after a tech IPO and how I'd plan around it as a buyer or a seller. Short answer The largest IPO wave in a generation is...
How to Sell a Berkeley Home in 2026: Step-by-Step Guide
Selling a Berkeley home in 2026 is not the same as selling almost anywhere else in California. Between the city's layered transfer taxes, the newly expanded emissions ordinance that now affects every single-family sale, and a buyer pool that knows exactly what a...
California FAIR Plan Rate Increase and What It Means for Berkeley Homeowners?
If you own a home in Berkeley and have been following California's insurance market, you already know the headlines have not been easy to read. The California FAIR Plan, the state's insurer of last resort, recently received approval for its largest rate increase in...
A Seller’s Guide to California Prop 19
Few pieces of California tax law affect real estate decisions as directly as Proposition 19. Passed by voters in November 2020 and phased into effect beginning February 2021, Prop 19 restructured two fundamental pillars of California property taxation: how seniors and...
May 2026 Berkeley Real Estate Market Update
The past month delivered a jolt of inflation driven by energy prices, a jobs market holding steady but not growing, and a Federal Reserve more publicly divided than it has been in more than three decades. In Berkeley, the spring market seems largely indifferent to all...
How to Evaluate Home Insurance in Berkeley: What Every Buyer Needs to Know
One of the most consequential decisions a home buyer makes has nothing to do with the purchase price, the neighborhood, or the condition of the roof. It happens in the weeks between acceptance and closing, when an insurance quote lands in your inbox and you have to...
April 2026 Berkeley Real Estate Market Update
The first quarter of 2026 ended with a jolt. A gasoline-driven inflation spike, a geopolitical shock in the Middle East, and a Federal Reserve firmly on hold have reshaped the rate outlook for the rest of the year. Here in Berkeley, though, the spring market is...