8 Home renovations that will pay you back

 Here are 8 home renovations that will return a high percentage of your investment.

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Alameda Open Homes Feb 21st & 22nd

Currently there are 23 homes on the market in Alameda. 2 New homes have come on the market in the east end. Here is a list of homes open this weekend. Here is a link to all homes on the market in Alameda Click Here to View Listings. If you wish to see any homes please give me a call.

219 #D Cypress St.	$269,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1726 Main St.	$289,000	Sunday	1-4:00pm
1104 Court St.	$649,000	Sunday	2-4:30pm
1620 Lafayette	$779,000	Saturday and Sunday	1-4:00pm
563 Country Isle	$779,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
3305 Fir Avenue	$789,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
716 Lincoln	$849,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1232 Fountain St.	$886,000	Saturday and Sunday	1-4:00pm
1166 Sherman St.	$1,090,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
831 Laurel	$1,100,000	Sunday	1-4:00pm

Alameda Open Homes Feb 7th & 8th

1726 Main St.	$289,000	Sunday	1-4:00pm
1701 Central	$389,500	Sunday	2-4:00pm
15 Parfait Lane	$549,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
3316 Fir Ave.	$610,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
3305 Fir Ave.	$789,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
15 Parfait Lane	$549,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
1029 Broadway	$675,000	Sunday	2-6:00pm
124 Keil Bay	$779,000	Saturday and Sunday	2-4:00pm
2070 Hibbard St.	$864,900	Saturday and Sunday	11:30am-2pm | 12-4:00pm
8 Wellfleet Bay	$889,000	Saturday and Sunday	1-4:30pm
3243 Thompson St.	$950,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
1018 Pearl St.	$996,000	Sunday	2-4:00pm
516 Central Ave.	$1,500,000	Sunday	1-4:00pm

Alameda magazine how much house can you afford article

East Bay real estate is exciting but more than a little bit agitating at the moment. In neighborhoods with limited inventory, including Alameda, Piedmont, and many parts of Oakland and Berkeley, all-cash offers are common. And be prepared to drop all contingencies and bone up on your persuasive writing skills to seal the deal.

“I sold a Victorian fixer in the East End and had 10 offers, top three all cash,” said Alameda-based real estate agent Philip Kaake of Kaake Properties. “Listed for $529,000 and sold for $637,000, no contingencies. Interesting, I had a higher offer from some people who had to move money from China, but no love letter, and the sellers chose next highest (with a counter offer) because they had this beautiful love letter. It was a family home, so passing it on to the right people meant a lot to them.”

Condos are hot, too, with Oakland buyers looking to MacArthur BART and West Oakland for quick commutes to San Francisco.

Read the full article here.

Alameda market snapshot of 2014

A snapshot of Alameda real estate in 2014. 
The median price of a home in Alameda jumped 14% from 2013 to 2014 from $605k to $690k. Median prices represent half sold above this price and half sold below. Prices continued to trend upwards throughout the year with a mild slowdown in July and august. Homes across all sectors from single family to condos remained strong.

Breakdown of Market stats for 2014            Total homes sold 534

                                Total sold    Median price         Low        High
Condos                                85     $465k                  $189K         $792.5k
Townhomes & Duets         113     $576k                 $203K         $1.1 million
Detached homes                 336    $800k                 $271K         $3.4 million