Category: Buying Tips

Should You ADU? Learn How to Make Your Property Work for You

  A light-filled kitchen designed by Inspired ADUs, builders in the Bay Area.   Here’s the 411 on what “ADU”…

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Where is the East Bay Real Estate Market Headed in 2020?

    It’s almost 2020, time to dust off our crystal ball and gaze into the future of the East…

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We Made the NEWS! Abio Founders Give Expert Advice

  Look who is turning to us for our real estate expertise in homes for sale in the East Bay and…

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Which East Bay High Schools Earn the Best Scores? New Rankings Might Surprise You

  The East Bay is home to some of California’s smartest high schools, according to a new ranking of top campuses –…

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What Every First-Time Homebuyer in the Bay Area Should Know

  If you’re shopping for your first home in the East Bay or greater Bay Area – one of most…

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Here’s How Long It Takes to Buy a Home for Sale in the East Bay

  Wonder how long it will take you to buy a home for sale in the East Bay? Well, we hope you…

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Home Loan Limits are Increasing! What You Need to Know…

  There’s great news for people who have been trying to buy an East Bay home for sale and finding…

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What You Really Need to Know About Pocket Listings

  Shhh… We want to tell you about an exclusive off-market “pocket listing” that hasn’t hit the Berkeley real estate MLS…

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Who Should Vote for Prop. 5 Property Tax Law

Prop. 5: Boon for baby boomers and cure for the housing shortage?   Proposition 5, a measure developed by the California…

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House Hunting With Kids? Try This No-Whine Trick To Keep Everyone Happy

Guess who’s bored?   We have kids. We get it. Spending a Sunday afternoon touring East Bay homes for sale…

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Oakland Real Estate and Bay Area Home Buyers Bid on Properties Sight-Unseen. Would You?

    When it comes to Oakland real estate – or in Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, or basically anywhere else…

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Worried You Won’t Qualify for a Mortgage? Follow 6 Simple Steps

  Don’t get sidelined during your house hunt because you couldn’t qualify for a mortgage loan. The best advice for…

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