East Bay Real Estate News, Tips and Trends

All the insights you need to buy, sell and live the good life in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

Do You Have Home Buyer Burnout? Don’t Give Up! We Know a Secret…

  In this month’s market update, we cover remedies for buyer burnout. Plus: April home sales in your East Bay…

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“Stump the Broker” Ep 2: Can You Back Out of Buying a House After Signing a Contract?

  The following is intended to be general information for real estate licensees only. Because each transaction is different, before applying…

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March Madness: Oakland’s Median at $1M, Other Homes Sell for 100% Over List

    You know the saying, “mad as a March hare?” We were never really sure what that meant until…

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“Ask an Agent” Video Series Premiere: Is Staging A Home Necessary to Sell It?

  We are beyond excited to introduce “Ask an Agent,” our new video series in which Abio Properties experts answer…

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Mmmm… Matzo Ball Soup That Will Make Your Bubbe Proud

    A year ago, when this pandemic thing was new and the Bay Area was on quarantine lock-down, Abio…

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How to Buy a House in the Bay Area in 2021 – Latest Sales Data Suggests a Frustrating Winter for Homebuyers

  Would it be too dramatic to compare the current real estate market to the Hunger Games? Okay, a slight…

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Leaving California: How to Move 3 Kids, a Dog, Cat, Turtle and the In-Laws to Another State (During a Pandemic)  

  Do you know someone ­– or are you someone – who is leaving California for another state? You’re not…

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East Bay Housing Market Report: Juicy January 2021

  Real estate momentum continued building in the East Bay housing market in January. Our latest analysis of year-over-year real…

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Abio Properties in Review: 5 Years of Making an Impact in the East Bay

  Happy Birthday to Us! Although we’re not usually big on bragging (well, maybe a little), our team got pretty…

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Down Payment Assistance: Creative Financing Solutions to Help You Buy a Home

    Let’s face it. Not everyone can be the traditionally perfect candidate for a standard 30-year fixed home loan. Some…

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Signs of Things to Come: How Bay Area Home Prices Closed Out the Year

  As a strange year wound down, the real estate market wound up, up up. Bay Area home prices continued…

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Warmest Holiday Wishes

  The Abio Properties family wishes you a healthy, happy, socially-distanced, curve-flattening holiday season and New Year! (New year? Yes,…

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