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piedmont Oakland when is the best time to sell

In Piedmont, Rockridge & Montclair May and June are the best months to present a home to market. Chart below shows a steady number of “New Listings” from March through July.   In 2009 May, June & August are months when more homes are in contract that any other time of year.

It takes about six to eight weeks to prepare a home for market so if you’re thinking of selling this year now is a good time to begin.


Piedmont Rockridge Montclair Homes Listed for Sale -

Oakland Home Sold for $4,800,000

oakland-home-pool-view-sold-for-48m-nov-09.jpgOakland CA home sold for $4.8M Nov 2009

The highest price for a single family home in Oakland California since records became available in 1996. A beautiful French Normandy built in 1999, designed by Architect Mark Becker.  Five Bedrooms, Four and a half baths, 6,100 sq ft on over a half acre with spectacular Bay Views.  Offer accepted within two weeks.         Link for Virtual Tour 

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List below has details for homes in Piedmont, Rockridge, Montclair & Crocker/Lakeshore which Sold or went Pending April 1-12, 2009.*

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* Single Family, >$500K

If you’re buying or selling in Piedmont, Rockridge, Montclair or Crocker/Lakeshore and curious about the effect of Foreclosures and Short Sales you hear  everyday in the media, the chart below paints the picture.  Shown are the number of REO’s *, Short Sales and Non-Distressed Sales of single family homes in Piedmont and in Oakland neighborhoods of Rockridge (94618), Montclair (94611) and Crocker/Lakeshore (94610) on April 5, 2009.

Piedmont, Rockridge, Montclair, Crocker_Lakeshore REO.Short Sale.Homes For Sale 4.05.09.

*”Real Estate Owned”/Bank-Owned

Clients have asked, “Are there many homes for sale?”  In other words, what’s the selection like compared to the last couple of years?  Chart below illustrates home inventory in Rockridge, Montclair & Crocker/Lakeshore at the end of the first quarter, each year. 

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  Question remains…what is the “mix” of available homes for sale?  Look for an update on my blog in the next couple of days for the number of REO’s, Short Sales and Non-distress sales in each area

Twelve new listings this week in Oakland neighborhoods, fourteen in Berkeley and two in Piedmont.   Data is for single family homes priced >$450,000. 

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Eight homes in Montclair. Rockridge & Crocker/Lakeshore closed escrow this week.  All sold for over the asking price, even the home on Swainland which had been on the market 240 days went Pending just a few days after reducing the price from $1,370,000.  Swainland last sold in Feb 2006 for $1,210,000.

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