Michael Thompson

6000 Wood Drive Oakland, California 94611

SOLD $1,450,000

Home Sales Report: April 29th – May 5th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

4833 Grass Valley Road Oakland, California 94605

SOLD $1,120,000 | LIST PRICE $1,095,000

Home Sales Report: April 15th – April 21st 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

5523 Masonic Avenue Oakland, California 94618

SOLD $1,795,000

340 45th Street Oakland, California 94609

SOLD $1,295,000

Home Sales Report: January 29th – February 4th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: January 15th – January 21st 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: January 8th – January 14th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: January 1st – January 7th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: December 25th – December 31st 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: December 11th – December 17th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: December 4th – December 10th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

5321 Hilltop Crescent, Oakland, CA 94618

SOLD $1,560,000

Home Sales Report: November 27th – December 3rd 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: November 13th – November 19th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: November 6th – November 12th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

5201 Masonic Avenue Oakland, California 94611

SOLD $2,165,000

Home Sales Report: October 23rd – October 29th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: October 2nd – October 9th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: September 25th – October 2nd 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: September 18th – September 25th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

5501 Golden Gate Avenue Oakland, California 94618

SOLD $2,100,000

Home Sales Report: September 4th – September 11th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: August 14th – August 21st 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: July 31st – August 7th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: July 24th – July 31st 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: July 17th- July 24th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: July 10th- July 17th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: July 3rd- July 10th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: June 26th-July 7th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: June 19th-June 26th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

One of the benefits of having been in residential real estate sales since the 1980’s is the wisdom I have learned from my experiences. Let’s call this wisdom “perspective” which includes making a lot of mistakes along the way. I would like to share some of the insights I have learned: The first couple ofContinue reading “Perspective”

Home Sales Report: June 5th-June 12th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: May 29th-June 5th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Realtor Property Resource (RPR)

I am not a betting man, but, if I was, I would guess that less than 50% of the real estate agents know about Realtor Property Resource (RPR) which is a service every one of us pay for in our annual MLS fees. What is RPR and why should you use it (besides already payingContinue reading “Realtor Property Resource (RPR)”

Home Sales Report: May 8th-May 15th 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Home Sales Report: April 24th-May 1st 2019 Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland & San Leandro

Translating Realtor Speak

As Realtors, we sometimes become creative in describing certain features of the homes we sell. The Wall Street Journal once ran a summary list of Realtor feature descriptions and what they really mean. I call this “Translating Realtor-Speak”. Assume the perspective of the reader: When You Read: It Really Means: “Great starter home” As basicContinue reading “Translating Realtor Speak”

5621 Florence Terrace Oakland, California 94611

SOLD $1,600,000

29 Clarewood Lane Oakland, California 94618

SOLD $1,205,000

Custom Built Home in Upper Rockridge

My new Upper Rockridge listing is a beautiful 4BD/3+BA Mediterranean at 5200 Proctor Avenue with views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. This is a custom-built home designed for entertaining with large formal rooms, high ceilings and French doors that open to a terraced flowering garden sandstone patio with areas for dining underContinue reading “Custom Built Home in Upper Rockridge”