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Here’s how Red Oak became carbon neutral and green-certified

Aug. 242021Oct. 12021

Red Oak encourages other businesses and residents to do as much as they can to “green” their properties and offset their impact on the environment.

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Home Truths: The challenges of East Bay home renovations (and a possible solution)

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Feb. 182021April 142021

Sponsored: Doing renovations in preparation for a home sale can be stressful. Red Oak Realty is excited to announce a thoughtful, on-trend, budget-friendly service called Enhance.

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Home Truths: 2021’s Berkeley real estate market is a picture of high prices and high competition

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Nov. 302020Nov. 302020

Despite the pandemic, the Berkeley real estate market has remained incredibly resilient — October single family home sales were their highest since 2003. (Sponsored.)

Home Truths: Co-housing in the East Bay offers an alternative to traditional living

By Local sponsor

Dec. 122019Oct. 62020

Sponsored: Celebrating the diversity of our local home market, we take a look at intentional communities where collaboration is often part of the living arrangement.

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Home Truths: Point Richmond — One of the East Bay’s best kept secrets

By Local sponsor

Oct. 92019Oct. 62020

[Sponsored] This East Bay community offers world-class Bay Area living, just a boat ride from San Francisco.

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Home Truths: Why East Bay homes are routinely listed below sales price

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Sept. 232019Oct. 62020

[Sponsored] To fully understand East Bay home prices — and to participate in the market effectively — we need to understand the unique way real estate agents and sellers price their homes here.

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Proposed housing development at 500 Kirkham in Oakland

Home Truths: Interactive map — 50,000 residences coming to the East Bay

By Local sponsor

April 172019Oct. 62020

[Sponsored] To understand how East Bay housing will play out in the years ahead, Red Oak Realty created a ‘live’ map that tracks new residential developments that are planned, approved and under construction.

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Home Truths: Canceled listings in Berkeley have skyrocketed. Here’s why

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Feb. 202019March 52019

[Sponsored] The cancelation rate is a real estate metric that’s not getting much attention. No one wants an unsold home, yet the number of Berkeley listings that canceled in 2018 increased 60% year over year.

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Home Truths: The East Bay real estate market is firing on all cylinders

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Aug. 72018March 52019

[Sponsored] Real estate prices in the inner East Bay have been rising consistently for the past seven years, but buyers are buying homes in increasing numbers.

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