February 7, 2012
Got to love the Bay Area for all the fun events...
The Bay Area has so much to do and so many different events through out the year. Coming soon, February 10-19, 2012, it is time for SF Beer Week. For more information and schedule of events go to www.SFbeerweek.org. If you have ever wanted to learn how to brew your own beer, you can go to Santa Cruz on Saturday, February 18th.
January 20, 2012
Staging Home For Sale Worth The Cost
If you're selling your home, you obviously want to get it sold quickly arid for the highest amount possible. One very important strategy to keep in mind is staging, which is simply the process of arranging the inside of your home so that it shows off to its full potential.
Staging plays up your home's good features, such as enhancing a great view or drawing the buyer's eye to some spectacular wood floors. It also helps to minimize some of the home's drawbacks, such as making a small bedroom look larger. But also understand that staging does not in any way mean concealing structural defects, such as hanging a picture over a water stain or putting curtains over a broken window!
Staging allows a potential buyer to visualize what can be done with the home, which is especially important with a house that's currently vacant. For example, some carefully arranged furniture in a room that would otherwise be empty can really help the buyer see the room's potential. And if you're in a neighborhood of tract houses that all look pretty much the same inside, good staging will set your home apart from the others for sale in the neighborhood.
Finally, good staging makes buyers feel at home. It lets them really imagine themselves in the kitchen with friends, or relaxing in front of the living room fire, or even working on their car in the garage.
There are several things that go into staging a home for sale, and probably the single most important one is getting rid of all the clutter. No one wants to see several days' worth of mail and newspapers on the kitchen counter, or a kid's bedroom crammed with toys and games. The same applies to the garage, basement and even the backyard storage shed.
Clutter is not just an overflowing magazine rack. It can be too many pictures on the wall, too many chairs wedged around the dining room table, or an oversized sofa that blocks the living room traffic patterns. It can be too many items of clothing crammed into a closet, or too many of grandma's dishes filling up every inch of a kitchen cabinet.
When de-cluttering the house, stuffing everything into the closet or in boxes in the garage is not the answer. Remember that a potential buyer is looking in every nook and cranny of the house, and an overflowing closet doesn't make much of an impression. Instead, get the clutter completely out of the house. This could be a garage sale, some donations to a local charity, or simply a trip to the landfill.
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Staging plays up your home's good features, such as enhancing a great view or drawing the buyer's eye to some spectacular wood floors. It also helps to minimize some of the home's drawbacks, such as making a small bedroom look larger. But also understand that staging does not in any way mean concealing structural defects, such as hanging a picture over a water stain or putting curtains over a broken window!
Staging allows a potential buyer to visualize what can be done with the home, which is especially important with a house that's currently vacant. For example, some carefully arranged furniture in a room that would otherwise be empty can really help the buyer see the room's potential. And if you're in a neighborhood of tract houses that all look pretty much the same inside, good staging will set your home apart from the others for sale in the neighborhood.
Finally, good staging makes buyers feel at home. It lets them really imagine themselves in the kitchen with friends, or relaxing in front of the living room fire, or even working on their car in the garage.
Remove Clutter
There are several things that go into staging a home for sale, and probably the single most important one is getting rid of all the clutter. No one wants to see several days' worth of mail and newspapers on the kitchen counter, or a kid's bedroom crammed with toys and games. The same applies to the garage, basement and even the backyard storage shed.
Clutter is not just an overflowing magazine rack. It can be too many pictures on the wall, too many chairs wedged around the dining room table, or an oversized sofa that blocks the living room traffic patterns. It can be too many items of clothing crammed into a closet, or too many of grandma's dishes filling up every inch of a kitchen cabinet.
When de-cluttering the house, stuffing everything into the closet or in boxes in the garage is not the answer. Remember that a potential buyer is looking in every nook and cranny of the house, and an overflowing closet doesn't make much of an impression. Instead, get the clutter completely out of the house. This could be a garage sale, some donations to a local charity, or simply a trip to the landfill.
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December 24, 2011
Foster A Dream Donations
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November 30, 2011
Izabella Lipetski's Annual Holiday Drive helps foster children
This newspaper article of Izabella was on the front page of the Real Estate section in the Contra Costa Times on November 25, 2011.
Last year's holiday toy drive held by Izabella Lipetski, Realtor with Harbor Bay Realty, at Alameda South Shore Center was an outstanding success. "Thanks to the generosity of the community, a wonderful assortment of toys was offered to the children in the oncology department of Oakland's Children's Hospital. I'm truly grateful," said Lipetski. "This small holiday gesture put smiles on the children's faces and brightened their holidays."
"Izabella's commitment to the children in our community is commendable," said Dennis Pagones, president of Harbor Bay Realty. "Her energy and generosity are to be applauded."
This year, Lipetski's kind efforts reach out to foster children in the San Francisco Bay Area. Help make a child's holiday season bright by bringing new toys, games, arts and crafts, dolls, sporting equipment and clothes.
If you would like to make a donation, please drop it off at the Harbor Bay Realty office located at 885 Island Dr, Alameda by Dec 10th, Izabella Lipetski can be reached directly at 510-506-2072, or at her website: www.IzabellaLipetski.com.
Last year's holiday toy drive held by Izabella Lipetski, Realtor with Harbor Bay Realty, at Alameda South Shore Center was an outstanding success. "Thanks to the generosity of the community, a wonderful assortment of toys was offered to the children in the oncology department of Oakland's Children's Hospital. I'm truly grateful," said Lipetski. "This small holiday gesture put smiles on the children's faces and brightened their holidays."
"Izabella's commitment to the children in our community is commendable," said Dennis Pagones, president of Harbor Bay Realty. "Her energy and generosity are to be applauded."
This year, Lipetski's kind efforts reach out to foster children in the San Francisco Bay Area. Help make a child's holiday season bright by bringing new toys, games, arts and crafts, dolls, sporting equipment and clothes.
If you would like to make a donation, please drop it off at the Harbor Bay Realty office located at 885 Island Dr, Alameda by Dec 10th, Izabella Lipetski can be reached directly at 510-506-2072, or at her website: www.IzabellaLipetski.com.
November 18, 2011
Alameda Real Estate Overview
Avg. Listing Price… $515,73
Wk ending Nov 09
Median Sales Price… $450,000
Aug ’11-Oct ’11
Avg. Price/sqft… $300
Number of Sales… 125
Oct 19 ’11- Nov 09 ‘11
Most popular Avg. listing price
zip codes Wk ending Nov 9
94611 $893,373
94501 $527,552
94508 $558,464
94566 $845,479
94536 $392,252
November 10, 2011
SF is Best City to Trick to Treat
Hope you all had a safe and Happy Halloween. Zillow produced a list of the Best Cities to Trick or Treat. This year, San Francisco is #1 in the country trailed by San Jose at #6 - Bay Area, you should be proud.
Zillow has produced the list for three years now and for three years straight San Francisco has prevailed. It makes sense though, based on Zillow’s methodology, San Francisco has it all when it comes to best places to hit the candy jackpot on Halloween. San Francisco has the least amount of walking (key for those trying to hit as many houses as humanly possible like most people under the age of 10) and with the least safety risks (key to the parents of the candy-ravenous ghosts and goblins) .
Here are the stats:
San Francisco
Median Home Value: $660,494
Walk Score: 84.9
October 21, 2011
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