Berkeley Program to Help Elderly and Disabled: Berkeley Real Estate Resources

Hi, I thought this might be of interest to my Berkeley Neighbors.  Please pass on thisinfo to anyone you know who may be in need.
Rebuilding Together has just announced that they have money avaialbe to help the elderly and disabled with minor home repairs.  Please read below and email the link at the bottom for more information
Bill Fletcher, Your East Bay Realtor

From:John Stevens

Subject: New Minor repair funding

We have just received a grant that is specifically directed at making year-round minor repairs for low-income elderly and disabled homeowners in Berkeley. This will include minor plumbing, electrical, and carpentry, and other safety repairs such as repairing hand rails and banisters, replacing defective ovens and ranges and vent-a-hoods, repairing improper and broken door and window locking mechanisms, and more.
It is my hope that this will expand our ability to reach not only more citizens, but the Berkeley citizens most in need.
When we make these repairs it will be an entrée to view the individuals' homes and determine if there are greater issues at hand thatwe will be able to help them with through our City of Berkeley funded Safe Homes program. If you become aware of homeowners in need of such repairs and funding is not otherwise available, please check with us to see if we can help.

John Stevens
Executive Director
Rebuilding Together - ABE
3318 Adeline ST.
Berkeley, CA 94703
Bus: 510-644-8979
Fax: 510-644-6213
john@rebuildingtogetherabe.org

Need a Loan Modification for your home? Try NACA

An article in today's SF Gate tells of a huge event coming to the Bay Area in Richmond on October 16 to the 20th.  They expect to attract 500,000 home owners who need a loan modification in order to stay in their homes.  NACA or The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America has launced its "Save the Dream Tour."  A complete story is available on the SF Gate website: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/27/BU7819S899.DTL. This is something to tell your friends about!

East Bay Real Estate, Open Homes listed for 9/27/09

For a complete list of East Bay Open Homes (Berkeley, Oakland, Albany, San Leandro, Richmond, Emeryville, El Cerrito Real Estate) for Sunday 9/27/09, please visit my website http://www.billfletcherhomes.com/  and click on 'Sunday Open Houses.'

For a complete list of REO's, Short Sales, and more please visit my website http://www.billfletcherhomes.com/ .  For a confidential consultation or home valuation plese call me 510-292-2029 or email bill@redoakrealty.com

Rockridge Street Fair Sunday 9/27/09 11-6

The Rockridge Out and About Street Fair begins at 11AM and runds until 6PM on sunday.  College Ave will be closed from Claremont to Manilla and there will be lots of food, entertainment and stuff to do.  Get a complete schedule at http://www.rockridgeoutandabout.com/

Please visit my website:  http://www.billfletcherhomes.com/
For a confidential consultaion or home valuation please email bill@redoakrealty.com

East Bay Real Estate Statistics: Piedmont Real Estate, August 2009

-------------------------August 2008-----------------August 2009
Average Days on Market-----42--------------------------33
Average Active Listings------14---------------------------22
Average Sales Price------$1,148,593-----------------$1,394,909

For more information please visit my website at http://www.billfletcherhomes.com/.
For a confidential consultation or home valuation please call or email.

East Bay Real Estate Statistics for San Leandro August 2009

San Leandro Realtor:  Home Sales
-------------------------August 2008-------------August 2009
Average days on Market--85------------------------72
Average Active Listings---378----------------------126
Average Sales Price-----$379,356---------------$341,641

Please visit my website at http://www.billfletcherhomes.com/ for more information.  Call or email me for a confidential consultation or home valuation.

Berkeley Real Estate Statistics for Home Sales August 2009

Berkeley Real Estate Stats for :
------------------------August 08-------------August 09
Days on Market---------------56-----------------49
Average Active Listings--------94-----------------80
Average Sales Price--------$674,315---------$686,451