Home for Sale at 140 Bret Harte Road, Berkeley, CA 94708

140 Bret Harte Road
Berkeley, CA 94708

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Property Details

List Price:	$998,000
Beds:	2
Baths:	1
Status:	Active
SqFt:	970
Agency:	Berkshire Hathaway Franciscan Properties

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Description/Comments

Lot Size:	--
Property Type:	Residential
Year Built:	1930
Notes:	Rare 1930s Berkeley Hills Craftsman Retreat on a lush 7,000+ Sq Ft Oasis with incredible landscaping and stunning two-bridge views! This Fredrick Reimers designed home, greets visitors with a Grand Gated Entrance and private garage that leads up to a large and level brick patio/BBQ area ready for greeting guests, entertaining & play. Once inside, this Craftsman stunner boasts a Great Room finished in warm Clear Heart Redwood, open-beamed ceilings, a hardy stone FP and big windows w/direct views to the Bay & beyond! A galley kitchen, which includes a private View Deck nearby, makes this home an entertainer's dream. Tucked quietly in the home's North wing are 2 ample BDs including a Primary with its own View Deck that includes a hot tub and room to relax, unwind and take in the views. A full BA w/shower over tub is conveniently located near both BDs. A bonus room w/laundry on the home's ground floor, perfect for a home office, gym or hobbies, and a recent metal roof for added fire resistance, completes the home's comprehensive build features. The home is nestled on a 7,000+ Sq Ft verdant lot w/stunning landscaping, multiple terraced patios, handmade stone seating & myriad retreat areas perfect for meditation & reflection. Excellent location in a serene setting, yet close to all!
MlsNumber:	424025311

Listing Provided By:	Berkshire Hathaway Franciscan Properties, original listing
Name:	Berkshire Hathaway Franciscan Properties
Phone:	(415) 664-9400
Office Name:	Berkshire Hathaway-Franciscan
Office Phone:	(415) 664-9400
Agent Name:	Andrew de Vries
Disclaimer:	Copyright Â© 2024 San Francisco Association of REALTORS. All rights reserved. All information provided by the listing agent/broker is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified.

HUD Foreclosures

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The two largest also being government owned and operated means that they have less time to wait to make money back on the home. The FHA is especially known for selling HUD homes for less than the average sales price in a given area. FHA foreclosures represent a fraction of HUD but they are still a significant number of homes and both should be considered.

VA (Veterans Administration) and HUD (Housing and Urban Development) have different and unique opportunities for the buyer. Both are often forgiven for the local taxes normally associated with the purchase of a home (this is on a county by county basis). Be sure to ask the local title company or escrow company to look into it for you before closing as this is often missed due to their are not used to dealing with the 2 to 3 percent of the market that VA and HUD foreclosures represent.

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Foreclosure Listings Increasing

As the market settled after the mortgage meltdown foreclosure listings also settled and fewer homes were on the market with a placard reading “Bank Foreclosure” in big red lettering. This was a good thing for the entire real estate market. Having an abundance of foreclosures brings the entire market down and it makes it harder for home owners, who would like to move, to get the appropriate price for their home as a similar home down the same street was sold for substantially less and the appraiser is using the foreclosure as a comparable sale.

This is just one of the problems when there are too many foreclosure listings in any area. Another issue is the television set that sits in everyone’s living room harping about the price of homes based on the number of foreclosures and this constant barrage of negative information makes most people sit on the sidelines waiting for the market to either implode completely or to correct itself. Meanwhile while they wait, others are buying foreclosure listings and making great investments.

Whatever the reason, a market can only handle so many foreclosure listings at any given time. The more foreclosures, the lower the market gets and this is a lesson the banks that were foreclosing and selling off realized too late. The market and their investments would have been better off if there had not been a rush to divest themselves of the toxic assets made more toxic by their own actions.

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