Marilyn Garcia, PhD, District Homes, Berkeley

04/29/2026

Come check out my lovely new listing at 1233 Carleton Street in Berkeley!

Open Sunday 5/3 from 2-4:30

- 2BR + sun porch/office
- oversized lot with gorgeous gardens
- updated electrical (200 amps, no visible k**b and tube, solar)

Listed for $895,000

1233Carleton.com

Marilyn Garcia, District Homes, #01355514

11/16/2025

Open Today (Sunday 11/16) 2-4:30

Lovely 2 bedroom bungalow with a gorgeous new open kitchen overlooking the back garden, just blocks from Solano Avenue! Listed for $848,000.

734 Ensenada Avenue, Berkeley

https://www.734ensenada.com/

Marilyn Garcia
#01355514
The Grubb Company, Berkeley
#01170009

734 Ensenada Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94707, Presented by Marilyn Garcia and PhD | REALTOR

10/03/2025

Uncommon Space & Updated Systems in Prized North Berkeley Pocket! OPEN SUNDAY, 2-4:30! If you are looking for a lovely North Berkeley home, with great character but modern structure and systems, in a fantastic central "great quality of life" location ("Very Walkable" and "Biker's Paradise" per walkscore.com), don't miss this one!

https://1715jaynes.com/

Marilyn Garcia
The Grubb Company
01355514

1715 Jaynes Street, Berkeley, CA 94703, Presented by Marilyn Garcia and PhD | REALTOR

09/04/2025

I have a lovely new listing in North Berkeley, in the heart of the Gourmet District! It’s a beautiful updated 1BR condo in a well-maintained 1920s building, with lots of storage, great architectural details, and parking.
See 1501Oxford.com for full details!

Address: 1501 Oxford Street #1, @ Vine
List price: $675K
Open Saturday 9/6 and Sunday 9/7, 2-4 pm

Come have a look!

Marilyn Garcia
The Grubb Company
DRE license #01355514

1501 Oxford Street #1, Berkeley, CA 94709, Presented by Marilyn Garcia and PhD | REALTOR

08/13/2025

This is a blog post from JVM lending about misleading rate quotes; great info!

07/08/2025

Here are the latest local real estate market stats for North Berkeley and the Berkeley Hills! For new updates every quarter, follow me here or go directly to TheBerkeleyReport.com.

Our market is very specific, and values and pricing strategies for seemingly similar things vary greatly. If you are looking for expert real estate assistance from someone who really knows the Berkeley-area market, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

https://theberkeleyreport.com/the-outlook-north-berkeley-the-berkeley-hills-q2-2025-results/

THE OUTLOOK: North Berkeley & the Berkeley Hills, with results from Spring (Q2) 2025. Spring is traditionally the busiest season in the Berkeley real estate calendar, and 2025 was no exception. Across both North Berkeley and the Berkeley Hills, the second quarter brought a flurry of activity, suppor...

07/08/2025

Coming soon to a real estate sale near you: changes to Berkeley’s Building Emissions Saving Ordinance (BESO) that will significantly increase the requirements when a single-family home or detached condo is sold.

If you’re thinking about selling in the next year, you'll want to factor these requirements into your planning!

Here's an overview from my online newsletter:

What changes are coming to Berkeley’s BESO program, and how will they affect home sellers? Coming soon to a real estate sale near you: changes to Berkeley’s Building Emissions Saving Ordinance (BESO) that will significantly increase the requirements when a single-family home or detached condo is...

07/08/2025

Looking for something to do on a Friday night coming up? How about seeing a movie in a Berkeley park? The City of Berkeley’s free evening movie series runs through mid-September.

Movies in the Park Looking for something to do on a Friday night coming up? How about seeing a movie in a Berkeley park? The City of Berkeley’s free evening movie series runs through mid-September. If you’re going, the City suggests arriving at least 30 minutes before showtime, and recommends no...

06/04/2025

One of many reasons “Why Berkeley?”:
Berkeley was just rated the #1 healthiest city in America on niche.com!

https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/search/healthiest-cities/

Ranking of Top 100 healthiest cities in the U.S.

04/08/2025

How is the market doing? Check out the latest real estate market results for North Berkeley and the Berkeley Hills!

(from my latest newsletter)

THE OUTLOOK: North Berkeley & the Berkeley Hills, with results from Q1 2025. As I write this in early April, the newly implemented Trump tariffs have introduced a big wave of uncertainty into the economy. Uncertainty and tariffs generally aren’t good for the stock market—but paradoxically, bad n...