Author Archives: Christine Jerusalem

Kindness is like snow- It beautifies everything it covers Kahlil Gibran Facebook Share Linked In Share

Bay Area home sales fell nearly 10 percent inn March, as the coronavirus pandemic shut down many real estate transactions and showings, according to a Zillow analysis. (File photo: Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) By LOUIS HANSEN | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: May 6, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: May 7, […]

When you see something beautiful in someone, tell them. It may take seconds to say, but for them, it could last a lifetime. Facebook Share Linked In Share

Oakland, California (Credit: iStock) It seemed that San Francisco Bay Area’s incredibly tight housing market was bulletproof. That turned out not to be true, but it took a literal pandemic to put a dent in it. Zillow economist Jeff Tucker told NBC that home sales across the Bay Area are down 35 percent year-over. It seems people […]

Getty Images/EyeEm “Since the shelter in place was first initiated a couple weeks ago, the market nearly overnight shifted to a buyer’s market” By Brock Keeling@BrockKeeling Updated Apr 23, 2020, 9:14am PDT AsAs the global pandemic touches every aspect of life, people have been asked—or, in some cases, ordered—to shelter in place. But for some, either […]

“If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” -Michele Ruiz Facebook Share Linked In Share

Rachel Brougham Adding rocks is an easy, low-maintenance way to spruce up your home’s curb appeal. Not sure where to start? Here are 10 front yard landscaping ideas with rocks to inspire you. Create a Rock Retaining Wall Use large rocks to create a retaining wall to increase your home’s curb appeal. A retaining wall […]

If you look at these photos they look like a dog, rabbit and cat. But when you zoom on them individually you will see the beauty of photography… That is how life is, until you zoom on people’s lives you wouldn’t understand who they really are. Facebook Share Linked In Share

When it comes to landscape design, we have learned to expect the unexpected – especially here in Portland, where doing your own thing seems to be a cultural hallmark. In spite of the strong creative and independent Portland spirit (which we love), we have seen certain trends manifest in yards and landscapes across the city […]

VIEW SLIDESHOW By Ted Andersen  – Digital Editor, San Francisco Business TimesApr 28, 2020, 2:53pm PDT Updated Apr 28, 2020, 9:44pm PDT  After seeing listings vanish when the shelter-in-place was first announced in mid-March, San Francisco’s real estate market is beginning to come out of its Covid-induced hibernation during what is typically the hottest season of the year for residential […]