Tools

• Dian Hymer's House Hunting Center
  Dian Hymer's nationally syndicated real estate advice House Hunting columns appear on this website.
• Set up a Multiple Listing search
  www.camoves.com features properties listed by Coldwell Banker in California and all listings on many of the Multiple Listing Services in California.
• Realtor.com
  Official Site of the National Association of Realtors, the world's largest database of homes for sale. Set up your own listing search.
• Coldwell Banker Online
  Coldwell Banker's award winning national website. Set up your own listing search.
• Trulia.com
  Find homes for sale, statistics & trends, advice & opinions. Search over 3 million listings, find out about neighborhoods, etc. A resource used by many home buyers.
• Zillow.com
  Homes for sale, valuation information, free real estate advice. Used as a general resource by many home buyers.
• Yahoo Real Estate
  General source for finding a home, mortgage and neighborhood information, guides and advice.
• Bankrate.com
  Information on current mortgage rates. Compare mortgage rates. A general resource. Mortgage rates vary by area and mortgage product.
• Mortgageloan.com
  News updates, information and articles about the current home loan industry.
• School profile reports
  Ed-Data provides California public school profiles and reports. Search by school.
• School test scores
  DataQuest provides facts about California Schools and districts, including Star test results.
• Alameda County Office of Education
  Information about Alameda County public schools.
• Oakland School Finder
  Select "Find a School Boundary", then select the "Interactive Map" to find the boundary to any Oakland school district. Or link to "School Finder" & enter a home address to find the school district.
• Montclair Village
  Montclair Village is nestled in the Oakland Hills offering shopping, restaurants and entertainment.
• Piedmont Avenue
  Article from the San Francisco Chronicle about the popular Piedmont Avenue district offering shops and restaurants.
• Grand and Lakeshore Avenues
  Article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle about the Lakeshore Avenue district, including shopping and restaurants.
• Rockridge
  Article by the San Francisco Chronicle about the local commercial district including shops and restaurants.
• Jack London Square
  Article by San Francisco Chronicle about Oakland's waterfront enclave including restaurants, shopping and nightlife.
• Downtown Oakland
  Article from the San Francisco Chronicle about the nightlife, cultural activities and restaurants in downtown Oakland.
• Piedmont
  Information from the City of Piedmont about this upscale community located adjacent to Oakland.
• Piedmont Schools
  Information about Piedmont schools.
• Berkeley school district
  Information about Berkeley schools.
• Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto
  Article by San Francisco Chronicle describing the attractions of Berkeley including shops, restaurants and cultural activities.
• Fourth Street
  An article by the San Francisco Chronicle about Fourth Street, an upscale shopping district in Berkeley.
• Albany and Solano Avenue
  Article by the San Francisco Chronicle about the Albany and Solano Avenue area.
• Google maps
  For driving directions and maps to properties of interest.
• Yelp.com
  Features customer reviews and ratings on restaurants, dentists, veterinarians, garderners, and etc.
• ServiceMagic.com
  For homeowners planning to remodel or just looking for a contractor to do some routine work. Prescreens a wide variety of contractors and also incorporates customer ratings.
• HomeTips.com
  Run by Don Vandervort, a host on HGTV - specializes in articles on how to maintain and remodel your home.