[quote=SmellsFeeshy] . . . Personally East Bay is not really my taste. It’s tempting due to the price but too far from the places I frequent. . . [/quote]
OAK (Montclair/Piedmont)) and Berkeley (Kensington) offer residents similar lifestyles to SF and the northern Peninsula.
Most new listings in these areas get snapped up within minutes/hours of hitting the MLS (if not before) however. You need a very diligent and credible local agent in your corner to successfully snag one, methinks.
[quote=SmellsFeeshy] . . . So far I’m mostly just window shopping to monitor prices. At the current levels I can’t really see myself jumping in as I feel like the market is pretty bubbly and due for a correction in the next few years.[/quote]