Albany Real Estate
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Albany
California, in Alameda
County, named that way after their first
mayor who was from Albany NY, was used
as a garbage dump in the early 1900’s for the
residences of Berkeley.
Two women who lived in Albany, Then
is was called the City of Ocean
View, single handedly held up the garbage
wagon and told them to never come back. Shortly there
after the townspeople voted in their first mayor and
incorporated as Albany California.
Needless to say, Albany
is rich in history! Albany is a very desirable community with excellent schools
and lovely quiet tree lined streets. Albany
Real Estate is a very valuable commodity and
has continuously gone up in value.
Bay Area Real Estate
Albany is neighbors with Berkeley
to the South West and El
Cerrito and Kensington
to the North East. It is a prestigious community
that prides itself on its quality of living. It is very
well know for its highly recognized Albany
school district, especially Albany
High School, and consistently produces some of the
states top test scores in the state of California. Albany is a very well educated quiet community with a population
of just over 17,000 composed of primarily business professionals.
Many residence of Albany live there because of it’s diversity and quiet tree lined streets. Albany is a very settled and established community
where many who live there want to stay forever. The
home prices in Albany are a reflection of these variables
with the median price well in excess of seven hundred
thousand dollars which is higher than the Bay Area Real Estate median home prices.
The local population is composed of Caucasian,
Asian, Latino, and African cultures and house holds with many
restaurants
reflecting these cultures. It is also home to the famous
Solano
Avenue that hosts the Solano
stroll every year the weekend after labor day drawing
more than 100,000 people annually to attend the event.
Solano Avenue ( running through Albany and Berkeley ) also is home to a large number of stores,
shops and restaurants making it a great destination
to spend an afternoon or evening.(Click
here for a list of businesses on Solano Avenue)
Albany is also home to the famous horse racing track
Golden
Gate Fields that has been long established before
World War II. Many find this a great source of entertainment
and enjoy watching and betting on the races. Click
here for history about Golden Gate Fields.
A large part of Albany has excellent
views of the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.
One of the more famous streets in Albany is Albany
Hill where the City of El Cerrito got it's name.
Albany real estate is in very high demand because of
the location, diversity, the public school system, and
the quality of life. Albany has more of a quiet suburban
feel to than some other Bay Area cities and is a very
nice place to raise children. With many
parks to visit and a warm inviting sense of community
it is understandable why many call Albany home. Take a look at thisdiamond.
Take a look around and feel free to search for
homes for sale on the MLS. I welcome you and encourage
you to contact me with any questions that you may have
and am happy to assist you any way I can.
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