The Voice of East Bay Living

La Fournée is a small artisan pastry shop located on Domingo across from the Claremont Hotel. It features awesome pastries,hearty breads, sandwiches and pizza and guarantees that you will feel complete nourished.  The line around the corner on Sundays is testimony of its popularity. For more information, please contact Sheila Sabine  ssabine@grubbco.com

Wilfried Eisinger is creating art through his cooking, in his own back yard. Wilfried (Will) Eisinger is passionate about music and food. Through Josephine.com, he is able to share his love of food with his neighbors. Are you tired of cooking meals? No time to buy groceries? Want to meet your neighbors? Josephine.com is the solution for you. This is a online platform that features chefs in your own neighborhood, cooking in their own homes. Here is how it works: Create an account with Josephine.com Choose a meal. Go pick it up at the chef's home and meet your neighbors who are doing the same thing. My preferred chef is Wilfried Eisinger, a very gifted French chef.  Read more about Will https://www.josephine.com/cooks/will To place an order directly, email Will at eisinger@me.com Bon Appétit! For more information, please contact Sheila Sabine ssabine@grubbco.com

As of our office meeting this Tuesday with the lender expert, he reported that interest-rates are staying flat - meaning no change. Jumbo rates are currently at 4.375 and conforming rates are at 4.125. The question is what drives mortgage rates? One -economic data  Two-inflationary pressures Three- the stock market  Four-the Federal Reserve Five -politics Six -Global events Strap on your seat belts for this week on the planet. And by the way-The latest real estate report on sales in Oakland shows that 65% of all listings are selling over asking price. What they might want to add is that they are selling way way over asking price like hundreds of thousands of dollars... Not an easy market for buyers or agents. For more information, please contact Sheila Sabine ssabine@grubbco.com

For more information, please contact Sheila Sabine ssabine@grubbco.com