For Berkeley buyers, sellers, and the curious
Roger Grubb is a 18-year Bay Area realtor with Security Pacific Real Estate (DRE #01845823). His ~$340M closed-volume includes dozens of transactions in Berkeley and the surrounding East Bay. Academic, walkable, architecturally rich — North Berkeley, Elmwood, and the flats. Roger has walked every street in Berkeley and personally executes every step of every transaction.
Berkeley median home price (2026): $1,525,000. Days on market: 14. Price per sqft: $825.
Berkeley insider perspective
North Berkeley below Cedar holds value best. The flats around Sacramento St are where the value plays are — and where Roger had his +12% Sacramento St win in 2021.
Roger Grubb is a 18-year Bay Area realtor with deep Berkeley market expertise. DRE #01845823, Security Pacific Real Estate. Average 11 days on market across closed listings. Call (510) 504-0402 for a free 20-minute consultation.
As of 2026, Berkeley median home price is $1,525,000 with 14 days on market on average. Where Roger sold a Sacramento St condo 12% over list in 12 days. Berkeley’s market is the East Bay’s most competitive, and the variety of stock (Victorian, Maybeck, Greene & Greene, modern infill) makes every block its own micro-market.
Buyers who think of a house as a piece of history they’re lucky to steward — not a commodity to flip. Best for: Architecture lovers, Academics, Walkability fanatics, Long-term hold.
A new-construction market — Berkeley is intentionally preserved, and the planning process is famously thoughtful (read: slow).
North Berkeley below Cedar holds value best. The flats around Sacramento St are where the value plays are — and where Roger had his +12% Sacramento St win in 2021.
Call Roger Grubb directly at (510) 504-0402. The first 20 minutes are free, no pitch. He answers his own phone.