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Welcome to my site for Land and Lot sales and Market Information for the greater East Bay Area.

I am a Land Specialist in the area, specializing in marketing residential, multifamily and commercial lots and land. Selling land is not your everyday occurance and most realtors do not have the specialized training needed to value, market and sucessfully sell land. As a result THE MAJORITY of all land and lots on the market do not sell. I have been specially trained to value, market and sell and assist buyers in buying land and lot property. If your looking to SELL or BUY, you have come to the right place. 
I am here to work for you.



SELLING LAND AND LOT$

If you are in the market to SELL your land or lot there are a few things you need to know.                                                      

The land market , in the best of times, is a slow and narrow market. What this means is that there is not the plethora of buyers out there looking to buy land like there is for homes.

That means your lot or land will usually be on the market for a longer period of time ( Slow Market).

In addition, the types of buyers are going to be investors / speculators ( those who buy land for appreciation) this has allways been the largest buyer pool, builders and contractors (this group knows exactly what they need to pay for land to make a profit on their final product) and normal people who want to build heir own home because they keep getting beaten out of the housing market      (this last group are the majority of calls expressing interest and the group that rarely succeeds in buying) (Narrow Market).


I bring this up because in my 11 years of experience in selling land and especially relisting land that other Realtors failed to sell, I find the the owners were never told about the market conditions. NOW YOU KNOW!


BUYING LAND AND LOT$

 
If you are in the market to BUY land and lots, you have come to the right place. Most lots are overpriced and I have seen folks pay way too much for thier parcel. Of course if your a contractor or builder, you have the data necessary to know exactly what you need to pay. But for the average person there really is no guideline..untill now.

As in listing land and lots, I use the same methodology that builders and appraisers use in valuing out their projects. 
You can be sure that you will not be overpaying. 

Below are easy links to find ACTIVE land and lots on the current market based on desired city.

Any questions on any of the parcels, feel free to call / text / email me.

FINANCING:  Untill recently land and lot sales were strictly all cash. That has been slowy changing. Contact me for a list of lenders that will loan on raw land and provide land/construction loans.

NOTE: These links take you out of my website and straight to the multiple listing service. You will be assured you are getting everything on the market that Realtors use. To get back to webpage, use back arrow.


THE OAKLAND LAND MARKET
Special consideration is needed for those who own Oakland Land and Lots.

With the passage of Oaklands Measure W, there will now be a special tax ( lets call it what it is....a penalty tax) on buildable vacant lots. This tax will take affect July 1, 2020. It is a $6,000 annual tax on buildable land for the next 20 years, on top of what property tax you are already paying. Most residential lots will not even appreciate at $6,000 a year, especially now with this tax looming over our heads. There will be a vast increase in lots now on the market in Oakland than ever before. If you consider the fact that Oakland land is no longer a viable commodity for speculators, this decrerases the buyer pool greatly. Think about your school days and learning about supply side economics. More inventory and less demand drives down value. We are seeing this now. 

 



2018 Oakland Median SOLD price for lots between 4,000 -10,000 sq ft. = $190,000

2019 Oakland Median SOLD price for lots between 4,000 - 10,000 sq.ft = $99,000
Thats a drop in value of 52% +,- since Measure W was voted in. 
Just think what will happen when the tax bills arrive and folks really start selling!

The moral of this sorty is: PUT YOUR LOT AND LAND ON THE MARKET WITH ME NOW AND GET IT SOLD BEFORE THE HUGE INVENTORY CRUSH!

UPDATE! 2020 First Quarter Sold Lot Statistics: 4,000- 10,000 sq ft Lots; Meidan SOLD Price- $96,500.  ↓

OAKLAND LAND SALES HISTORICAL DATA


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For More Information On Measure W Go To: https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/vacantpropertytax

OAKLAND LOTS AND LAND




SANLEANDRO LOTS AND LAND

SAN LORENZO LOTS AND LAND 


CASTRO VALLEY LOTS AND LAND


HAYWARD LAND MARKET

The height of the Hayward land market was back in 2006 and then quickly plummeted as a result of the housing crisis. It stayed at it lowestclevel for three years then made a slow recovery each year. It is just now starting to come back to 2005-2007 value levels.



HAYWARD LOTS AND LAND




UNION CITY LOTS AND LAND

NEWARK LOTS AND LAND

FREMONT LOTS AND LAND


COMMERCIAL LOTS AND LAND

ALAMEDA COUNTY

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

NOTE: If you find a broken link, please let me know!


What My Land Clinets Have To Say

John was such a great realtor. He was supportive, accessible and communicative. I could not have gotten through the process without John. Amber F

"John Morra did an excellent, professional and speedy job. I was very pleased. My wife was even more pleased, she had been bugging me for years to sell the property." Michael H.