#berkeley-housing

#berkeley-housing

People still start with bedrooms, bathrooms and price, says Megan Micco, a Compass broker associate who has specialized in Berkeley real estate for over a decade. But more buyers are now asking earlier about fire zones, insurance availability, retrofitting and what long-term costs might look like. In a city where natural hazard conditions can change significantly from one neighborhood to the next, these questions are reshaping how buyers compare homes.