Oakland Real Estate City

Oakland Real Estate Information

Oakland, California real estate: Oakland is located in Alameda County, California and has a total population of almost 1,500,000. Oakland gets its name from the grove of live oak trees in the area. The area was first settled by Spanish 1820 and Oakland was incorporated as city under current its name in 1854. Oakland's close proximity to San Francisco makes it an ideal bedroom community. Oakland is also a short driving distance to Berkeley, Hayward, Fremont, San Jose, and Palo Alto. Homes in Oakland may be considered pricey compared to national average but offer an affordable alternative to homes in the San Francisco Bay Area which tend to sell for over $500,000 where as homes in Oakland sell for about $320,000.

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