2218 Parker St
Higher is a better buy. 50 is "priced about right for what it is". The last step curves the raw advantage onto 0–100, so points stop being one-for-one at the extremes.
💵What this unit actually costs per month
20% of that payment is not the mortgage. The HOA fee alone is $7,980 over five years — money that buys you no equity. A calculator that defaulted the fee to zero would have quoted you $3,593.
Not FHA-approved. No 3.5%-down FHA financing on this unit, so the realistic floor is a 5%-down conventional loan ($26,750). Common for small associations and not a defect on its own, but it does remove FHA buyers from your resale pool.
Minimum realistic down payment here: 5% · verify on HUD's lookup
Rate is the Freddie Mac PMMS 30-year average for the week of 2026-10-08 — a national survey figure, not a quote. Tax, insurance and closing costs are estimates; your own Loan Estimate is the real number.
This building's HOA fees
We haven't reconstructed a multi-year fee history for this building yet. We have one recorded fee on file ($117 in 2026), not enough for a trend yet. The listing shows $133/mo today. Upload its HOA docs and we'll build the full reserve & special-assessment report — free.
🏢 Get this building's free HOA report →✅ Positives
- In-unit W/D
- Low HOA (0.3%/yr)
⚠️ Cons
- Older building (1963)
- Only 1 bath
- Photos look dim — verify light in person
🚩 Red flags
- Co-op / TIC, not a condo — you buy shares or a fractional interest, not the unit itself. Financing is harder and dearer, a board can vet or refuse you, resale may be price-capped, and the buyer pool is thin. Every comp behind the numbers below is a condominium, so treat the gap as an ownership-form discount until you have read the share loan terms and the bylaws.
- FLIP: bought $337k 2025, relisted +59%
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Price history (this unit)
- Sep 9, 2026 — Listed $425,000
- Oct 10, 2025 — Sold (MLS) $337,300
- Oct 10, 2025 — Sold (Public Records) $337,500
- Sep 17, 2025 — Price Changed $299,000
- Aug 21, 2025 — Price Changed $400,000
- Jul 29, 2025 — Listed $399,000
Description
Satisfaction and Style in Central Berkeley: Exhausted from seeing that anything decent in Berkeley is far out of reach or simply not worth the price the market demands? Well, it’s time to revive your hopes and dreams because this home packs value into every inch! Recently transformed with tasteful, high-quality improvements into a hip 2-bedroom right in Central Berkeley, this is not a soulless flip. From new laundry hookups (2026) to the upgraded electrical systems, the house features countless little quality-of-life human touches. Note the details like new, custom-designed built-in bookshelves in the bedroom (2026), the hand-painted ceramic outlet covers that give a splash of color in the…