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Monday, 25 January 2010
Understanding Financial Risk when Purchasing a Home
The average sales price of homes in Yuba City CA for the month of Sep 09 to the month of Nov 09 was $165,000. This shows an increase of 3.1%, or $5,000, from the previous quarter. There was a decline of 6.8% compared to the year 2008. Sales prices have depreciated at a drastic rate of 38.2% during last five years in Yuba City.
It was found that the average list price for a Yuba City home...
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Friday, 22 January 2010
The latest on Interiors at Elk Grove homes
It would be a good thing to take a second look the next time you visit a gorgeous master bathroom. It would be easier if one had a step or two on getting in and out of a large tub. But one of the Interior designers, Adele Lampert of Page One Interiors, Inc. in Barrington, disagrees. It is much safer to sit on the deck and rotate than think of a slippery foothold. While we often think of interior d...
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Thursday, 21 January 2010
Placer homes for sale
Placerville makes way for the latest “evil knevils” of their time with the Placerville speedway catching momentum this year. This event normally conducted at El Dorado County Fairgrounds on a quarter mile oval. There is news of newly built cars and admission for sneak preview will happen later in the month. Apart from the speed racers, the kids also get bicycle races and other categories of races...
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Elk Grove homes for sale
The beauty of Elk Grove is the perfect balance of open spaces like the Cosumnes River Preserve and Stone Lake Wildlife Reserve with the business and residential developments. Elk Grove Community has made it a priority to provide parks for the residents and is known for the excellent park management system. Elk Grove offers small homes to ranch estates for sale, giving the city small town feel alon...
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Sacramento Homes for sale
In a time where the G 20 summit has mixed feelings and demands, it is reassuring to know that there are some places in the world where the word ‘environment’ has been revered with serious action. Sacramento, according to the journal, American bicyclist, ranks fourth in the country for bicycle commuting. Business professionals and specialists are claiming that the use of bicycles is more viable tha...
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Monday, 18 January 2010
All You Need To Know About Home Insurance
While buying a home, you are always advised to get a home insurance. But do you know what a home insurance is and what are its benefits?
The type of property insurance that covers private homes is called home insurance. This home insurance policy protects the home and the homeowners from the loss that can occur due to damage to the home and its contents. Also, the liabilities for public a...
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Friday, 15 January 2010
Whether To Invest On A Pre Foreclosed Or An REO Property?
If you are an investor looking to invest on a foreclosed property, then you may also want to consider whether to buy the Real Estate Owned property or the pre- foreclosed property that is still owned by the borrower. You may feel that investing on an REO property is a fairer deal as you will be assured with the title to the property and the insurance. Also you will have a security of the old owner...
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Thursday, 14 January 2010
Never Sell Your House To A Lender!!
A depression in the economy can cause many home owners to throw up their arms and sell their homes in order to get rid of financial difficulties. But does that mean they can give away their property to a lender only because they cannot afford it anymore! Also those in financial crisis cannot treat their homes as easy to dispose consumer goods. I agree that a real estate investment can also be term...
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Predict the Future While Buying a Home
Whether you are a seller or a buyer in the real estate transactions, you must always thing in the long term of the real estate market. There are several factors that can influence tomorrow’s market and you must be prepared for both ups and downs. To sell your home for a profitable price, you must ensure that your house in good condition. This is because, buyers usually look for homes in to which t...
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Do’s and Don’ts at a Real Estate Auction
The real estate auctions that happened before 2005 were more of trustee sales that took place in front of the house being auctioned. If you were to participate in those auctions, you would surely get a great deal, but there were drawbacks as well. If you won the bid with the highest amount then you were required to pay cash in full. Also you were not given an opportunity to inspect the house. Ther...
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Monday, 11 January 2010
Don’t Forget to Inspect The House Before You Make Final Decision
You move into your new home for the first time after closing a profitable deal with great excitement! But what if, on your arrival, you find that the lawn is overgrown, the lights do not flicker, there is not even a lone bulb in any part of the house and the leaky plumbing is not fixed?? Such a situation is sure to frustrate you!
If you do not want to face any unpleasant surprises on you...
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Friday, 8 January 2010
Marketing Strategies for Real Estate Agents
Real estate is a very competitive industry where property marketing plays a very important role. Real estate professionals usually consider property marketing as just looking out for clients by placing ads on advertising sites, distributing brochures or newsletters. However, the act of property marketing in real estate has more than just advertising. As a real estate agent you must ensure that you...
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Thursday, 7 January 2010
Want to Buy the Elk Grove Homes For Sale? Manage Your Finances Properly…
Your dream of owning a home in Elk Grove will no longer be a dream. With many loan programs for the first time investors on the Elk Grove homes for sale and all necessary information present on the internet, you can easily buy your dream home. With the right information and money in hand, your investment becomes easy. But it is essential that you handle your finances correctly. Here are a few step...
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Wednesday, 6 January 2010
How SEO Experts Determine the Rank of Your Listings for Sale…
In the age of online real estate marketing, you too want to rank on top in the search engine rankings. To achieve the top rank for your listings for sale, you have to hire the services of an SEO Company or professional to optimize your real estate website. The questions that appear during the selection of a SEO Company make hiring SEO professionals a very challenging task. The most common and obvi...
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Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Investing on the Homes for Sale in Elk Grove? Here Are A Few Insider Tips
Investing in real estate has been a booming business from many years. With many homes for sale in Elk Grove, you are sure to find homes that will suit your necessities and finances. Irrespective of the purpose of investment you want to make, you will need a plan. Especially when you are investing on a home with the intension of living in it, the planning must be effective and complete before you b...
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Monday, 4 January 2010
Basics on Real Estate Photography to Market the Local Homes for Sale
As a realtor you will want to include photos of the property you market on your real estate websites. This is indeed a very good thought as community pictures play a very important role in marketing the local homes for sale. While capturing the photos for your website, you must take care to get all the basics of photography right. These basic aspects of real estate photography include queries on w...
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Friday, 1 January 2010
Issues in Real Estate Videos on Property For Sale
Wish You All A Very Happy New Year 2010!!
Online real estate marketing gets more effective this year by including real estate videos on websites. Real estate videos provide access to all property for sale on the online listings. These videos provide buyers a very powerful buying solution that can be accessed from anywhere on the internet. With innovative technology tools, real estate vide...
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Thursday, 31 December 2009
Everything That You Will Want to Know About the Sacramento Community!!
Have you just bought your dream home from the Sacramento new homes for sale? Are you willing to relocate to Sacramento, but are unaware of the community where you will be moving into? Well, you should have had found out about the community before you purchased the home! Since you have not done that, do not worry. We will help you know your community better! After reading through this article, you ...
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Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Relocating? Know Your Rights and Responsibilities!
Relocating for career opportunities and personal reasons is now an essential part of life. With millions of people relocating across the globe, it is common for everyone to hire the services of a relocation service provider for hassle free relocation. These service providers are making huge money from their business. In such a situation, it is a known fact about the presence of scammer relocation ...
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Know Your Requirements before You Buy the Yuba City Homes for Sale
Home to the world’s largest dried fruit processing plant and the Sunsweet Grower’s Inc, Yuba City is the county that was born during the days of the Great Californian Gold Rush. With several wineries, Yuba City is now home to 165,000 residents. The Yuba City homes for sale are not difficult to locate. With the current boom in the real estate market, there are plenty of homes for sale. The homes he...
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Monday, 28 December 2009
Natomas homes for sale
Just five minutes north from downtown Sacramento is the Natomas region, which is currently booming with real estate activity. This region is adorned by the Sacramento River on the west and the American River to the south. Previously this region was home to vast farmlands. Now the local government has planned a very reasonable and beautiful residential area by keeping in mind the preservation of na...
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Thursday, 24 December 2009
Trends in Real Estate
Recession has had its impact on real estate too. The real estate market is now struggling in many areas of the country. The real estate agents and brokers have realized the importance of being a financial planner in accord to being a sales person. Traditional approaches to the current market do not have its stand in the global real estate market. With real estate transactions going online, agents ...
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009
A Good Picture Will Influence the Sale of Your Home
Photography facilitates better communication. With the advent in technology, portraying your thoughts with the help of pictures has eased all efforts in communication. The online real estate market has taken the best advantage of community pictures on the internet. Today’s real estate investors prefer to buy homes on the internet. Their imagination about an agent’s description on the house is now ...
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A Good Picture Will Influence the Sale of Your Home
Photography facilitates better communication. With the advent in technology, portraying your thoughts with the help of pictures has eased all efforts in communication. The online real estate market has taken the best advantage of community pictures on the internet. Today’s real estate investors prefer to buy homes on the internet. Their imagination about an agent’s description on the house is now ...
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 Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Technology and Community Pictures
To communicate effectively, it is very essential to choose the right words and put the right phrase at the right place. But are you sure you will express all your thoughts in the right way? Think about showing to the world what you want to express… Does that ring a bell? Yes I am talking about photography! Through a camera’s view finder, you can show the world what you see and convey the message i...
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Technology and Community Pictures
To communicate effectively, it is very essential to choose the right words and put the right phrase at the right place. But are you sure you will express all your thoughts in the right way? Think about showing to the world what you want to express… Does that ring a bell? Yes I am talking about photography! Through a camera’s view finder, you can show the world what you see and convey the message i...
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Monday, 21 December 2009
Here Is How You Can Make Your Own Real Estate Video
Your real estate website ranks the top in search engine listings. You have a good traffic into your site but that has not helped to convince your clients to do business with you. Is your content appropriate to the services you provide? Are you aware that technology has now advanced to enable the inclusion of pictures and videos on website??
Make your own real estate video to market the ...
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Friday, 18 December 2009
Videos to Market Your Real Estate
The improvement in technology has got the world shopping online. People are now looking for homes and buying homes on the internet. A real estate agent’s website plays an important role in online real estate marketing. To be on the top of search engine listings, agents make use of SEO techniques for their websites. But ranking on top is not sufficient to keep clients on your site. Your site has to...
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Thursday, 17 December 2009
Community Videos
Gone are the days when people would travel to different cities or countries to just attend a meeting. We now live in an era where we can communicate with a person at the other end of a video screen. It is the era of video conferencing and video communication. A video clipping explains the scene better than hundred words.
Internet plays an important role in video communication. The most famous...
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Green Homes – The Perfect Answer to Environment Concern
The earth is now prone to global warming. As a result there are drastic climatic changes and environmentalists are expressing concern over the earth’s future. Are you willing to contribute whatever little possible from your side to help protect the environment? Then you can consider making your home green. A green home is the current trend in Sac Town that demonstrates dedication to the environmen...
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Real Estate – A Budget Priced Venture
The real estate market in Sac Town is always booming with activity. With the availability of various home loans from the government and private mortgage lenders, buying a home in Sac Town has been made easy. But real estate has its speculations. If you do not repay your loan on time, your home is likely to be foreclosed. Foreclosed homes are budget priced homes. The foreclosed homes for sale in Sa...
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Monday, 14 December 2009
Halloween in Sac Town
Halloween is a holiday celebrated every year on the night October 31st. Although it was first started in Ireland, it is now celebrated across the world. Halloween activities include bonfires, ghost tours, trick or treat, carving pumpkins, haunted house tours and costume parties. Traditionally, this was the time used by the pagans to stockpile their supplies and livestock slaughter for the winter. ...
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Friday, 11 December 2009
A Memorable Sacramento Tour
Sac Town is known for its Mediterranean climate. This climate is dominated by mild temperature with warm days and very few freezing nights in winter. This climate is ideal for the presence of large acres country side, far from the downtown mayhem. The best time for tourists is late spring, when there is lot of sunshine, with a pleasant temperature that is low on humidity.
The tourist hots...
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Thursday, 10 December 2009
Watch Out For Negative Equity
Do you own a home which has negative equity and are wondering how this occurred? The answer is simple. Negative equity occurs when you purchase a home using a home loan and the home prices begin to decline due to economic slowdown. The home value now decreases below the value principally on mortgage. This condition is called negative equity. It can be calculated by taking the value of the home, le...
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Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Bringing Art to Homeless Children
Sac Town is known for its activities in arts and culture. The art forms seen here are theatre arts and visual arts. The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission established the arts council in 1977. From then on, this council is vigorously providing many programs of art in the city. These programs can be in the form of Arts education or arts at public places. Special programs are also conducted to ...
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Tuesday, 8 December 2009
The Foreclosure Story
It is everyone’s dream in Sacramento to own a home. As home loans are made easily affordable, almost every family has a home of their own. Home loans with low mortgage rates are provided by the government for low income and bad credit people. These loans have interest rates as less as three percent. Consolidation of loans by the government has made repayment much easier. In spite of all these, for...
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Monday, 7 December 2009
Sacramento is Going Green
Are you planning to build a home in Sacramento? Then you will want to consider the new trend in Sac Town, which is, living in Green Homes. Does that mean you have to color your house green?? No. Then what are Green Homes? Green Homes are places of healthier living. They are constructed using fewer resources when compared to the traditional homes. Green homes create much less waste as they use less...
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Friday, 4 December 2009
Real Estate Tips
Investment in real estate is said to be the safest form of investment any individual can make. Having found your dream home with the help of a real estate agent, you are all set to buy it. But wait! Are you warned about the risks involved in investing in real estate investment? Here are a few points that you need to before making your bid on the property.
Getting a ‘real’ real estate agen...
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Thursday, 3 December 2009
Sacramento Community Real Estate
The golden city of Sacramento, California, is has a vibrant past. The recent government program, 2-1-1 Sacramento, provides the citizens with information about all the government services available to them. 2-1-1 Sacramento addresses various community services including housing, education, medicine, employment, finance, schools, children and women health and food programs and many more.
T...
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Sacramento Community Real Estate
The golden city of Sacramento, California, is has a vibrant past. The recent government program, 2-1-1 Sacramento, provides the citizens with information about all the government services available to them. 2-1-1 Sacramento addresses various community services including housing, education, medicine, employment, finance, schools, children and women health and food programs and many more.
T...
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Wednesday, 2 December 2009
The Rose City of California - Yuba City
Located in the region of mild Mediterranean climate dominated by wet, cold winters and dot, dry summers, Yuba City was home to the Maidu people until 1800s. But in the beginning of 1800s Yuba City saw the Maidu people encountered by the Mexicans and Spanish. The ‘Gold Rush’ in 1848 saw small establishments along the Yuba River. Yuba City got its first county seat in 1856. This region is also call...
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Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Sacramento Community Information
The Sacramento Community Services Planning Council founded the 2-1-1 Sacramento service. This service is free of cost and is available to the residents all days of the week, round the clock! Special services are provided to the disabled. A special feature of this service is that assistance is rendered in many languages. This program is the combined initiative of the Sacramento Commissions for hous...
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Monday, 30 November 2009
The New Sacramento trend- Green Homes
Green Sacramento is the current trend with all builders and real estate agents in town. Sacramento survived all the trials and tribulations through 2009 and opportunities and partnerships for Green Sacramento are getting better.
The Green builders of Sacramento feature homes that annually save thousands of kilowatts of energy, thousands of gallons of water and acres of trees! The home buy...
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Friday, 27 November 2009
Recession Proof Career
The recent economic conditions had unemployment rates higher than what they had been in more than a quarter of a century. Ironically the housing sector had created incredible opportunities as the interest rates in buying and selling were on the rise. During such times the country saw a gradual rise in the demand for real estate agents.
To become a real estate agent you can be educated in ...
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Latest Real Estate Updates – Roseville, Elk Grove and Placerville
Roseville Real Estate: One bedroom homes in Roseville/Rocklin corridor have a rent of $820 per month and $813 per month is paid by Section 8 to property management organizations in Sacramento. Roseville/Rocklin’s homes with one bedroom have an average area of 750 sq. ft and there exists about 700 rentals.
Two bedroom rentals in Roseville/Rocklin corridor possess a rent of $1010 per month...
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Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Real Estate Scenario today
Real estate events have been quite closely watched in these fluctuating times and there has been considerable improvement on the market conditions that is favoring the buyer this quarter.
While searching for the right place to settle in, do make a thorough search on the Homes for sale section of real estate websites. Community information of the various counties in CA including Sacrament...
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Thursday, 12 November 2009
Green Solar Project in Sacramento
This is a great article about a huge solar project in Sacramento. Enjoy.
By Jim Downing
jdowning@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 8B
The roof of a North Sacramento plastics factory will host the biggest West Coast installation of a new type of solar panel.
The technology, built by Fremont’s Solyndra Inc., uses racks...
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009
GMAC Real Estate Merges with Real Living
Date: November 11, 2009
To: GMAC Real Estate Sales Associates
From: Graham Badun, Managing Partner & CEO, Brookfield Residential Property Services
Re: GMAC Real Estate to be Re-branded ‘Real Living’
I am very pleased to let you know that Brookfield Residential Property Services has acquired Real Livi...
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009
What People are Saying About GreatWest GMAC Real Estate
Below you will read from one of our valued partners, Cindy Holland of Costello and Sons Insurance Brokers. We are so Proud. Thanks Cindy!!
From: Cindy Holland [mailto:cholland@costelloandsons.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:33 AM
To: T. Sami Siddiqui
Subject: The difference between you and other brokers I have come to know or encountered
Is very simple;
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Thursday, 5 November 2009
New First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Bill
Let’s all hope this bill passes. It will continue to spur the economic and real estate recovery.
WASHINGTON — Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers — $6,500 cheaper.
First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package. But with that program scheduled to expire at the end of ...
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Monday, 2 November 2009
Recession's over, but it doesn't feel that way in capital area
Recession’s over, but it doesn’t feel that way in capital area
It looks like the longest U.S. recession since the 1930s is over.
So why doesn’t it feel that way?
After four quarters of shrinking, the nation’s economy – as measured by its gross domestic product – grew 3.5 percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
...
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Recession's over, but it doesn't feel that way in capital area
Recession’s over, but it doesn’t feel that way in capital area
It looks like the longest U.S. recession since the 1930s is over.
So why doesn’t it feel that way?
After four quarters of shrinking, the nation’s economy – as measured by its gross domestic product – grew 3.5 percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
...
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Friday, 30 October 2009
Certified Distressed Property Expert
Certified Distressed Property Expert- Linda Hess
LINDA HESS of GREATWEST GMAC REAL ESTATE, 2235 Douglas Blvd.#520, Roseville, Ca. has earned the prestigious Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, having completed extensive training in foreclosure avoidance and short sales. This is invaluable expertise to offer at a time when the area is ravaged by “distressed” homes in ...
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Do your homework on reverse mortgage
Ask the Experts: Do your homework on reverse mortgages
Our three new "Ask the Experts" writers have been busily answering financial questions this month from online readers.
Here’s a sample of their advice on personal finance, wills/estates and investing.
To see more questions or to get advice from our other financial experts on taxes, banking and investment clubs,...
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Monday, 5 October 2009
FHA loans soar in Sacramento area
FHA loans soar in Sacramento area
The number of government-backed FHA loans jumped sharply last year, propping up a local real estate market otherwise saturated by loan denials.
During 2008, lenders issued 8,998 FHA loans in the Sacramento region, up from 649 during 2007, according to statistics released this week by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
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Monday, 14 September 2009
Mortgage fraud bills sent to Schwarzenegger
Mortgage fraud bills sent to Schwarzenegger
As financial carnage from the housing crash continues across California, state lawmakers have sent several bills that crack down on mortgage fraud to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk.
In recent days, the Assembly and Senate have jointly passed bills to ban loan modification companies from asking for upfront fees and make mortgag...
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Friday, 4 September 2009
Sacramento-area man called the housing crash
Hats are off today to Sacramento’s Michael Choe, 43, a supervising engineer with the state Department of Toxic Substances Control. This week he earned his second appearance in Time magazine since 2005 – for making good calls in this crazed real estate market.
Choe sold high in 2004.
He rented for four years.
He bought low in 2008.
As the housing crash con...
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Saturday, 22 August 2009
Sacramento-area home sales remain sluggish
Sacramento-area home sales remain sluggish
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2130021.html
Sales of existing homes in the Sacramento area climbed 2.6 percent from June to July – far short of the surprising 7.2 percent rise nationally that sent stocks soaring Friday.
A July report showed sales of 3,495 existing ...
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Small home makes big splash in Sacramento development
Home Front: Small home makes big splash in Sacramento development
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2108425.html?storylink=pd
The K. Hovnanian-built house in Natomas has a standard-size bedroom and a surprisingly large great room that combines a kitchen and living room. But that’s about it for 817 square feet – likely...
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Monday, 17 August 2009
Troubled homeowners wrestle with loan holders
Troubled homeowners wrestle with loan holders
By Kevin G. Hall
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2111186.html?storylink=pd
WASHINGTON – Nearly three years into the deepest U.S. housing slump in generations, lenders are modifying only a small number of problem mortgages, and rising foreclosures are restraining the economy’s recovery.
The Obama administr...
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Friday, 14 August 2009
Suburban Sacramento land rush? Big homebuilders buy up 'finished' lots
Suburban Sacramento land rush? Big homebuilders buy up ’finished’ lots
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2108559.html
Sacramento’s new-home sales are still down and out, but some capital-area builders are betting money that the region’s suburbs will soon resume their growth boom.
...
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Sacramento-area prosecutors focus on mortgage fraud crime
Sacramento-area prosecutors focus on mortgage fraud crime
By Chelsea Phua
cphua@sacbee.com
About two years ago, El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson hired a forensic auditor and increased training for his prosecutors in the area of real estate fraud and other financial crimes.
He dedicated two prosecutors and two investigators to handle a majority o...
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Monday, 10 August 2009
Bad June swoon for Sacramento-area homebuilders
August 10, 2009
Bad June swoon for Sacramento-area homebuilders
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/real_estate/
Ouch! Homebuilders in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo counties reported their second worst sales month of 2009 in June, selling just 197 homes, condominiums and townhouses, the California Building Industry Association reported about an hour ago.
Th...
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Wednesday, 5 August 2009
New land deals seen
Construction: New land deals seen
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2080102.html?storylink=pd
The real estate market isn’t cured yet, but several indicators suggest that it is beginning that long, slow and greatly anticipated climb out of intensive care.
If so – and if the patterns continue – the market here ...
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Monday, 20 July 2009
California foreclosure deals are bittersweet for novice investors
California foreclosure deals are bittersweet for novice investors
Buzz up!By Nicole Williams
nwilliams@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/2038862.html
Many Californians saw their dreams go up in smoke when the housing market burned up as a result of heavy job losses, bankruptcies and balloon mortgage payments, but others are rising from the ashes...
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Friday, 17 July 2009
Sacramento-area home sales fall for 1st time since April 2008
Sacramento-area home sales fall for 1st time since April 2008
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2033127.html
The 14-month streak is over.
Sacramento-area home sales reached their highest monthly count yet this year in June. But with fewer bank repos on the market, they failed to beat the numbers from June 2008, acc...
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Monday, 13 July 2009
Mortgage defaults spread as even 'safe' borrowers falter
Mortgage defaults spread as even ’safe’ borrowers falter
By Jim Wasserman and Dale Kasler
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2017811.html
The mortgage default crisis has an ominous new face. It’s your neighbor with a traditional fixed-rate loan.
No longer is the real estate bust simply the result of exotic, subprim...
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Friday, 10 July 2009
How assessor slashes property values
Home Front: How assessor slashes property values
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2014910.html
This week the Sacramento County Assessor’s Office – and more like it across the great foreclosure belts of California – chopped property values again on nearly everything built in the housing boom.
The value slash...
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Monday, 6 July 2009
Repo business soars as Sacramento area home sales slump
Repo business soars as Sacramento area home sales slump
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2002300.html
At the beginning, Alejandro Maybuena lost the Sacramento house he bought in April 2005 for $350,000. At the end, in early 2009, Kim Gish bought it for $109,000.
Stories like this have happened more than 40,000 ...
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Sunday, 5 July 2009
Small banks start feeling financial stress
Small banks start feeling financial stress
By Charles Piller
cpiller@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2000836.html
At first, the Sacramento region’s small, business-oriented community banks appeared to have sidestepped the plight of banking titans that staggered under the burden of home mortgage defaults. Now some are showing signs of st...
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Monday, 29 June 2009
Some Lenders Exempt
Not all California lenders are created equal when it comes to the state’s newly implemented foreclosure prevention act launched early last week. It is being reported that 7 lenders have been provided immunity, and several others have made application to become immune.
Among the first 7 qualifying and found exempt from the act are:
· Bank of America Home Loans
· CitiM...
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Saturday, 27 June 2009
Despite programs meant to help, many homeowners still frustrated
Home Front: Despite programs meant to help, many homeowners still frustrated
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1978579.html
Day in and day out since 2007, callers who struggle with mortgages throughout the Sacramento region, those who can’t sleep for worrying, who want to stay with houses that have lost $150,00...
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009
"We're in a slow, but definite recovery mode"
"We’re in a slow, but definite recovery mode"
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/real_estate/archives/2009/06/were-in-a-slow.html?mi_atom=Home%20Front
So says Alexis McGee, president of Fair Oaks-based Foreclosures.com, which tracks the nation’s foreclosure markets for real estate investors. Here’s McGee’s new national roundup:
...
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Monday, 22 June 2009
7 lenders get immunity from state foreclosure prevention act
7 lenders get immunity from state foreclosure prevention act
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1962447.html
Bank of America Home Loans, CitiMortgage and Carrington Mortgage Services are among the first seven lenders and loan servicers granted immunity from the state’s foreclosure prevention act launched this week...
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7 lenders get immunity from state foreclosure prevention act
7 lenders get immunity from state foreclosure prevention act
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1962447.html
Bank of America Home Loans, CitiMortgage and Carrington Mortgage Services are among the first seven lenders and loan servicers granted immunity from the state’s foreclosure prevention act launched this week...
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Friday, 19 June 2009
Sacramento area misses move-up homebuyers -- they're staying put
Sacramento area misses move-up homebuyers -- they’re staying put
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1959684.html
Almost four years into the real estate crash, a once-thriving sector of the Sacramento-area housing market – the move-up buyer – has become a virtual dead zone that must revive itself for a true reco...
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009
El Dorado County rejects some federal stimulus money
El Dorado County rejects some federal stimulus money
By Cathy Locke
clocke@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1945169.html
El Dorado County officials turned down $1.6 million in federal stimulus funds, leaving an ideologically diverse group, including affordable-housing advocates and local contractors, angry and perplexed.
The Board of S...
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Monday, 15 June 2009
Foreclosure filings up sharply over last year
Foreclosure filings up sharply over last year
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1933547.html
Lenders made a daily average of 203 foreclosure filings against struggling borrowers in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties in the past year, according to Santa Ana-based real estate tracker First American CoreLogic.
Borrowers in the region received 74,348 notices,...
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Friday, 12 June 2009
Home Front: Lenders' phones silent as rates rise
Home Front: Lenders’ phones silent as rates rise
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1940229.html
Mortgage rates, rising quickly from near-historic lows earlier this year, are already having negative consequences in the capital region.
"All of a sudden the phones just stopped ringing," said Michael McGee, ...
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Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Use of short sales on rise in Sacramento housing market
Use of short sales on rise in Sacramento housing market
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1933643.html
For years real estate agents have steered buyers away from "short sales," labeling them a mind-numbing, difficult experience that could exhaust the patience of the biblical Job.
Now buyers can hardly avoid th...
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Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Waiting game on low mortgage rates backfires
Waiting game on low mortgage rates backfires
By Mark Glover
mglover@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1903523.html
Sacramento-area homeowners and prospective first-time homebuyers might be wondering: Did we miss the boat on mortgage rates?
The short answer from experts is: Probably, but rates are still very attractive.
For ...
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Monday, 1 June 2009
European media want close-ups of capital-area housing crash
Home Front: European media want close-ups of capital-area housing crash
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/736/story/1883525.html
Europeans are making Sacramento a regular stop on media expeditions to the housing crisis that has been pounding their banks.
This year, Home Front has received inquiries from a Swiss newspaper, a ...
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's new rules are raising appraisal costs, critics say
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s new rules are raising appraisal costs, critics say
http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-harney17-2009may17,0,5903005.story
The rules, intended to improve the accuracy of home valuations, push most large lenders to use third-party appraisal management companies.
Reporting from Washington -- How about this scenario...
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Monday, 18 May 2009
Home Front: First-time buyers reap reward of median price in Sacramento County
Home Front: First-time buyers reap reward of median price in Sacramento County
Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1863568.html
For all the pain and trouble associated with this housing bust, one thing is clear: It’s getting better and better for first-time buyers.
And few places beat Sacramento, according to a ne...
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Sunday, 10 May 2009
Signs Point to Sacramento Housing Recovery
Many GreatWest GMAC Real Estate Professionals have been noticing that the Sacramento housing market has been stabilizing. About 80% of the foreclosure market is completed, and sales have doubled in number since a year ago. It appears that the housing market declines of the past months have began to slow, rather than continuing to dive over a cliff.
The Wall Street Journal released a few...
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Friday, 8 May 2009
Zillow: Many in area owe more than home is worth
Zillow: Many in area owe more than home is worth
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1837044.html
Home values in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties dropped by $7.3 billion in the first three months of 2009 and have lost $40 billion in the past year, according to online real estate evaluator Zillow.com.
The Seattle firm estimates that 35.4 percent of homeown...
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Area’s foreclosed homes sell briskly, for less, at auction
Area’s foreclosed homes sell briskly, for less, at auction
ShareThisBy Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1795749.html
Published: Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 6B
A pair of out-of-town auction giants sold 190 more foreclosed homes in Sacramento on Sunday, earning $21 million for lenders that repossessed them for lack...
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Monday, 20 April 2009
Bold business owners get in position early for economic upswing
Bold business owners get in position early for economic upswing
ShareThisBy Dale Kasler
dkasler@sacbee.com
Published: Sunday, Apr. 19, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 13A
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1791340.html
From retailing to real estate and beyond, some businesses are starting to gear up for the next economic growth cycle.
In the face of an epic ...
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Saturday, 18 April 2009
Sacramento region's repossessed home sales boom hits lull
Sacramento region’s repossessed home sales boom hits lull
ShareThisBy Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1789794.html
Published: Saturday, Apr. 18, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Months of foreclosure moratoriums, stepped-up loan modifications and bank decisions to keep repossessed homes off the market are biting hard into a s...
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Sacramento region's repossessed home sales boom hits lull
Sacramento region’s repossessed home sales boom hits lull
ShareThisBy Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1789794.html
Published: Saturday, Apr. 18, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Months of foreclosure moratoriums, stepped-up loan modifications and bank decisions to keep repossessed homes off the market are biting hard into a s...
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Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Home-tour interest is still blooming
Home-tour interest is still blooming
By Debbie Arrington
darrington@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/livinghere/story/1771345.html
Published: Saturday, Apr. 11, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 5D
In real estate-mad California, beautiful weather and beautiful homes used to sell tickets to home and garden tours.
But facing a housing downturn and a dire economy, ...
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Monday, 13 April 2009
What Sets Us Apart
Here at Great West, we promise to deliver Premier Service. I know you’re heard other agents give you the same kind of assurance, but through our Premier Service program, buyers and sellers are asked to complete a survey evaluating the service they received following the transaction. Once completed, the surveys are tabulated by an independent research firm and the results provide an overall...
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Saturday, 11 April 2009
Sales Statistics by Community - February 2009
The following link provides real estate sales statistics for the various communities, towns and cities within the Greater Sacramento area, as well as in the Counties of Placer and El Dorado. The data is for transactions through the month of February 2009, and compares to the same month, a year prior....
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Sales Statistics by Community - February 2009
The following link provides real estate sales statistics for the various communities, towns and cities within the Greater Sacramento area, as well as in the Counties of Placer and El Dorado. The data is for transactions through the month of February 2009, and compares to the same month, a year prior....
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Wednesday, 8 April 2009
On the Move
On the Move
ShareThisPublished: Monday, Apr. 6, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 5B
Last Modified: Monday, Apr. 6, 2009 - 7:28 am
Roseville
Paula Nelson of Rocklin has joined Coldwell Banker Sun Ridge Real Estate as a broker associate. She will work with residential buyers and sellers from the company’s Roseville and Lincoln offices.
New York Life Insurance Co....
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On the Move
On the Move
ShareThisPublished: Monday, Apr. 6, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 5B
Last Modified: Monday, Apr. 6, 2009 - 7:28 am
Roseville
Paula Nelson of Rocklin has joined Coldwell Banker Sun Ridge Real Estate as a broker associate. She will work with residential buyers and sellers from the company’s Roseville and Lincoln offices.
New York Life Insurance Co....
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Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Home Front: Don't expect those Bay Area shoppers anytime soon
Home Front: Don’t expect those Bay Area shoppers anytime soon
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
Published: Friday, Apr. 3, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
In area conversations about real estate it’s often an act of faith that a widening gap between Sacramento and Bay Area home prices might soon spark a new migration east to buy houses cheap and put an end t...
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Monday, 30 March 2009
Latest Statistics for 4 Counties
Clicking on the following link provides the Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba) through the month of February 2009.
...
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Monday, 16 March 2009
The Luck of The Irish
With St. Patrick’s Day today, we are reminded of the traditions, that journey from the Emerald Isle. There are the leprechauns, the shamrocks, and of course the Luck of the Irish.
What I wonder is could the Luck of the Irish be more attributed to an ability to foresee trends. For example, in 2004 and 2005, real estate appeared to be on a never-ending cycle of viewing the pot at t...
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Sunday, 8 March 2009
Latest Statistics by Zipcode - January 2009
The latest real estate sales statistics by zipcode for Sacramento and the Surrounding Areas can be accessed by clicking on the following link:...
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Monday, 2 March 2009
Latest Sales Statistics for 4 Counties
Clicking the following link provides the Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba) through the month of January 2009.
...
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Monday, 2 February 2009
Proposed Septic System Changes
Submitted by Harry Hass, Associate Broker
I just attended the 11th Public hearing input meeting for the State Water Resource Board (SWRCB) where the bureaucrats are warning us of more government regulations coming down the pipe for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS), better known as private septic systems.
I was born and raised in California and love this state. Here in Humbo...
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Saturday, 31 January 2009
Latest Statistics for 4 Counties
Here are the Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba) through the month of December 2008....
Posted by Danh Nguyen at 10:07 AM in Category: Market ConditionsLink directly to this article.
Latest Statistics for 4 Counties
Here are the Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba) through the month of December 2008....
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Tuesday, 27 January 2009
CSI Insurance Brokers Partners With GreatWest GMAC
CSI Insurance Brokers sought out partnership with Brodie Stephens and GreatWest GMAC, due to their outstanding professionalism and ethics. Working one on one with Brodie and the GreatWest Real Estate Agents over this past year has been the highlight of our endorsement with CAR. It is very obvious, as I have participated in sales meetings - that there is an elevated expectation with regard to cu...
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Saundra Battaglia is New Manager of GreatWest GMAC Yuba Office
GreatWest GMAC Real Estate is announcing the association of Saundra Battaglia, as the Manager of their office in Yuba City.
Saundra Battaglia has significant real estate experience, beginning in 1985. In the past she has owned and operated Red Carpet franchises in Yuba City and Colusa. And, was associated with Stromer Realty. She has a background in farm/land sales, residential sales,...
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Monday, 29 December 2008
Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties
Here are the Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba) through the month of November 2008....
Posted by Danh Nguyen at 5:58 PM in Category: Market ConditionsLink directly to this article.
Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties
Here are the Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba) through the month of November 2008....
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Sunday, 14 December 2008
Struggling to Get Real
Awhile back, we posted about bidding wars going on in the arena of homes, which were priced well, and in good condition; much of this activity being fed by the CAL FHA First Time Buyer program.
While blogging we have been provided with really interesting comments from real estate professionals across the nation.
It was noted these bidding wars, aren’t just indigenous to the Great...
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008
GreatWest GMAC Actively Seeking Agents
GreatWest GMAC Real Estate is a growing company in the counties of Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba and Sutter. We continue to actively recruit agents, while providing training, and valuable tools to assist them in their career.
If you are interested in a career move, and would like to join our growing and friendly team, please contact:
Brodie Stephens
GreatWest GMAC
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008
THE GREAT DIVIDE
A few days ago, we posted about bidding wars going on in the arena of homes, which were priced well, and in good condition; much of this activity being fed by the CAL FHA First Time Buyer program.
While blogging we have been provided with really interesting comments from real estate professionals across the nation.
It was noted these bidding wars, aren’t just indigenous to the Gr...
Posted by Danh Nguyen at 4:59 AM in Category: Market ConditionsLink directly to this article.
Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Will it be faster than smoke through a keyhole?
Will it be faster than smoke through a keyhole?
Housing recoveries are often rapid.
There is no question we are in a cool down of the real estate market here in the Greater Sacramento area, but let me explain to you what I think makes this cool down, or correction, so different than the melt down we experienced in the early 1990s.
In the late 1980s and throughout much of 1990...
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Tuesday, 15 May 2007
Company Wide Open House is this Sunday!
Our Sacramento/Roseville/Placerville/Pollock Pines offices have scheduled their Company Wide Open House for this Sunday, June 3 from 1-4 p.m.
We will have 25 homes open on the Placerville/Pollock Pines area along with 10 open for the Sacramento/Roseville area. Please look for our ad in The Sacramento Bee Real Estate Section and Mountain Democrat.
If you are interested in viewing...
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Monday, 14 May 2007
Sacramento region default notices hit record highs
Both notices of default, the first sign that homeowners are having trouble making payments, and foreclosures reached historic highs across much of the Sacramento area during first quarter reported Sami Siddiqui, President of GreatWest GMAC Real Estate.
The statistics are the newest indication of stress in one of California’s most troubled major housing markets. They come as spring s...
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Monday, 30 April 2007
Sacramento Market Update
Here are the latest real estate statistics for Sacramento, CA. These numbers represent single family (SFR) homes and condos.
Percentage of homes on the market where the asking price has been reduced: 23.5% *
Average December 2006 January 2007 % Change
Asking Price $345,801 $345,432 -0.1%
Sales Price $335,811 $339,052 -1.0%
% of Asking Price 97% 98% 1.0...
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