For long I have said and believed the old real estate saying about sellers selling in a sellers’ market, but buyers not buying in a buyers’ market. The sales in Fruitridge-Elder Creek might just make me eat my words. When bargains...
Friday, December 26, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
If you’re missing a white Christmas in Sacramento, maybe it’s time to head uphill. Here at 4000 feet, there is a lot of snow - and undiscovered real estate - to be found. Pollock Pines seems to be just now getting around to catching up...
Thursday, December 25, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
There is little good news in the real estate market today in and around greater Sacramento, so homeowners should take it when it comes and consider themselves lucky. Fair Oaks is one such place. Sales have dropped since last year. We see a unit...
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
I love how this is on FIRST SATURDAY. Everything is 2nd Saturday, 2nd Saturday...let's hope this can become a big success.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 | LivingInUrbanSac
Inventory is drying up rapidly in Antelope. Last month we reported inventory at 4.4 and 6.7 months (based on the last 12 months and 6 months of sales, respectively) and this month it has shrunk to 3.9 and 3.4 months respectively.
Which must mean...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
Fortune Magazine says the Sacramento real estate market will be the 5th-worst market in 2009, with the median home price projected to decline 22%. However, Fortune expects prices to rise in 2010, albeit only 2%. (hat tip DJ)High jobless rates and...
Monday, December 22, 2008 | Sacramento Land(ing)
The alternative title for this post series was going to be “Nine Things that Knock Home Buyers Off their Feet” but I thought that was rather dramatic and I’ve decided to put drama in my life away for a while. Just for a little...
Monday, December 22, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
If homes are selling in Florin like hot cakes, they’re selling in Freeport like… um… Christmas cookies! Here are the mind-boggling numbers: unit volume up by 404%, foreclosure sales up by 614.3%, and short sales even up by 600%!...
Sunday, December 21, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
If you want to see a hot sales market for real estate, look no further than Florin. We have a 364.5% unit volume increase year over year, the famous “Florin Maul” John referred to a while ago. Well, it doesn’t seem like the maul...
Saturday, December 20, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
From the Sacramento Bee:MDA DataQuick said Thursday, the median sale price for a home in Sacramento County dropped to $185,000 last month. That was the lowest level since September 2001 and represented a $10,000 drop in one month. Prices have...
Friday, December 19, 2008 | Sacramento Land(ing)
The face of real estate in Arden-Arcade may be changing, or this month may have just seen a more normal month than October. There’s nothing “normal” about this market of course when 97 foreclosures make up just 2 months of...
Friday, December 19, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
This is part of an ongoing series of pitfalls most homeowners make when their house becomes a listing on the open market. So far, we have covered in the last post dealing with clutter, using a lockbox and having curb appeal. In the post before...
Thursday, December 18, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
I've been receiving that question in my comments for a while and so as not to disappoint, I will tell you. Firstly, I've been getting ready for Christmas. My little one's first Christmas! We have traditions to create! Secondly, I've been studying...
Thursday, December 18, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Gal
A curious thing is happening all over Sacramento county - homes that are selling are smaller, much smaller and Orangevale is no exception. Homes sold in this November in Orangevale were almost 16% smaller than the houses sold last November. Is...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
From Forbes:Drive along Interstate 80, just outside the city of Sacramento, Calif., and scores of gated and planned communities await. Only they're not what developers envisioned. Sidewalks are empty; homes are unoccupied. Blame the heady days of...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 | Sacramento Land(ing)
As part of an ongoing series, I am dealing with common mistakes home sellers make when they put their home on the market. As you already know, getting a house sold can be hard work. The current real estate market is making it even harder. So it is...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
From the Stockton Record:TrendGraphix said the median sales price fell from $190,000 in October to $175,000 last month in San Joaquin County. That compares with a $200,000 sales mark in January 2002, when TrendGraphix began tracking sales as the...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 | Sacramento Land(ing)
Prices have slipped again over last month and last year in Greenhaven, or “Pocket Area” as it is called by most people. This 95831 area which has been relatively stable through the real estate downturn affecting most of Sacramento...
Monday, December 15, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
Downtown Sacramento always surprises and this November is no exception. While real estate sales everywhere have slowed, but to a much lesser degree than expected, sales in downtown Sacramento have all but ground to a halt. 62.5% less homes sold in...
Sunday, December 14, 2008 | Sacramento Real Estate Blog
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