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Pollution clean up grants given to railyards, other projects
Sacramento Business Journal November 19, 2008 The California Pollution Control Financing Authority approved $53.8 million in grants and loans to clean up polluted sites in 11 counties, including a $9.8 million in grants for redevelopment projects...
Friday, November 21, 2008  |  LivingInUrbanSac

Ten Things for Realtors to do this Holiday Season
With the holidays fast approaching, not too many minds are occupied by real estate. Sure, there are a few home buyers there thinking about buying a property because this is typically the time no one is interested in looking and it creates an...
Friday, November 21, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Gal

Home Buyers: Get your Inspections!
I’ve been hearing lately that home buyers are skimping on the right home inspections because they are financially stretched thin. And I want to take the time today to talk about what inspections you should get before you buy a home and how...
Friday, November 21, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Blog

"Another Dubious Honor" - DataQuick: Sacramento Median Falls Below $200,000
From the Sacramento Bee: October brought another dubious honor to the Sacramento County real estate market, as median home prices for new and existing homes combined dipped below $200,000 for the first time since April 2002. The symbolic drop --...
Thursday, November 20, 2008  |  Sacramento Land(ing)

Carmichael Real Estate Market Update
October has been a better month for real estate in Carmichael overall. Consider the fact that prices have RISEN (Yes, you read that right!) since September. The increase, albeit a small one - from $175.55 a square foot to $179.19 and an increase...
Thursday, November 20, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Blog

"Great news: Home prices have fallen!"
From Fortune: With declines of 30% or more California markets like Sacramento and San Bernadino, home prices and rents in those areas are approaching equilibrium, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Lou Taylor, who compiles a valuable quarterly...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008  |  Sacramento Land(ing)

El Dorado Hills Real Estate Market Update
Home sales have almost doubled in El Dorado Hills over last October. There must be something drawing these buyers! I know, I know! It’s the prices. Sold price per square foot has fallen 17.5% over last October - from $223.83 to today’s...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Blog

Real Estate Quote of the Month
I'm sharing with you one of my favorite poems today, and although it really has nothing to do with real estate per se, I think it is one of the most important messages of all time. This poem has always been close to my heart and it is something I...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Gal

DataQuick: Sacramento Unsold Repo Inventory Increasing
From Bloomberg:Home prices fell in four out of every five U.S. cities in the third quarter, a record spurred by distressed foreclosure sales across the country. The median price of a U.S. home declined 9 percent from a year earlier....The steepest...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008  |  Sacramento Land(ing)

The Life (and death) of an Offer
The life of an offer really begins when a home buyer says, mostly to him or her self, “I want that house.” The next thought usually is, “Oh no, now I’m really in deep.” When the home buyer recovers, his Realtor® is...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Blog

K Street Pedestrian Mall Transit
K Street (between 9th & 12th Street) has got to be the saddest street in downtown from what it once was fifty years ago. What was once a street lined with entertainment, bustling stores, movie theaters and restaurants has since been turned into...
Monday, November 17, 2008  |  LivingInUrbanSac

Newest K Street Bump in the Road..Calling Mike Heller!
That bump in the K Streets plans mine as well be a 20-foot tall concrete wall. If Zieden does pull out...I would love to see Mike Heller jump in and try to work his magic. I read someone on another website mention his name for this project and...
Monday, November 17, 2008  |  LivingInUrbanSac

Home Sellers Take Heart
In my recent post on Sacramento Real Estate Gal, I mentioned that home sellers should remain stubborn if they are not desperate to see right away and it looks like at least some real estate numbers agree with me.Head on over to Dan Green's...
Monday, November 17, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Gal

Citrus Heights Real Estate - Update
Investors love Citrus Heights. Especially in today’s market when real estate prices have fallen 27.3% over last October. The average price per square foot in Citrus Heights (zip codes 95610 and 95621) is now $132.71 - down from last...
Monday, November 17, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Blog

Condos: the New Real Estate? Part 2
Perhaps the single best reason for many first time homebuyers to buy a condo as their first real estate investment is that the cost for its maintenance is greatly reduced than, say, buying a single family residence and the regular upkeep is not as...
Sunday, November 16, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Gal

Fair Oaks Market Update: October 2008
Here’s a real estate trivia question: what happens in a well established community which usually commands higher than average sales prices in real estate when the market contracts and foreclosures abound all around it? Answer: Home sellers...
Sunday, November 16, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Blog

Land Park Market Update: October 2008
The Land Park real estate landscape has changed over the last year. And this is a textbook case on how foreclosures can affect house prices, so it’s well worth noting, even if you have no interest in buying a home any time soon and / or do...
Saturday, November 15, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Blog

Ask Sacramento Real Estate Gal
Sacramento Real Estate Gal,I've never understood why a buyer needs an agent. Is it about making sure the escrow is handled correctly? The paper work? What would your fee be as a buyer's agent? - Steve E.Answer: Thanks for asking that question,...
Friday, November 14, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Gal

REO Buyers - Get your Offer Accepted Part 3
Welcome to the conclusion of this three part series on getting your offer accepted! The basics we have covered so far if you are a home buyer making an offer on a bank-owned property are to come across as a “normal” buyer, increase...
Friday, November 14, 2008  |  Sacramento Real Estate Blog

"California's Central Valley Cities Are Faring the Worst"
From the AP:Speculators, who swooped up between 30 and 40 percent of the homes sold [in Mountain House], have bailed in droves, leaving empty houses selling for half of what they cost two years ago....The latest report from Zillow.com, a housing...
Thursday, November 13, 2008  |  Sacramento Land(ing)
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