What is Your Home Worth?

Recent Posts


Auburn Real Estate Sales January - June 2014
Rocklin Real Estate Sales February 2014
Penryn, Newcastle and Loomis Real Estate Sales February 2014
Auburn Real Estate Sales January 2014
Placer County Real Estate Sales July 15th - 21st, 2013
Auburn, CA Real Estate Sales April - June 2013
Placer County Real Estate Sales June 24th - July 14th 2013
Placer County Real Estate Sales June 17th - June 23rd 2013
Placer County Real Estate Sales June 10th - June 16th 2013

Recent Comments

General Real Estate Archives

Listed below are excerpts from posts we have made about General Real Estate. If you are interested in reading the full post, just click on the title.

August 11, 2011:

Interest Rates are Incredible Right Now
I received the following e-mail from a long time partner of ours Brent Wilson of Comstock Mortgage. He has been helping our clients finance properties for nearly a decade. One of the great things about Brent is that he does...

Comments: 0 | Categories: General Real Estate | Placer County Homes and Land


January 18, 2011:

Is your home so big you need a riding vacuum cleaner?
I have joked on numerous occasions that a home a client was considering is so large that they may need to invest in a riding vacuum cleaner. I honestly thought I had made up the idea until I recently saw...

Comments: 1 | Categories: General Real Estate | Placer County Homes and Land


March 6, 2009:

Hooray, I'm Now a Broker!
I have been quite busy lately with business, and in an effort to make my life even more hectic I decided in January that it was time that I got my brokers license. I finished the 8 classes necessary to...

Comments: 0 | Categories: General Real Estate | Placer County Homes and Land


October 20, 2008:

In Which Price Ranges Have Negotiations Been the Toughest?
I regularly provide average discount from asking price statistics in my monthly and quarterly reports. These statistics help me follow the relative tightness or looseness in the market for a particular city or the county as a whole. The average...

Comments: 0 | Categories: General Real Estate , Placer County Real Estate , Statistics | Placer County Homes and Land


October 17, 2008:

When Will the Mello Roos Tax End and What Does it Cover?
A common question I am asked regarding Placer County homes that have Mello Roos taxes is, "When will the mello roos tax end and what does it cover?". In the past, when I was asked this question I typically instructed...

Comments: 4 | Categories: General Real Estate , Placer County Real Estate | Placer County Homes and Land


September 29, 2008:

Cumulative Days on Market (CDOM)
Way back in December of 2006 I wrote a blog entry titled "Is Days on Market a Dependable Housing Market Indicator?". The article covered many of the reasons why I felt that the days on market statistic (DOM) was far...

Comments: 4 | Categories: General Real Estate , Statistics | Placer County Homes and Land


July 31, 2008:

President Bush Signs the Mortgage Relief Bill
The president has signed the mortgage relief bill that was presented to him by congress. One of the lenders I refer clients to, Debra Delgado of Countrywide Home Loans, sent me the following description of what the bill will accomplish....

Comments: 0 | Categories: General Real Estate | Placer County Homes and Land


September 18, 2007:

Federal Reserve Lowers Interest Rates 50 Basis Points to 4 3/4%
Hooray! The Federal Reserve has dropped the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 4 3/4%. This is the first cut in this rate since June of 2003. A drop in this rate does not correlate directly with mortgage...

Comments: 0 | Categories: General Real Estate | Placer County Homes and Land


September 11, 2007:

Don't Risk It, Get a Home Inspection
It is imperative that home buyers obtain a professional home inspection on the property they intend to buy. The listing agent, buyer's agent and seller are all required by California law to disclose any knowledge they have regarding adverse conditions...

Comments: 1 | Categories: General Real Estate , Placer County Real Estate | Placer County Homes and Land


August 30, 2007:

Investing In Pre-Foreclosure Properties After a Notice of Default is Filed
There is a little known California law that affects the ability of real estate agents to represent investors in the purchase of a property that has received a notice of default. If the law is not followed, agents and investors...

Comments: 11 | Categories: Bank Repos, REO and Short Sales , General Real Estate | Placer County Homes and Land


Older Posts »

Subscribe

  • Subscribe Via E-mail

    Enter your email address:

    Delivered by FeedBurner

  • Share |

Search My Websites


Miscellaneous Article Categories

Who Writes This Blog?

Contact Us

  • 916-728-1981

    Toll Free: 877-712-1028

    Fax: 916-258-0472

    Email Pat
     
    Lic#: 01349088

Creative Commons

  • Creative Commons License