If you are like my family, January is the month to start getting all of our tax stuff together. It's not fun (mostly for my husband) but it does help to get a jump on it so we aren't scrambling. Plus, with the rainy weather we can justify spending the time indoors in Continue Reading
Should You Rush To Lock Your Loan Rate?
The Federal Reserve plays a large role in inflation expectations. This is because the bond market's perception of how well the Federal Reserve is controlling inflation through the administration of short-term interest rates determines longer-term interest rates, such as the Continue Reading
Is Winchester Country Club Thriving Again?
Looks like Winchester Country Club is back from the doom and gloom of the depressed economy that has inflicted the entire real estate industry. Like so many communities it took its fair share of hard knocks and did quite of few changes to keep it afloat. But all that has Continue Reading
Do Backyard Farms Bring Value To Homeowners?
More and more people are creating what use to be called "homesteads" but now are more commonly referred to as "backyard farms". With the rise in interest of farm-to-fork eating, people are finding it not only economical and healthier, but fun to grow and raise your own Continue Reading
Auburn’s Home Sales For First Half Of The Year
The numbers are in for home sales for the first 6 months of the year and they show us that Auburn and it's closest surrounding rural towns have had quite a stable or "neutral" year so far! When looking at the "Trendgraphix" data* we see the Auburn area (consisting of Continue Reading
Does Home Staging Work?
Does staging add value to the home-selling process? Home's potential may be more apparent by decluttering, depersonalizing From Realtors to bloggers to HGTV, sellers hear about the need to get creative to attract prospective buyers to their homes. Continue Reading
How accurate is Zillow…REALLY?
A week doesn't go by where a buyer or seller asks me about a price they calculated on the Internet. God bless them, they are just trying to get the best price they can and I don't blame them! However, companies like Zillow and their "Zestimates" is hurting more than its Continue Reading
Drought Update For Sacramento Region
In my opinion, it looks like we are on our way to needing a "drought disclosure" for buyers when purchasing a home in the Sacramento Region. We are quickly approaching (if not already) in a "water emergency". According to the Sacramento Business Journal on May 7, 2015 we Continue Reading