When in Fair Oaks CA - Watch Out for the Chickens - 02/29/12 08:03 PM
It always puts a smile on my face when I go through the town area of Fair Oaks and see the chickens. These two guys in the top picture were not the least bit afraid of my car. I even honked! I finally had to drive around them. So when you're in Fair Oaks CA - drive slowly and Watch Out for the Chickens!
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I am a REALTOR® in El Dorado Hills with Lyon Real Estate. I love living in El Dorado Hills, where homes with views have become my passion. Working with both buyers … (19 comments)
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Short Sale Update - 02/29/12 10:24 AM
Short Sale Update One of the things I love about where I work is the training! Yesterday, we had a Short Sale Update, from our Director of Training at Lyon. He also works short sales so shares his personal knowledge of them as well as what he learns from other agents and trainings. Here are a few tips that I learned: * Chase has an Outreach Program where they offer cash to sellers to do a short sale. I can be quite significant it has to be initiated by them. Advise your Chase sellers to open … (6 comments)
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Speechless Sunday - The Moon and 3 Planets Aligned This Week - 02/26/12 10:01 AM
Though you can only see the moon and two planets here, Venus and Jupiter, Mercury was also in alignment but too far apart to get in this picture.
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I am a REALTOR® in El Dorado Hills with Lyon Real Estate. I love living in El Dorado Hills, where homes with views have become my passion. Working with both buyers and sellers, my concentration on homes for sale includes not only El Dorado Hills, but also Folsom and the Cameron Park vicinity. For more information on me or our wonderful area visit my website at … (15 comments)
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NAR Should Know - Real Estate is Local - 02/23/12 10:44 PM
NAR Should Know - Real Estate is Local
Granted the last 5 years have been tough on the real estate market but NAR Should Know - Real Estate is Local. I have been preaching that "Real Estate is Local" from the get go as I hear stories from my clients about something they heard on the news or read on the internet and it really doesn't pertain to our local market. I have blamed the media but NAR (the National Association of Realtors) should know better. NAR should know real estate is local yet I saw an article just today about how … (8 comments)
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Keeping Home Owners in Homes They Can't Afford is NOT the Answer - 02/23/12 10:07 AM
Chris Ann Cleland says all too well what many of us are thinking and feeling with the constant efforts to correct "the subprime lending fiasco". Where does it all end? Thanks Chris Ann for your insight!
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Via Chris Ann Cleland, Associate Broker, Northern VA (Long & Foster REALTORS®, Gainesville, VA):
Keeping Home Owners in Homes They Can't Afford is NOT the Answer
Our national housing market is still a wreck from the subprime lending fiasco. Some local real estate markets, like the one I work in Northern Virginia, … (0 comments)
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Are Short Sale Banks Hurting Themselves? - 02/22/12 08:30 AM
Are Short Sale Banks Hurting Themselves? Are Short Sale Banks Hurting Themselves? In analysing our El Dorado Hills home sales data, I have to believe that they are. When short sales first hit the market in El Dorado Hills they were equal to regular home sales as far as price per square foot. Over the last four years however, they have continued to drop in value and as evidenced by the graph below by a significant amount between January 2011 and January 2012. They are very close to prices REO homes are getting and they still have to pay junior lien holders … (8 comments)
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High and Low Home Sales for El Dorado Hills in January 2012 - 02/19/12 07:02 PM
The High and Low Home Sales for El Dorado Hills in January 2012 The real estate market is off to a great start for the east side of El Dorado County. Here's the High and Low Home Sales for El Dorado Hills in January 2012. Lowest Priced Home Sold in El Dorado Hills - 629 Stonebriar Ct. Priced low but definitely not a small home, this 5 bedroom 3 bath, 3234 square foot home was built in 2001 on .52 acres. It sold for $225,000 or $69.57 per square foot. It has a 3-car garage and a pool … (9 comments)
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Speechless Sunday - Happy Buyers - Welcome to El Dorado Hills - 02/19/12 05:34 PM
"Thank you to all of you. The house is great. The kids are in bed; we just had a Coors Light; and none of this could have been possible without all of your hard work. You are all true professionals." F. Rodriguez
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I am a REALTOR® in El Dorado Hills with Lyon Real Estate. Though living in El Dorado Hills is my passion, I am happy to help you with your real estate needs throughout the Sacramento Valley. For more information on me or our wonderful area visit my website atwww.DeeDeeRiley.comor email me atdriley@golyon.com.
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El Dorado Hills Rotary Club's Annual Crab Feed & Dance - 02/16/12 12:34 AM
El Dorado Hills Rotary Club's 19th Annual Crab Feed & Dance El Dorado Hills Rotary Club's 19th Annual Crab Feed & Dance is almost here! In addition to the wonderful crab and live music for your dancing pleasure, you'll find a no host bar, silent auction, raffle items, and for the first time.....dance lessons!!! Saturday, February 25, 2012 Doors Open 6pm Dinner 7pm El Dorado Hills CSD Gym 1021 Harvard Way $40 advance purchase, $45 at the door. Visit the Crab Feed web site for ticket info. Proceeds suppor the Rotary Club's … (10 comments)
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My Hairdresser Said I Should Offer 60% Of List Price. - 02/14/12 10:01 PM
Has Jared Christiansen ever hit the nail on the head with this post. Luckily his buyer came to her senses and listened to him but how many times does this happen to you? Buyers act like it is a one of a kind product that you only need worry about the price for it. They don't consider location, size, market, condition which differs greatly from one house to the next! Great job Jared!!! Please remember to visit the original blog and give credit where credit is due!
Via The Christiansen Team (RE/Max Home Connection Fort Wayne):
After getting Deb pre-approved I showed her … (12 comments)
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Finally Have Short Sale Approval - 02/13/12 11:23 PM
Finally Have Short Sale Approval
After two months waiting for approval on a home the listing agent proclaimed "short sale was approved at -----$230K", we finally have short sale approval; officially! It's off to the races though as we only have 28 days to close. I know this is hard for many home buyers dealing with short sales. They wait for what seems like forever. Now we finally have that long awaited for short sale approval, and they have to hurry, hurry, hurry to meet the banks closing date demand. Human nature in me would be right there with my … (17 comments)
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Speechless Sunday - Acres and Acres of Grape Vines - Lodi CA! - 02/12/12 09:19 PM
I attended the Wine and Chocolate Festival in Lodi yesterday. I am always amazed at the acres and acres of grape vines you see. What a great area with many wonderful wineries!
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I am a REALTOR® in El Dorado Hills with Lyon Real Estate. Though living in El Dorado Hills is my passion, I am happy to help you with your real estate needs throughout the Sacramento Valley. For more information on me or our wonderful area visit my website atwww.DeeDeeRiley.comor email me atdriley@golyon.com.
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A Day of Dance - Folsom CA - 02/10/12 01:59 AM
A Day of Dance - Folsom CA
Mercy Health's - Care Begins with Me program presents A Day of Dance. What better time than during Heart Month! Saturday, February 25th, 2012 - 9am to Noon At the Three Stages Theater on the Folsom Lake College Campus 10 College Parkway, Folsom, CA 95630 It's a day of fun and a day of family. It's an event for all ages to take part in heart-healthy activities, including care chats with Mercy experts, cooking demonstrations with Whole Foods Market and, of course, all kinds of dancing -from Dancing With Elmo and Zumba® to ballroom … (8 comments)
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Wordless Wednesday - Model Homes in Serrano Again - Let's Go! - 02/08/12 11:50 PM
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My Rock Garden - 02/02/12 11:03 PM
My Rock Garden On the walkway to my front door, you pass what may look like a rock drain at first glance, but if you look again, you will actually see my rock garden. Some of the rocks in my garden have been with me since I was a little girl and some I acquired when my kids were little but all are beautiful and together hold special memories. Growing up, my father was in road construction. He started the collection that today rests in my rock garden by bringing me cool rocks he would find. I use to keep them in different … (23 comments)
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Wordless or Wordy Wednesday - Red Sky at Night Sailor's Delight - 02/01/12 09:56 PM
This is more like a Wordy Wednesday for me! I can't see a red sky without thinking of my grandma. She had a saying - Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning. Here's an explanation of that from the Library of Congress:
Red sky at night, sailors delight. When we see a red sky at night, this means that the setting sun is sending its light through a high concentration of dust particles. This usually indicates high pressure and stable air coming in from the west. Basically good weather will follow.
Red sky in … (7 comments)
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Lockbox Mania: A Realtor's Nightmare - Chapter Three - 02/01/12 12:06 AM
If you have not been following this series of posts by Richard Yates you are missing out. They are quite entertaining
and suspenseful. He writes in such a way that as Realtors we can all relate. Thanks Richard!
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Via Richard Yates - Broker (Coldwell Banker Real Estate):
Lockbox Mania: A Realtor's Nightmare - Chapter One
She seemed like a nice lady...
We had just spoken on the phone and she wanted to see a "New" Listing. Right NOW!
Little did I know that she would soon become A … (0 comments)
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