sacramento: Good Morning Vietnam, Bye-Bye Sacramento - 11/29/09 07:50 AM
By the time many of you read this, I will be on a plane and headed for Seoul, South Korea, where, with any luck, I will stumble onto a connecting flight for Hanoi. Yup, we're off for a two-week trip to Vietnam, with a side tour to Ankgor Wat in Cambodia. … (29 comments)
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sacramento: The Direction Your Home Faces in Land Park Can Make a Difference to You - 09/07/09 09:44 AM
When I counsel home buyers for Land Park, I typically ask them which direction they prefer their home to face. Much of the time, they look at me like I'm looney. Then it hits them, yes, the direction a home faces is a preference.
In the northern hemisphere, southern exposure gets … (9 comments)
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sacramento: Sacramento: Our UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching College Comes Through in Emergencies - 05/25/09 11:01 AM
There must be some law of the universe that says if you're going to have a medical emergency, it's almost duty bound to happen on a Sunday. When I poked myself in the eye with a yucca plant, it was on a Sunday. When my husband dropped a pan of boiling … (15 comments)
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sacramento: Why Buying Your First Home is A Lot Like Playing ZUMA - 05/19/09 10:02 AM
OK, I admit it. Sometimes I play computer games. Not all the time 24/7 but a round or two of Bejeweled -- after a stressful phone call from an irate buyer's agent who can't understand that list prices of Sacramento short sales mean nothing -- keeps me in my usual … (11 comments)
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sacramento: Would You Like a Trader Joe's in Land Park? - 05/14/09 07:22 PM
The good news is that Trader Joe's is still considering opening a franchise store in Land Park in the shopping center at Del Rio Road and Land Park Drive in Land Park. If you like imported cheeses, organic vegetables and a place to find those unique products that can't be found … (8 comments)
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sacramento: Review of Indigo Girls at the Crest Theatre in Downtown Sacramento - 05/13/09 09:21 AM
When I received an email from the Crest saying tickets for the Indigo Girls were going on sale at 10 AM, I was in a meeting at my Midtown Sacramento Lyon office. I stepped out of the room to text my husband, imploring him to hop online to order tickets. … (4 comments)
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sacramento: Here's an Affordable 1926 Home in Curtis Park for $385,000: 3215 Cutter Way - 05/11/09 10:36 AM
Although this home has an outrageously beautiful remodeled mastersuite bath, there is still an opportunity for some lucky buyer to personalize and upgrade this 1926 Curtis Park charmer to build equity. The address is … (8 comments)
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sacramento: Review of Jenny Lewis Concert at the Empire in Sacramento: Silky, Sultry and Sweet - 04/16/09 09:14 AM
Jenny Lewis doesn't disappoint. Members of the audience at the Empire last night were hoping to hear tracks from Lewis' new release, Acid Tongue, and Lewis and her band delivered those tunes -- while not exactly flawlessly, which is also an attraction to see a live show, but effortlessly, with spirit. … (5 comments)
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sacramento: I Now Know Why Some Sacramento Agents Never Answer Their Phone - 04/15/09 09:35 AM
It has puzzled me for a long while now that some agents just don't answer their phone. You know the drill. They leave a message that says they will answer calls between certain hours of the day, like, oh, from 5 PM to 6 PM, creating an impression that your call … (11 comments)
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sacramento: Housing Market Stats for Foreclosures in Sacramento County in March 2009 - 04/12/09 10:39 AM
How low can prices drop in Sacramento County? That's the question on everybody's mind. Agents and buyers are asking if we're at the bottom, almost like little kids excitedly repeating: Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
Here are charts from Trendgraphix, which are available exclusively to Lyon Real Estate … (5 comments)
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sacramento: Foreclosures and Housing Market Stats in Land Park / Curtis Park Sacramento for March 2009 - 04/12/09 10:09 AM
The good news is pending sales in the Land Park and Curtis Park neighborhoods of Sacramento for March of 2009 in 95818 are up 69.2% over March of 2008. Trendgraphix reports, available exclusively to Lyon Real Estate agents, show March inventory (the number of homes for sale) is as follows:
54 … (0 comments)
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sacramento: Concert Review of Arlo Guthrie's Lost World Tour at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento - 04/09/09 11:23 AM
The last time I saw Arlo Guthrie perform live was at a concert with my mother in the early 1990s. He shared the stage with Pete Seeger at Northrop Auditorium on the University of Minnesota's campus. His hair is a little shorter now, but still shockingly white, not unusual for … (11 comments)
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sacramento: If You're Going to Land Park Open Houses, Check Out the Flowers in Bloom - 03/28/09 09:45 AM
Another warm spring day yesterday -- when I think back to the weather in March in Minnesota, it makes me appreciate living in the Sacramento neighborhood of Land Park 10 times over. Do you know that in Minnesota, March is generally the snowiest month? Seems to me that January gets more … (15 comments)
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sacramento: Here is the State of the Real Estate Market in Land Park and Curtis Park, Sacramento - 02/27/09 09:00 AM
When my husband and I first moved to Land Park, my husband had his car stolen. A few years later, he almost had his bumper swiped right in front of our home, but the police scared off the thieves before the thugs could remove the last of 30-some screws. That's what … (10 comments)
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sacramento: What's Black and White and Running Through Land Park? - 02/20/09 08:46 AM
There's a peculiar odor in the evening wafting through Land Park, and I'll be the first to tell you that's it's trouble with a capital T -- that rhymes with P and stands for pot. Well, not really. But a friend of mine walked out on my back porch, sniffed and … (17 comments)
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sacramento: Increase of Burglaries in The Pocket / South Land Park Areas of Sacramento - 02/05/09 09:17 AM
I received a notice from the Land Park Community Association this morning advising residents to be on the alert and report suspicious activity to the Sacramento Police department.
One of my own clients had a break in last month. The thieves broke a window on the back of the home and … (15 comments)
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sacramento: Who is Protecting the Geese and Ducks in William Land Park? - 01/31/09 10:02 AM
Poaching, theft and senseless cruelty against our geese and ducks in Land Park has been going on for a long time now, but it seems to be getting worse. Residents are reporting that more fowl are disappearing or they're finding them with broken necks. It's not just happening in Land Park, … (13 comments)
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sacramento: Some Agents Don't Read Listings and Some Agents Don't Read Signs - 01/25/09 10:12 AM
A drawback to being a short sale listing agent in Sacramento is the fact that the inventory stays on the market a minimum of three months before closing, which means my lockboxes can't be reassigned every 6 to 8 weeks. In a faster selling market, an agent can take 20 listings … (11 comments)
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sacramento: Land Park Community Association to Hold Special Meeting in Land Park this Sunday - 01/24/09 08:59 AM
The president of the Land Park Community Association described in an email the "turbulent beginning" of the LPCA meeting held last Wednesday. She reported "tedious discussion" and much "interruption," concluding that the rival group within LPCA was trying to "take over the community forum agenda," adding that residents of Land Park … (5 comments)
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sacramento: Double Ending the Short Sale vs Giving the Seller Highest and Best Shouldn't Be a Dilemma - 01/20/09 10:09 AM
Many Sacramento listing agents are receiving multiple offers, and not just on REOs or short sales. Any attractively priced, well appointed home in a desirable Sacramento location is likely to draw the attention of more than one buyer. The listing agent plays an important role toward helping the seller figure … (15 comments)
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