I used walkscore.com to find out the Walk Score of Village One Modesto Neighborhood. The site listed Amenities in the Village One / Ustach area in Modesto. Amenities include: grocery stores, restaurants, coffee shops, movie theaters, schools, parks, libraries, bookstores, fitness centers, drug stores. The Walk Score site is very useful for home buyers to find out more about a neighborhood they are interested in.
The Walk Score of the Village One Modesto neighborhood is 28 out of 100. Visit Walk Score by following this link:
I previewed some homes in the Ustach / Village One Modesto neighborhood last week.
A Mapped Listing Report of the Village One Modesto area from Metrolist Prospector provided a good overview of the Modesto Village One area. I searched for MLS listings, focusing on the area bounded by Sylvan Avenue (north), Roselle Avenue (east), Floyd Avenue (south), and Oakdale Road (west) in the initial search. zip code: 95355 Modesto.
The search of listings resulted in 27 homes near the Ustach Neighborhood Park in Village One Modesto CA. 14 of which were 'Active Short Sale Contingent' Modesto homes, 7 were 'Active Short Sale', the remaining 6 were 'Active'. Prices ranged from $199,000 to $309,900, approximately for $68 / sq. ft. to $135 / sq. ft. These Village One Modesto homes are any where from 1,600 sq ft. to 4,100 sq.ft. The homes values are much lower compared to before. These Modesto homes are very affordable for first time home buyers and investors.
I previewed some homes and drove by others and visited about 9 homes at different locations including Tabriz Dr, Palliser Way, New York Ave, Kodiak Dr, Hillglen Ave, Knightsbridge Dr, etc. Here are some photos I took on that day. All of these homes are relatively new and some are in move-in conditions.
The above photos also include Ustach Middle School on 2701 Kodiak Dr, Modesto CA (bottom photo).
When I check the MLS this week, two of the listed homes are now pending.
More info on "Creating a store locator in less than 5 minutes" Video link.
Steps:
Create excel spreadsheet with the information (stores, homes, neighborhood) addresses.
Import excel file to mapspread using Import feature.
Edit to change marker color and maker design.
Create application -> a Locator Application -> edit the balloon text.
Customize map tab.
Upload logo if there is one.
Save the name of the application | Share link | embed website code
DONE. The first draft of Modesto Real EstateNeighborhood Locator | Modesto Real Estate Market Snapshot can be found in the following REAL ESTATE MODESTO Locator Map Link. If there is problem using the above link, please try to cut and paste the hyperlink:
I have yet to include the property vales / price ranges by obtaining the numbers from MLS. Simply email me ilaichan@comcast.net or call (209) 505-4812 for the meantime if you would like to have more information.
The old site 'modesto-realtor.com' did pretty well with google ranking using the search word 'modesto realtor'. It was on page one.
I have yet to fix several links in the new site since some links were hard-coded using the directory path names instead of relative paths. I was trying to increase keyword density :-) which was 'modesto realtor', you might have guessed!
I have to also do the following:
update my site links to the new site www.modesto-real-estate-now.com and all the other sites that used to linked to modesto-realtor.com
update the code and generate a new key to use google maps in modesto-real-estate-now.com
Email regarding my website www.modesto-realtor.com. I will keep you up to date on the new domain name once I finalize it. Suggestions are welcomed. This feels kind of like finding a new name for a new baby...
Dear Irene Lai-Chan:
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS has identified the Internet domain name, modesto-realtor.com, as one in which the membership marks of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (National Association) are used as a part of the domain name. We discovered the domain name in our routine monitoring of the Internet for use of the REALTOR membership marks. The National Association requests that you comply with the rules developed by the National Association to preserve and protect the Membership marks and discontinue using the modesto-realtor.com domain name. You may review these rules at the National Association's website, REALTOR.org in the Law & Policy section.
Proper use of the Marks on the Internet The terms REALTOR, REALTORS, REALTOR ASSOCIATE, as well as the REALTOR with Block "R" logo, are all federally registered collective membership marks owned exclusively by the National Association. Collective membership marks are a type of trademark which, rather than indicating the source of a product or service, identify the user of the membership mark as a member of a particular group, in this case the National Association.
The National Association has approximately 1,200,000 members each of whom is licensed to use one or more of the membership marks to identify themselves and as Members individually and through their real estate businesses. Each member of the National Association agrees, as a part of their local Association's Bylaws, to abide by the rules governing the use of the REALTOR marks. These rules apply to print and electronic media. In a domain name the National Association allows members to use the REALTOR marks with a member's name and, if the member is a broker, with the complete name of the broker's real estate firm. Below are examples of proper ways in which a member can use the REALTOR marks in a domain name.
Incorrect use of the REALTOR Marks Please review Article V, Section 7 of the Bylaws of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. This article expressly prohibits the use of any descriptive words or phrases from being used with the Membership marks. Ms. Lai-Chan, this includes geographical descriptions, only the state and local boards and associations were granted the right, by the Board of Directors, to use a geographical description with the membership marks.
Action Requested: Change Domain Name The National Association requests that you stop using the modesto-realtor.com domain name including, but not limited to, use of the domain name on the Internet or on promotional and advertising materials for your business; or to redirect traffic to another website. You may of course, register and use a new domain name that uses the REALTOR mark in a manner which complies with the rules of the National Association or select one which does not use the REALTOR marks.
Because you are a member of the National Association and understand the importance of protecting the valuable REALTOR marks we are confident you will make the right decision and end your use of the modesto-realtor.com domain name. We request that you promptly contact us and assure that you will comply with this request. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Mary Newill, Trademark Administrator Legal Affairs Department NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS 430 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60611-4087
eNeighborhood Power Tools is available to MetroList subscribers (Central Valley California real estate agents who paid the MetroList membership fees) at no cost.
Having that said, not all eNeighborhood features are free to MetroList subscribers. The following features are free for MetroList subscribers:
Contacts (to set up contacts for Flyers, Direct Mail campaign, etc.)
CMA
Buyer Tour
email marketing part of eProspecting
Some other features are available with a fee:
eNeighborhood reports (around $20 a month)
Direct Mail (newsletters, around $0.75-$1, and post cards, around $0.45-$0.70, of eProspecting are charged by the piece, I believe there is a FLEX pricing option as well)
My experiments with eNeighborhood Power Tools:
When I tried out eNeighborhood Power Tools back in Feb/March 2008, I exported a list of addresses belonging to a Modesto neighborhood subdivision from MetroList to a Microsoft excel spreadsheet, fixed a few problems (mainly in the field names) in the excel spreadsheet and was able to import these addresses to eNeighborhood. The contacts were automatically set up in eNeighborhood based on the entries in excel.
I tried out the direct marketing campaign and sent some direct mail to the contacts, mainly Modesto home owners, that were set up in eNeighborhood earlier. I liked the user-friendliness of the eNeighborhood direct mail campaigns and the design of the post cards and newsletters. However, the home sales lists included on the direct mail were not the ones within the price range criteria I specified. If that problem is fixed, the Direct Mail campaign is something I would consider in the future. Of course, I will definitely appreciate some discounts on the direct mail pricing as well...
I also got a two month free trial for using eNeighborhood reports. I liked the reports and was impressed by how much information the reports emcompassed.
The Buyer Tour is great as well, I have also started using the drip email campaign.
The eNeighborhood developers in Boca Raton, FL is doing a wonderful job and I think real estate agents should take advantage of the eNeighborhood free product trials to check out this real estate web-based tool.
MetroList subscribers can download the tool from the 'Subscribers/PowerTools' pull-down menu on the http://prospector.metrolist.net website.
Posted by Real Estate Agent Modesto, Irene Chan. This is in reponse to an inquiry from a California real estate agent from Century 21. I hope this helps.
Disclaimer: I am not associated with eNeighborhood. Please rely on your own research and judgement on choosing real estate software products, real estate marketing practice, etc. If there is a discrepancy with the pricing information, please contact eNeighborhood directly.
An immediate medical jobs opening: Medical Assistant Modesto CA. Fax resume 209 529-1711. Part-time. Front office, some back office. Bilingual (English and Spanish).
Please refer to Modesto medical positions, Modesto Healthcare jobs in Pain Doctor Modesto Blog for details: www.modestopaindoctor.blogspot.com.
The new Apple iPhone 3G just came out last Friday 7/11/08. These are the pictures I took outside the Apple store in the Westfield Valley Fair Shopping Center in San Jose CA on 7/16/08. There are long lines of people waiting outside the Silicon Valley Apple store waiting to get the new iPhone.
In front of the Apple store:
Another line formed around the corner of the Apple store, in front of Nordstrom:
On the side of the store:
I wasn't getting the iPhone on this day even though I am seriously thinking of that. The memorable moment: my daughter was trying out the hair curling device and getting her first "curly hair moment" right next to the Apple store.
I have updated the Modesto real estate agent webpage with Modesto home sales information from May and June 2008. The webpage summarizes the Modesto real estate home sales statistics and Stanislaus real estate homes sales statistics in bar graph format. Compared to May 2008, the number of Modesto real estate homes sold in June went up and the home sale prices continues to go down.
The updated Modesto Real Estate Agent webpage also provides free downloads of sample MLS Modesto Real Estate reports and sample MLS Stanislaus Real Estate report. The Stanislaus report includes real estate sales figures on Ceres real estate, Modesto Downtown real estate, Salida real estate, Keyes real estate, Riverbank, Oakdale, Oakdale Rural, Waterford, Hickman, Empire, Turlock, Turlock Rural, Denair, and Patterson real estate.
Thank you for all of those who contacted me to obtain a free comparative market analysis (CMA). As always, I am happy to run any CMA reports for referring real estate agents/brokers and clients who are interested in finding out more about their Modesto and/or surrounding cities' home prices.
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