Julie's Blog

Are there those things in your business you know you should do but seem to never get around to them?  I keep a list of things to do and today I finally got tired of writing the same items on my current list so I committed to doing at least one of them today.  Hell, I may do that every Leap Day......

Leap day (February 29) is an intercalary day inserted in a leap year. Leap day has been associated with age-old traditions, superstitions and folklore. It is also recognized as a day of observances and celebrated as a birthday for those born on February 29.Leap day, also known as leap year day, i...

Why isn't my house selling?February 28th, 2008 Most homes on the market in the Sacramento area are overpriced and do not compare favorably to houses in the same price range. One of the most common questions heard by Sacramento real estate agents is, "If they think my home is overpriced, why don't...

From the amount of publicity Starbuck's received for closing their stores for 3-hours yesterday you would think the result was world peace!  What they apparently did come up with, "Your drink should be perfect, every time.  If not, let us know and we'll make it right."  Wow, that is something, ri...

                          One of my twitter pals, Sarah Meyers, started a new Internet show today called Pop17 which is a two-to-three minute online daily video show covering the furthest reaches of online mico-celebrity and internet fame. Who are these new influentials? What are their stories? H...

Every year about this time we get teased with some early spring weather and it feels good.  We know there are always a few more storms to pass through but when they come I am not ready.  This weekend was a perfect example, it had been beautiful the previous weekend and then wham, lots of rain and...

Undergoing MyBlogLog Verification I have been meaning to add this active rain blog to my list of blogs over at MyBlogLog and finally got around to doing it. 

Rain and wind have slowed this weekend to a crawl.  After last weekend and so many people out looking at homes we had planned more open houses for yesterday and today but the storm has kept everyone inside today.  Oh well, the best plans don't always work and I have enough to keep my busy at home...

From Keep it Real in Sacramento - February 23rdIf you live or want to live in California you have a greater probability of being able to afford an entry level home in Sacramento than almost any other area of the state. According to a recent report by the California Association of Realtors more ho...

Wow...double reduction day for me.  I have been talking to two of my listing clients about price reductions and they both agreed today.  The first one is a short sale listing I have and although it has had a fair amount of activity in the past 10 days since I have had it on the market, there has ...