sacramento real estate news: Lit Up For the Holidays - 12/21/09 09:21 PM
For some crazy reason this year, I've been slow on the uptake for putting up my holiday decorations. I've been in "Simplify" and "Less is more" mode all month!However, this evening while I was gallivanting about on a couple errands, I came across this house on Lisa Marie Way in … (15 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: When You Can’t Sink a Putt - 12/20/09 03:32 PM
It's no secret Lake Tahoe offers a number of recreational opportunities on a year round basis. However, yesterday I quickly noticed one of the usual landmarks, Lake Tahoe Golf Course, was nowhere to be seen. The reason - It was covered with snow, and during these winter months is used … (17 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Kissing the Sun at Lake Tahoe - 12/19/09 09:03 PM
There are times when I switch the ignition of my car, and have no idea where I will journey before driving back into the garage. Nearly always Saturday morning finds me at the local farmer's market, which congregates in a local shopping center parking lot. Sacramento has been experiencing morning fog … (23 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Gearing Up For the Upcoming Tax Season - 12/18/09 08:04 PM
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sacramento real estate news: Winter's American River in Sacramento County - 12/17/09 08:00 PM
As the American River travels from its place of origin, west of Lake Tahoe, in the high Sierras of Nevada, it meanders through Tahoe and El Dorado National Forests, and the Sierra foothills. The American River consists of three forks - the South, Middle and North until it reaches a point of … (19 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Dusk at La Selva - 12/16/09 05:15 PM
Several days back, I blogged a piece titled, "Ode to Trees." In that blog I failed to mention the location of the magnificent Eucalyptus trees that became the subject of my photos. They are located in the La Selva Beach area - very close to Santa Cruz, California. The above scene in … (13 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Managing Holiday Stress For Real Estate Professionals - 12/14/09 07:34 PM
To many real estate professionals, the holiday season can be a stressful time of year. Simply showing properties, especially vacant ones, can be challenging in cold weather, rain and snow. And recent years have presented transactions that are considerably more difficult and time consuming to close.Add to the equation - … (16 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: When More Isn't Always Better - 12/13/09 11:48 AM
As some of you know, last week I broke down and bought an SLR camera. The model I settled on was the Nikon D90. Since it came through the door a few days ago, I've been hunkered down doing hard time with the manual. Fortunately, many of the little dials … (24 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: House of Representatives Passes Financial Regulation Restructure - 12/11/09 08:09 PM
The House of Representatives passed a major restructuring of federal financial regulations today, in hopes of heading off any repeat occurrence of last year's Wall Street collapses, which catapulted the nation into the abyss of recession.The legislation provides the government with new authority to break up companies, which threaten the economy … (8 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Just 4% of Distressed Homeowners Find Long-Term Help - 12/10/09 05:54 PM
For all the hype surrounding the Obama plan for troubled homeowners and the administration's foreclosure prevention program, only about 4% of distressed borrowers have actually procured long-term help.A similar percentage of trial modifications have been denied permanent assistance, according to Treasury officials in a statement today.31,382 homeowners have been converted by … (11 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Ode To Trees - 12/09/09 06:25 PM
As some of you know, nearly all my photos have been taken with one kind of "point and shoot" camera or another. Back in the 1980s and early 1990s, I used a Nikon F3 as my camera of choice. But when we began going digital, I started through a series … (25 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Snow Hits Greater Sacramento Area - 12/07/09 06:22 PM
During the night, a winter snow storm paid a visit to Greater Sacramento, the Foothills and Sierras. I woke this morning to a light dusting of the white stuff on my front lawn, but that was about all. However, in a drive up the road 7 miles to Folsom, I began … (27 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Capitola and Santa Cruz - Along the Central California Coast - 12/06/09 12:55 PM
In addition to visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row and Carmel Mission last weekend, another area of the Central California Coast visited, was Capitola and the nearby Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.We arrived fairly early in the quaint village of Capitola, with its Venetian multi-colored cottages, shops, and restaurants. The … (20 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: How to Improve Credit After Experiencing Economic Woes - 12/05/09 09:37 PM
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sacramento real estate news: Scenes from Mission San Carlos Borromeo at Carmel - 12/03/09 02:25 PM
There is a jewel along the Monterey-Carmel coastline in California, that shouldn't be missed. It is the Mission San Carlos Borromeo at Carmel. Father Junipero Serra founded the mission in June of 1770. Originally the mission was established on the site of the present presidio Chapel in Monterey. However a … (20 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: The Sacramento Bee Website Provides Interesting Resource - 12/02/09 07:19 PM
There is a great resource on The Sacramento Bee website at: http://ssl.sacbee.com/onboard/community.htmlYou can input a zipcode for areas within the Greater Sacramento region, and receive the demographics for the number of Home sales, population, households, crime and even the weather.I input several of the Sacramento area zipcodes, and found the statistics … (11 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Breaking Surface - 11/30/09 07:12 PM
I take pictures for the purpose of remembering fond times. I do not impose copyright restrictions on this photo, so you may feel free to use, or distribute as you wish. However, should you need a Real Estate Professional in the Greater Sacramento area, I hope that you will … (26 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Happy Thanksgiving - 11/26/09 04:24 PM
I was up early this morning throwing a turkey into the oven, while pulling pies out. There is a currently a small whirlwind of activity in the kitchen. It will be a raucous day at my house as my family comes through the door and gathers around the table.However, I … (20 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Nana's House Before They Arrive From Hither and Yon - 11/25/09 04:03 PM
The photo above was taken at my house awhile ago. In just a few short hours my family will begin to gather from hither and yon for Thanksgiving dinner.I wanted to take this opportunity to share one more recipe before the holiday. There will be 14 of us celebrating the … (18 comments)
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sacramento real estate news: Rainbow Bridge at Folsom - 11/25/09 09:45 AM
The beautiful Rainbow Bridge that crosses the American River in Folsom, continues to be used to this day. However, in recent years an additional more modern span was built down stream a few hundred yards to assist the bridge with the daily demands of traffic.
If you have heard of … (15 comments)
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