fair oaks: Is This the Time to Buy a Home? What if Prices Come Down More?
- 04/23/09 05:07 AM
Buyers are panicking at the moment. They are running out of homes to buy! In Sacramento there is only 2.3 months of inventory under $300K (if buyers maintain their present rate of snapping up homes, we'll run out in 2.3 months). In Fair Oaks it's not much better... 2.4 months to sell 'em all out. That means if no new homes come on the market, we'll be out of homes by summer. Basically economics says when supply goes down prices go up.... like skyrocket up, in this case. EEKKKK! HOWEVER... don't look now, but there is a wall of new inventory … (13 comments)
If you missed buying a Fair Oaks home back in '02, those prices are back! After a high of $250/sf (per square foot) in August of '06, Fair Oaks prices have dropped approximately 38% to a stunning $155/sf. That is lower than the cost to build a home, yet it includes the land! We have not seen such a buying opportunity for a long time.How does that compare to the hit the entire county has taken? Has Fair Oaks done better or worse? Much better, thank you. During the same time period, Sacramento County price per … (5 comments)
fair oaks: Kids these days.... They're AWESOME!
- 03/19/09 03:48 PM
"What's this world coming to... kids today don't want to work, they want it handed to them." Every generation says that... clear back to Plato's time. I bet the cave man said it too, as his cave boy "texted" his pals with smoke signals. But the attitude is idiotic. And here's a case in point. Every year Fair Oaks has a number of community service events, like an Easter Egg Roll, a Christmas Party, Senior Luau, Mother/Son Dance, Father/Daughter Dance, the famous Chicken Festival and others. And who puts the shindigs on?... a group of 24 teens from Del Campo and … (5 comments)
fair oaks: A Walk on the American River at Sacramento Bar... in Fair Oaks
- 03/01/09 04:11 AM
Sacramento Bar is the area just West of the Sunrise Bridge in Fair Oaks, filled with acres and acres of rock cobble left over from gold mining that ended in the 60's. It's one of my favorite places to walk, right near my home in Fair Oaks. You're in the middle of town, yet within minutes, you are deep in nature. Join me as we stroll the American River at Sacramento Bar on a recent winter Saturday...
And just for the record, Lewis and Clark DID NOT raft this river... I just imagine that I'm back in time to when … (3 comments)
fair oaks: Walk-Through Wackiness - a Hershey Hotstreak in Fair Oaks......
- 02/19/09 07:38 AM
"If the chocolate sauce won't squirt, try this..", said Ryan (FNTPTS - fake name to protect the stupid). With that, he held the bottle and spun his arm like a propeller, in giant circles... the pressure of the chocolate sauce building. It worked the last time he tried it with ketsup. It squeezed right up to the neck of the bottle, and BINGO.. his hot dog was adorned. No muss, no fuss. Easy peazy.... ...but not this time. It was the night before my buyer's final walk-through. The new carpet was spotless, and the stiple texture of the acoustic ceiling was pristine. The black goo … (5 comments)
fair oaks: One of my favorite sales... Lemon Street in Fair Oaks
- 02/18/09 07:38 AM
This gorgeous home on Lemon Street in Fair Oaks has been in and out of my life many times. The first time I sold it, was for the family that built it. I was so moved by the stories of their life there. Like the Easter egg hunts in the garden... the slip and slide parties down the hill side... the bonfires in the pasture... and prom night dinners in the gazebo. It was built to house their gigantic family, with amazing thought to detail. Like the deep closet by the garage door, so sports paraphernalia didn't turn into household decoration. And the … (3 comments)
fair oaks: Running out of gas paid off...
- 02/15/09 11:08 AM
Melanie and I turned the corner in my giant boat of a Cadillac... back in the mid 90's. Her 9 month old baby was safe in his car seat. We were approaching what might be the perfect new home for them - about a block away. As we turned the last corner...GASP... SPUTTER.... COUGH...GGGHHHHHHH. UGG...Dead.... the beast was out of gas. Embarrasing?... you could say that. Stupid? uh, yeah... you could say that, especially with a baby in the car. But fortuitous??? Heck yeah! We grabbed little Binky-Boo from his car seat and hoofed it thru the summer heat to the house in question. … (5 comments)
Fair Oaks homes for sale by Realtor Sally Dunbar, who's been hoofin' it through the homes of Fair Oaks and the surrounding areas, matching up eager buyers with ready-to-move sellers, since 1979.
While I sell homes in Fair Oaks, I venture in Sacramento, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Orangevale, Rancho Cordova, Gold River, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Roseville, Rocklin and Granite Bay...(and Chevron loves me!)
How have I survived for so long?... By always doing what's right for my people.... Always!
Now check out my video about why I love Fair Oaks...
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Buyers are panicking at the moment. They are running out of homes to buy!
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