downtown sacramento: Sacramento Mandatory 5 year plan on Inspections. - 11/24/08 07:57 PM
If you have not heard already, Sacramento has decided to inspect every rental property in the next five years. This plan came about after a news article was written about landlords who were taking equity out of there property and not putting back the money for repairs. Listening to Max Fernandez … (0 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Sacramento's Oak Park comeback - 10/28/08 01:25 PM
People call me on a daily basis asking me about Oak Park properties and they are interested in renting their homes. Oak Park is a neighborhood right outside Land Park and Tahoe Park in Sacramento, CA. In this area you have some great old homes with character and big backyards unlike … (0 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Sacramento commercial real estate could be the pot of gold at the end or your rainbow - 10/10/08 03:19 PM
Rebuilding a commercial property can be a great way to generate equity. Sacramento offers a great deal of up swing right now, their is a huge movement in trying to redevelop the downtown area. Sacramento is already host to many up scale restaurants and hotels with room for more and the … (0 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency to Puchase Properties on K Street!!! - 10/08/08 12:22 AM
So I am watching the 10:00 evening news, and KCRA 3 is reporting that the Sacramento City Council and property owner Mo Mohanna agreed in a closed session tonight to sell Mohanna's properties on the 700 & 800 blocks of K Street to the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency! A few … (2 comments)
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downtown sacramento: WaMu folds and $700 Billion dollars to Bail out Banks. - 09/26/08 05:47 PM
Bad news in the media, people are worried and life is hard. This is a great time to have Cash and buy up properties if you have the money. Banks will probably be looking to get homes off there books and take any offer they can to get rid of properties. … (0 comments)
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downtown sacramento: How to Celebrate Fall with Lunch at the Firehouse Restaurant Courtyard, Old Sacramento - 09/26/08 09:47 AM
My associate, Rose Mary Swart, invited me to lunch at The Firehouse Restaurant in Old Sacramento. That's Rose Mary, on the left. I don't know who she is sitting next to. OK, it's me. Rose Mary says she loves to celebrate the beginning of fall by doing lunch in the … (22 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Do you have a tenant, but don't want to manage anymore? - 09/25/08 06:16 PM
You have decided to rent out your home and have found the perfect tenant, but don't want to manage the property going further. This happens to a lot of owners, and yes you can turn over the property to a property manager. You have done the toughest part of renting the … (0 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Shooter Arrested on Bus in Land Park - 09/23/08 09:25 AM
It's nice to know that our bus drivers are alert and listen to radioed police reports. Seems a homeless woman shot a disabled man yesterday at the bus stop on 6th and J Streets in downtown Sacramento. Eyewitnesses said she asked the man for money and he didn't give it to … (4 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Can condo culture and loft living thrive in Sacramento? In a word: Yes. - 09/20/08 09:17 PM
"Can condo culture and loft living thrive in Sacramento? In a word: Yes."by Rob McQuade, ABR, Sacramento REALTOR®Downtown & Midtown Sacramento Real Estate
If you've picked up the latest issue of Sacramento Magazine you may have noticed the question asked on the cover:
LOFT LIVING, CONDO CULTURE: Can it thrive … (2 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Sewer Line Inspections in Sacramento - 09/09/08 09:01 PM
After my long-winded post the other day about Buyer Investigation, Inspections, and Request for Repairs, I received a call and an email from two separate folks asking about sewer lines...coincidentally enough, these people were neither current buyers nor sellers...For anyone wondering, for sewer camera scoping, I recommend Express Plumbing at 916-488-1215. … (0 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Bank Owned Properties in the Sacramento Core Neighborhoods - 95811, 95814, 95816, 95817, 95818, 95819, 95820 - 09/03/08 11:22 PM
I have been showing bank-owned REO properties in the central city areas a lot lately...mainly to investors, but also to buyers looking to owner-occupy. I am often asked what it takes to be able to purchase one of these listings.
Let me start by saying that of Sacramento Core neighborhoods - … (2 comments)
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downtown sacramento: City of Sacramento Preservation Commission - 08/13/08 12:34 AM
I recently had the chance to attend a City of Sacramento Preservation Commission meeting. Preservation Commission meets regularly on the first Wednesday of every month at City Hall downtown. The purpose of the commission is to ensure that Sacramento maintains its character by doing things like defining historic districts, registing local … (1 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Neighborhood Spotlight: Tapestri Square in Midtown Sacramento - 07/23/08 08:06 AM
Not long ago, I had the opportunity to tour the new Tapestri Square community in Midtown Sacramento. Located at at 20th and 21st Streets and T and U Streets, I had been driving past the building site several times a week on my way to and from Lyon's Land Park office … (1 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Sacramento Area Farmer's Markets - 07/17/08 04:46 PM
I was in the downtown Sacramento area touring a new listing this week, when I noticed that there was a farmer's market going on in a nearby park. When I was finished touring the listing, I decided to check out the farmer's market for a bit. I had no idea that … (1 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Rentals and Property Management in Downtown Sacramento and East Sacramento for Rent - 06/25/08 02:59 PM
It is my pleasure to work for HomePointe and help property owners rent their homes in downtown Sacramento and East Sacramento. Living downtown and experiencing the joy of great people who love the diverse events and social atmosphere has been great. Being close to local restaurants and community activities gives East … (0 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Downtown Sacramento Partnership - 06/23/08 06:38 PM
Last Thursday I was able to see a presentation given by Michael Ault of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership regarding the initiatives, short-term, and long-term vision for our downtown areas. There is a lot of great stuff going on. When the DSP was first formed in 2001, its original goal was to … (1 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Pops in the Park - 06/20/08 01:09 AM
Pops in the Park will be at Bertha Henschel Park (near 45th Street and Brand Way - 95819) in East Sacramento this Saturday, June 21st starting at 6pm. Bands performing will include Sister Swing, Sidney Pope, Onion Awards, and more. Admission is free and refreshments will be available! Call for more information at … (0 comments)
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downtown sacramento: An Unusual Request for Sacramento - 05/14/08 08:31 PM
Yesterday, I received a phone call that was a bit unusual.
You know, we all get those unusual calls but this time I thought I would share this one with you since it might be just another way for sellers to perhaps make some money.
A lovely woman who is touring … (9 comments)
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downtown sacramento: "For Sale By Owner" Sheraton going to developers Taylor, CIM - 03/29/08 09:19 PM
"For Sale By Owner" Sheraton going to developers Taylor, CIM
by Rob McQuade, ABR, Sacramento REALTOR®Downtown Sacramento Real Estate
It seems David Taylor is the golden child of Downtown Sacramento development these days. During a time when grandiose projects like John Saca's Towers and Craig Nassi's Aura Condos hit the skids, Taylor's … (0 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Best deal in UC Med area - 01/20/08 10:20 PM
I loved this house - The neighborhood was fine- near UC Med. It sold last year for the mid $300's - now the bank will take $214,900- that is a steal. It's had some nice updates too.Great price for this updated craftsman bungalow close to UCD Med. Hardwood floors, dual pane … (0 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Sacramento REO Statistics... - 01/17/08 11:15 PM
The number of REO (a term for bank-owned / foreclosed property) listings in Sacramento has grown exponentially over the last year. If ya'll read my blog, you will know that I love stats. There are some interesting, yet predictable, trends with bank-owned property in Sacramento...
For the new reader of this blog … (2 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Sacramento - November 2007 Statistics - 12/11/07 05:54 PM
The November numbers just came out...I wish there were enough space on this blog to post all the graphs that show what our market is doing, but unfortunately there just is not enough. If anyone wants me to email them all of the graphs showing price per square foot, inventory, days … (4 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Macy's Downtown Sacramento Adventure - 12/03/07 09:28 AM
It's unbelievable, but I actually finished all my holiday shopping in November this year, thanks to online shopping. Well, except for one present. It's not that I don't enjoy fighting crowds, waiting in long lines at cash registers or sitting behind rows of cars trying to get out of the downtown … (2 comments)
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downtown sacramento: This Weekend at Sacramento's Westfield Downtown Plaza - 12/02/07 04:26 PM
FESTIVAL OF TREES AND LIGHTS
The Festival of Trees and Lights Week, which started November 26, ends in Sacramento today. Major Heather Fargo proclaimed the week as an interfaith community fundraiser event to help support downtown homeless programs, in conjunction with volunteers from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, the St. Vincent … (2 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Scary Sacramento on Halloween - 10/30/07 06:43 PM
Are you looking for some frightening places to go for Halloween? Some haunted real estate to scare you? Let's see what we can find that is happening in and around the Sacramento scary area for Halloween nite...
Tale off and attend the Fright Planet in Roseville where you can be frightened to … (7 comments)
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downtown sacramento: Why Are Spot Lights on Sacramento? - 10/03/07 01:20 PM
Sacramento saw spotlights beaming on the dilapidated Railyard off highway 5 last night near Downtown Sacramento.
There is a reason for those bright lights…draw attention!
Why is the developer, Thomas Enterprises drawing attention to this eye-sore?
Have Sacramentans take notice of this Real Estate area and change it a vital community … (0 comments)
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