davis ca homes for sale: Evergreen Beauty in West Davis! - 04/29/08 05:31 PM
Enjoy these photos of 1519 Navajo St. and be sure to check out the virtual tour. Offered for $665,000. Call Joe today for more information, and to schedule a private showing of this fine home. All photography by Joe.
 
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davis ca homes for sale: DOM and DOMMER - 04/29/08 05:06 PM
DOM and DOMMER
DOM, or Days on Market, is a helpful gauge as to the health of the real estate market. The average DOM for residential solds in Davis for 2008 is 71, per MetroList MLS.  In 2007, solds from Jan 1 through April 29 averaged a nearly identical 70 DOM. In 2006, the figure for the same dates was an incrediblely brisk 11 DOM.  By comparison, the Woodland DOM for solds in 2008 YTD is 92. It was 92 last year at this time and a microscopic DOM of 8 in 2006 YTD.
DOM can range from 0 days to a year-plus.  Most importantly, even though the … (0 comments)

davis ca homes for sale: 633 Amherst Drive: Magnificient geo-thermal and solar home in Central Davis - $674,900 - 03/11/08 05:55 PM
633 Amherst Drive, Davis, CA
Just listed! 
You must see this updated and expanded Oeste Manor home with four bedrooms, two full baths and 2,216 square feet of living area. The home boasts photovoltaic plus a geothermal ground source heat pump for energy savings. Livable indoor and outdoor spaces. The Central Davis location is stellar, with an easy walk or bike to campus and downtown. This is a truly green home in energy efficiency and use of materials.
What is Solar-Geo?
Plenty of homes have photovoltaic panels, and some have geothermal. But 633 Amherst is a unique combination of both clean energies. Since the owners had already … (0 comments)

davis ca homes for sale: Investing in real estate in a college town like Davis, CA is a safe bet - 03/11/08 10:41 AM
 
 
I've been beating this dead horse for over ten years.  Investing in real estate in Davis, CA is a safe bet relative to other areas within the Sacramento area due to the influence of UC Davis.  Prices in Davis have fallen 10-15% from the peak of the market in 2005, whereas in some communities like Woodland, West Sacramento, Natomas, Elk Grove, etc. home values have tumbled over 30%. It's a matter of supply and demand. A recent article in Newsweek, (Feb. 18) illustrated that as student populations continue to increase, (enrollments are increasing twice as fast as the general population), combined with the … (0 comments)

davis ca homes for sale: Davis condo market seems a bit sluggish - 03/09/08 05:23 PM
Per MetroList MLS, in the last thirty days only two Davis condos have closed escrow (compared to a meager three  for the same thirty days last year) , and there are only five condos with pending sales. Currently Davis has 27 active condos on the MLS.  The market has perked up in other categories, most interestingly, homes over 700k.  Just an observation.
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