Alameda has had property prices increase BIG-TIME this year. That’s old news. But this link may be of interest to those who are buying or are trying to buy at this time. Here’s a line from the Wall Street Journal article, dated May 1: Even with the gains in home prices, housing is more affordable [...]
Nope, not rabid quail. I did warn some very “City” friends about rabid quail not long after I moved to Sebastopol, assuring them that they weren’t “Much” of a problem. They never have come to visit… OK, the real stuff. Ticks and Tick borne diseases, not just Lyme disease. If you, or your dog take [...]
Micro Markets ~Make sure you’re comparing Apples to Apples~ Micro Markets – Make sure that you’re pricing your property according to trends and comps within your unique “Micro-Market.” You may live very close to another property or development with a particular activity level, yet that area may have very, very different features that attract…or detract willing and [...]
This post will cover the 2nd point of the “How To Effectively Price My Home For Sale” post: “How Do Interest Rates (Mortgage Rates) Affect Home Prices?” Interest Rates and/or Mortgage Rates: Interest rates and home prices always inverse coincide: They affect in opposite directions. Standing alone, when interest rates rise…home prices decrease. When interest rates [...]
How do Realtors “Comp” homes? – Comprehensive Market Analysis: Before you continue on this post, please think to yourself for a moment; “Is there someone that I could forward this to who could really benefit from this blog? Someone who is either looking to sell their home, or are in a difficult situation and may [...]
I use the quotation marks because the definition used by the MLS is vague, to say the least. There are 59 active listings so described, varying from a .4511 acre ( 1708 W College ave, Santa Rosa) Godawful mess priced at $284K to a 2705 acre jewel in Geyserville for $8.45MM (2200 Pocket ranch Rd). [...]
The Apple Blossom parade will be this saturday morning and traffic will be heavy all weekend. So far there are 8 open homes in a variety of price ranges and climatic zones. MLS# 21302739 is located at 8258 Valley View and the price has been reduced to $415K. This is a 1974 built single level, [...]
