Davis CA Real Estate Blog

Property tax information is open to the public and copies of a parcel's actual tax bill in Davis and for most of the greater Sacramento region is availble online.  Yolo County Tax Assessor has a link on their website that allows homeowners to pay their property tax bills online.  With this link y...

All Metrolist customers are doing a key exchange with GE/Supra this week.  We are swtiching from the Display key (or D Key) to an ActiveKEY for use with GE/Supra lock boxes.   Metrolist subscribers also have the option of using an E key that works with certain cell phones, like Palm treos or most...

It's always a little scary when you have a well established domain to upgrade the site to a new and hopefully better designed site.  That is just what my friends Cal and Laura Carter just did with their NorthGALife site focused on Lake Lanier Real Estate.  I am certain that the upgrade from a bas...

I'm very happy that my new site for Sacramento Real Estate is live.  The site is not done by any means but it will soon be a resource for buyers and sellers for the greater Sacramento region.  The website covers homes for sale in Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado or Placer counties.    If you are looki...

Winters CA being a town of 6,990 (July 2007) has a much different housing market than the most of the greater Sacramento region.   1 year 15 months   Mar 08 Mar 09 % Change Jan 08 Mar 09 % Change For Sale 36 33 -8.3%  32 33 3.1%  Sold 3 6 100%  1 6 500%  Pended 5 6 20%  0 6 n/a   Because the numb...

I haven't spent much time at active rain lately - I spent a lot of time in 2008 here - made some friends - I had a closing or two from people that found me from my blog here - consider the time I spent worth the effort last year.  I haven't given up on blogging - in fact I'm blogging a lot more i...

I love Twitter - I really like how you can use twitter on your phone or on the web - I use it to stay in touch with my friends, ask questions, gather information and even get some news.  Early on I found that using the web interface (twitter.com) was a bit limited and after trying a few different...

As of today there are 85 homes for sale in Woodland listed as short sales.  A short sale is when the seller owes more on the house than what it will sell for.  In order for a seller to "sell short" the mortgage holder(s) must approve the sale and agree to accept less than what is owed on the prop...

I'm updating Discover Davis Homes with 2008 market data and noticed an interesting pattern for single family homes in Davis. Davis CA Homes Sold in 2008 : 332 Average List Price for Davis Homes: $583,943 Average Sold Price for Davis Homes: $ 566,058 Average Days On The Market: 68 Davis CA Homes S...

Davis, CA is a true college town - it is one of the only places on the west coast where the university is still a major part of the city - there are restrictions on growth in the area which for the near future will help keep the balance between town and university in check. One of the main events...