DeeDee Riley - Homes and Market Trends - El Dorado Hills and Surrounding Areas

The El Dorado Hills Egg Hunt is on for this Saturday, April 19th, but this year it will be in a new location - Promontory Community Park off Sophia Parkway on Alexandra Way.  Besides the egg hunt there will be Arts and Crafts and a visit from the Easter Bunny.  The Egg Hunt starts at 10am SHARP! ...

I'm sure one day I'll be blogging that Oak is back but for now.... Oak is out, paint is in! Black, white, cream, beige.....   Here are some before and after pictures of a listing I have in Cameron Park, CA. This kitchen was really dark so the seller opted for a lighter color.  Keep in mind that t...

Just over four years ago, we added a photovoltaic system to our El Dorado Hills home to help with our huge PG&E power bills.  It has saved us $500 per month if not more but solar power saves more than money.  Here is a look at our monitoring system for the lifetime we have owned it.  Check out ou...

In February of 2010, I was anxiously waiting with some clients from Sunnyvale on their home purchase until our county supervisors could approve the adoption of Proposition 90 in El Dorado County.  Luckily it passed that month and will save my clients several thousand dollars each year they own th...

According to the US Drought Monitor, the Sacramento area is in an Extreme Drought situation. Though we are finally seeing some rain, we are still in a water crisis. The infogram below shows where families use the most water and some low cost solutions for some of our usage.  Awareness will be cri...

Serrano in El Dorado Hills has views to the west of Folsom Lake, to the south of the Central Valley, to the east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and in the Country Club areas views of the golf course as well. More information on Serrano If you're looking for a home with a view in El Dorado Hills,...

Curious about What's Selling in El Dorado Hills?  Here is a look at the high and low for February 2014.    Lowest Selling Home for the Month - The lowest price home sold in February was this single story on Brisbane Circle in the Stonegate neighborhood.  It was built in 1987 on approximately .27 ...

Great Buy in Cameron Park OverviewMapsPhotosFeaturesDescriptionNeighborhood $425,000 Single Family Home Main Features 5 Bedrooms3 BathroomsInterior: 2,620 sqftLot: 0.23 acre(s) Location 2901 Clemson DriveCameron Park, CA 95682USA DeeDee Riley Lyon Real Estate(916) 225-2719driley@golyon.comhttp:/...

United Van Lines recently shared their 2013 Migration Studies giving us an idea as to people are moving.   The following maps show us high inbound areas, high outbound areas and balanced areas for the whole country as well as the migration for the Sacramento Region.  This should also help underst...

When I was taking Plant ID classes at Sierra College in the early 2000's, we learned about Agave americana.  My husband heard me say Agave and immediately thought of tequila. He wanted to plant one in our yard for the symbolism.  Just to be clear, the Agave here is Agave americana and the one use...