Home owners have you been wondering what is IN for housing trends for 2008?Glamour is returning but only if it's subtle and with exotic veneers according to lead design consultant Davis Remignanti.Oversized furniture will be replaced with scaled down versions that are more in proportion to houses
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01/15/2008
Have you ever had enough quiet time to contemplate?Do You ever wonder about things and how others view them?Well, just the other day, while in my Jacuzzi, I had a strange thought.And I can't seem to shake it, so I thought I'd ask if your ever thought of this and what you think about it.If you liv
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01/15/2008
City/CommunityHow ManyAverage PricePendingAverage PendingPriceSoldAverage Sold PriceDays On the MarketRoseville 95661116$591,15112$380,59215$354,94378Roseville 95678187$384,87218$318,97523$340,47049Roseville 95757292$492,01253$429,13243$406,02747Granite Bay 95746138$1,312,3175$597,04
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01/15/2008
This weekend I showed homes in Fair Oaks, CA which is in Sacramento County, to a home buyer.We've had some pretty amazing storms which left quite a mess throughout the Sacramento Valley. With winds gusting over 60-70 miles per hour, this left trees uprooted and broken branches everywhere.I was am
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01/15/2008
Yesterday I came upon something that was a great marketing effort by the Listing agent and at the same time a very confused public.I called a Realtor friend of mine to see if she wanted to meet me for dinner after I finished showing property since I would be near her home.She laughed and said tha
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01/12/2008
GREAT NEWS!For all those homeowners living in Elk Grove east of Hwy. 99.NO MORE TRAIN WHISTLES!Elk Grove is the 8th City in California to establish the quiet zone.Elk Grove has it's first 24 hour railroad quiet zone.The Quiet Zone will definitely improve the quality of life here in ELk Grove. The
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01/12/2008
Days of Cheating on MLS at least in the Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer County are Coming to an end. Recently, I read Here we go again! DOM - CDOM - Leased & Ative? What the heck?!? by Laurie Manny and was disheartened that we still have those agents who will reduce their integrity in the n
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01/10/2008
Do YOU see the white spots on this fence?Many times I see this on fences throughout the Sacramento area.Water and wood don't mix well together...decay and weakness are a fate waiting to happen.It always surprises me that homeowners are surprised when a storm brings a fence down.No point in replac
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01/09/2008
Have you ever wondered what Real Estate looked like from 1998 until 2007 in the Sacramento County area? To the left is a chart of how many residential, single family homes SOLD in Sacramento County from 1998 through 2007.As you can see there was a dramatic change from 2005 to 2006. Homes are stil
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01/09/2008
I SAY NOT!Can't believe that the Placer County Strawberry Festival is OVER!While on vacation there was an article in the Sacramento Bee that the Strawberry Festival ends after 17 year run.i am sick! Who do I complain to? Was there vote? Do folks not like strawberries, anymore?According to the ar
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01/08/2008