Hank's Blog

Hank...I don't get it...How can you offer FREE Loan Modification Workshops? Nobody works for FREE! This was the theme of a phone call recently from a potential client. My answer is in two parts. Part One: I have developed a systematic process for my LAKE COUNTY SHORT SALE TEAM and I realized that...

A new look in Lower Lake, California! GOLD is the Century 21 color...who doesn't remember those Gold jackets from the beginning of the Century 21 franchise? But this post is not about the brand it's about the people!     The Agents at the Lower Lake office of Century 21 NorthBay Alliance decided...

Clearlake Oaks Market Report...Home Prices The chart below shows the Median Home Prices and the Median For Sale Prices in the Greater Clearlake Oaks area. Listing Prices continue their downward trend as many people come to grips with the reality of home values. You will also note that the Median ...

  Clear Lake Oaks Real Estate Market Report Sales are up in the Clear Lake Oaks area! Is it the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit? We won't really know for a few months...It could also have been influenced by the Historically Low interest rates or the number of bargain priced Foreclosure Homes. W...

  My earliest memories as a child involved moving across the country. We had been living in Maryland and my little brother had asthma. He was quite sickly and had to be hospitalized on several occasions. My parents were told by the family physician to take their baby to Southern California for th...

Lumbleau Real Estate Schools is the oldest Real Estate School in California and today I send a great big THANK YOU to John Lumbleau!   The reason for my thank you is today I received notice that I passed the California Department of Real Estate BROKER's EXAM! And I am thanking John, for preparing...

Clearlake Oaks...Spring Valley...28 Years and Counting...by Hank Montgomery Realtor/General Contractor   28 years ago today my wife Jocelyn and I became Spring Valley Residents! We had come to Spring Valley to begin our first ‘Owner-Builder' project and we began our project like most Owner-Builde...

Clearlake Oaks Homes...Clearlake Keys Waterfront Homes...Spring Valley Homes by Hank Montgomery, Realtor/General Contractor   Clearlake Oaks is a small community along the shores of Clear Lake...California's largest natural lake. Clearlake Oaks is actually three smaller communities; Clearlake Key...

Clearlake Oaks...Spring Valley is a small community and a part of the larger community of Clearlake Oaks. Spring Valley is a rural sub-division with lots averaging over ½ acres. Spring Valley is known in Lake County for having some of the most affordable developed acreage in the county. This rura...

Clearlake Oaks...Spring Valley is a small community and a part of the larger community of Clearlake Oaks. Spring Valley is actually a rural sub-division neighboring another small area known as Long Valley. These communities have about 1000 people living and enjoying life is this rural area along ...