Rob Saxe's (robsaxe) Blog

According to ForeclosureRadar.com, the filing of notices of default declined 61% from the August level of 42,790 to the September level of 16,352. This was primarily due to a new state law requiring lenders to notify owners of the filing, their options and waiting 30 days before proceeding. While...

This morning I was putzing around on the internet, getting sitemaps registered with Google, correcting some title tags on posts, etc when I thought I'd stop by Mikes Marketing Tools for a gander at my rankings for one of my sites, sacramentorealestateviews.com. As I've recently gotten back into r...

The Real Estate Tomato is holding a free class at the Placer County Board of Realtors today from 1 to whenever all questions get answered! If you'd like to attend, please shoot me an email, rob@realestatetomato.com. We'll be talking about how blogging duplicates your efforts online and social net...

New Home Builder in Westpark, Roseville Makes Exclusive Offer for Buyers To SREV.com! I got a call today from a new home builder in Westpark. The context of the conversation was that "hey, we've got ("X" amount) homes to sell before December 1. Make us an offer and we'll consider it." It was musi...

Sellers in the Sacramento real estate market sometimes price their homes based on what they need and not based on the market at the time of listing. A good real estate agent won't take a listing unless it's priced to sell. One who does is wasting the time of the poor people who hire him/her. In ...

Yesterday I held an open house on a bank owned property.  The night before, I created a post on my blog about the open house, capitolcityforeclosures.com, and posted it. The next day, at the open house, the nicest couple from Nebraska shows up and tells me they just saw me on my blog!  They found...

Another reminder that there will be a free blogging seminar held at the Placer Board of Realtors in Rocklin today from 1 to 330pm. Jim Cronin and myself will be there to conduct and answer any questions.  Please attend!  

Short sale listings are the "Nightmare on Main Street" both for the potential buyer and for the listing agent. This week, in our team meeting, one of our associates had just listed a short sale home only to have one of our listing coordinators tell her that the bank has just foreclosed, taken th...

(I thought I'd repost this in case you missed it.) The Real Estate Tomato is being sponsored by the Placer County Board of Realtors for an blogging education seminar next WEdnesday, Sept. 17th from 1 to 330pm.  The flyer below has all the information about the class. Please call me if you have an...

The Real Estate Tomato is being sponsored by the Placer County Board of Realtors for an blogging education seminar next WEdnesday, Sept. 17th from 1 to 330pm.  The flyer below has all the information about the class. Please call me if you have any questions.