Barely lived-in 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home in fabulous Capital Village community-close to Parks, Shopping & Restaurants, with convenient access to Hwy 50. You will absolutely love the open layout, high ceilings, beautiful kitchen with upgraded tile counters and stainless appliance, large bedroo
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06/19/2009
I had to share a success story from a closing I had earlier this month. I represented a buyer for the purchase of a 1910 Midtown Sacramento home. The buyer used a VA loan to make his purchase. Fast forward to the end of the story - he purchased his home for $0 down, and $0 out of pocket...and get
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06/17/2009
To follow up on my post from two weeks ago regarding the Sacramento County Tax Assessor's "Decline in Market Value" property tax valuations, here is a little more information...The Assessor's office has posted a "Decline in Value Proposition 8 Frequently Asked Questions" page pertaining to their
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06/16/2009
According to an article in the Sacramento Bee today, California is imposing a new 90-day foreclosure moratorium starting tomorrow - Monday, June 15th.A loss mitigation rep in the short sale department from GMAC actually told me this was coming a few weeks ago. He was the negotiator for a short sa
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06/14/2009
There has been a lot of buzz lately about just how many short sales are on the market in Sacramento. I can tell you that I have a growing number of short sale listings myself. For me, there is not too much difference in negotiating 5 short sales or 25...I am dealing with the same lenders repetiti
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06/10/2009
Today, the Sacramento Association of Realtors "Young Professionals Council" put on a BBQ and Vendor Fair fundraising event to raise money for SAR's Scholarship Fund. We had 46 participating vendors, great food, ice cream, DJ music, and LOTS of donated raffle prizes. We weathered an unexpected
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06/02/2009
Spacious Campus Commons Village 3 end unit condo! 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, Remodeled kitchen with stainless appliances, granite counters and breakfast bar. Laminate flooring througout. Serene low maintenance yard and 2-car garage. Access to great clubhouse, pools, spa, tennis courts. Lowest HOA
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06/01/2009
Well, it's June 1...know what that means? That means the Sacramento County Tax Assessor's office has formally re-assessed the tax assessment basis for parcels in Sacramento. If you follow me on Twitter, you will already know that I learned that the Prop 8 Decline in Value Re-assessed value for my
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06/01/2009
How cool is this? Sign up for a guided walking tour of Sacramento, courtesy of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership.To make a reservation or pre-pay, call 916-442-8575, or email dsp@downtownsac.org. You may also show up at any tour's starting point at the specified time to begin tour and pay the g
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05/27/2009
Dodged a bullet this week on one of my short sales.For those of you who have not noticed, it seems like everyone and their mother is refinancing right now to take advantage of the low interest rates. Great. This has pushed loan processing, underwriting, document drawing, and funding timeframes ou
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05/26/2009
