Proper maintenance on all appliances extends their life and reduces the need for repair bill.  Anything we can do in today's troubled economy helps.    Your dryer doesn't require much; it really just needs proper air-flow to work efficiently.  Where do you think the heat and moisture are going when clothes are drying?  It sure isn't staying in the dryer drum...or is it?   Have you noticed your dryer taking more than one cycle to dry your clothes? Are your clothes very hot when you remove them from the dryer? Have you noticed a moldy smell in your laundry when you remove it from the dryer?   If you have answered yes to any of these questions, have you considered replacing your dryer?  I hope not!  Your dryer is functioning fine it just isn't getting the ventilation it needs to give you t... 04/29/2009

Last 3 months of SOLD and CLOSED homes in the Camden Neighborhoods 8808  Metalmark Ct         3 bedroom, 2 bathroom     1535 square feet    $189,000    2/11/09 8959  Mandalay Way       3 bedroom, 2 bathroom     1422 square feet     $190,000   3/06/09 8842  Mandalay Way       3 bedroom, 2 bathroom     1626 square feet     $190,000   2/24/09 8780  Fallbright Way       4 bedroom, 3 bathroom     1855 square feet     $210,000   3/27/09 8784  Heathermist Way   5 bedroom, 3 bathroom     2095 square feet     $217,000   2/24/09 8796  Heathermist Way   4 bedroom, 3 bathroom     2223 square feet     $221,300   2/13/09 8735  White Peacock       3 bedroom, 2 bathroom     1610 square feet     $230,000   2/19/09 8985  Panamint Ct          3 bedroom, 2 bathroom     1703 square feet     $235,000   3/20/... 04/25/2009

  Here is a comparison chart for the rental market in Elk Grove and Laguna (95624,95757 95758). For help in determining rental prices in Elk Grove and Laguna along with property management please contact me. Alexandra Machado Property Manager 916.429.1205x700 Home Pointe Property Management www.HomePointe.com amachado@HomePointe.com     Elk Grove/Laguna 95624,95757-58 1st Quarter 2009 2nd Quarter 2009 Apt 1BR $835 $799 Apt 2BR $880 $1,036 Hse 3BR $1,318 $1,324 Hse 4-5BR $1,594 $1,628   04/16/2009

Join at the next Elk Grove Real Estate Investment Group (Elk Grove REIA) meeting!Tuesday, April 21st Networking 6:30-7pmMeeting 7pm-9pm Join us for a live mortgage update at the Elk Grove Real Estate Investment Group! We have 2 speakers this month! "How to use Elk Grove Redevelopment Money to fund you rehab projects!"Elk Grove has secured 2.4 million dollars in redevelopment money from HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) as part of the Housing and Economic Recover Act. Find out how you as an investor can benefit! There are some rules and hoops you will need to jump through. Bring your questions for the staff at the City of Elk Grove. "How to comply with the City of Sacramento Rental Housing Inspection Program"Did you know that rental owners with property located with... 04/06/2009

Elk Grove, CA March 2009 Market Statistics (edit/delete) It seems as though the Spring Market hit early this year!  With incredible interest rates, very affordable prices and the the tax credits available, buyers are out there! Here's the latest Statistical Summary for the Elk Grove, CA Real Estate market, based on data pulled this morning, March 31st 2009 from California Metrolist Active Listings: There are currently 916 single family homes for sale in the Elk Grove area - this includes 95624, 95757 and 95758 zip code areas) .  This active listing count is down by approximately 30% from 1 year ago. Price Range - $104,000 to $5,950,000 2 bedroom, 1 bathroo.m, 917 square feet - 7 bedroom, 7 bathroom, 10,350 square feet Average - 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2277 square feet with an average pri... 03/31/2009

Meet Nina and Oscar....first time homebuyers....recently married.... decided NOW is the time to buy their first home in the Sacramento area.  We started looking at REO's and a few short sales together.  They wanted at least a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, within a certain radius of school and work.   They did not want to spend over $200,000 and they going to finance through FHA. We looked at homes together for several months and wrote a lot of offers.  Unfortunately for Nina and Oscar, although there is a large inventory of REO's and Short Sales in the Sacramento area right now, there also is a lot of buyers.  We quickly found out how competitive this price range is, especially if the home is in good condition and clean.  We put in several offers and got beat out by other buyers with either hi... 03/29/2009

Here is the calendar of upcoming 2009 Camden neighborhood association events.  If you live in the Camden area and haven't attended these events before...make sure to come out!            Saturday, April 4th - Annual EASTER EGG Hunt at Mix Park       Lots of fun for the kids, looking for eggs and winning prizes         Rain Date for Easter Egg Hunt - April 11th                                             April 25th - Laguna Creek Clean-Up        May 17th - MUSIC IN THE PARK 2:00 - 6:00 at Mix Park              June 6th - Annual Camden-wide Yard Sale - Starting at 8:00 Camden Association is looking for new members & new volunteers.  Send email to info@CamdenCentral.com.     Camden Passage is a community of custom, semi-custom and production homes surrounding Camden Lake with miles of walk... 03/27/2009

Please join us for our office open house tomorrow... we would love to have you! Not only are we still in business through this financial tsunami.. we are growing!  We have our clients and referral partners to thank for that!Our new office is located at 9381 E. Stockton Blvd. #200, Elk Grove, CA, 95624.  All of our other contact information is the same, so it's business as usual. We would like to invite you to an office open house TOMORROW between 5:30pm and 7:00pm. We will be serving food and margaritas!  If you are in the area, we would love to have you drop by. We would love to have you! Here is a map to our location for your reference! View Larger MapThis blog by: Team Newington Sacramento Mortgage Planners (916) 687-6868 www.SuperiorLoanTeam.com Subscribe to our Blog Feed 03/17/2009

A Business Week reporter finally caught wind of what's been going on. Well, to be fair, the reporter had access to a study completed by First American Logic in Santa Ana and tweaked it a bit. That study showed that most of the top 25 ZIP codes for fast-paced home sales activity are in California. So Business Week narrowed the choices to ZIPs with 10,000 households and picked only one ZIP per metro area. This resulted in the Elk Grove ZIP of 95624 landing in the national number 10 slot of most improved real estate sales for fourth quarter of 2008. Even though Elk Grove was named the fastest growing city in the U.S. in 2006, some reporters don't know where Elk Grove is located or how to spell it. The metro area for Elk Grove is called the Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Roseville metro area... 03/14/2009

4th Quarter 2008 Elk Grove/Laguna 95624,95757-58   Type Br Average Low High Apt 1 $852 $660 $1,035 Apt 2 $999 $850 $1,215 Dup/Condo 2 $1,116 $855 $1,325 Hse 3 $1,409 $1,125 $1,850 Hse 4-5 $1,756 $1,375 $2,395                   1st Quarter 2009 Elk Grove/Laguna 95624,95757-58 Type Br Average Low High Apt 1 $835 $835 $835 Apt 2 $880 $791 $975 Dup/Condo 2 $942 $925 $950 Hse 3 $1,318 $1025 $1725 Hse 4-5 $1,594 $1295 $1,995   Over the course of 4th quarter 2008 into 1st Quarter 2009 there are decreases across the board. 1 BR Apartment ranges in the Elk Grove/Laguna area have stayed steady in the mid 800s. 2BR Apartments, 2BR Duplex/Condos, Houses 3, 4, 5 BR have all decreased in rental prices.   Alexandra Machado Property Manager 916.429.1205x700 Home Pointe Property Management www.HomePoint... 03/11/2009

Our Client's Success is Our Success! 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom 1400 sq ft This cute Elk Grove bank owned home originally sold in 2005 for $250,600!   We assisted our Client to structure his contract so that the Seller of this home paid for all of his closing costs. By utilizing a government loan program, our Client only had to put down $5670 for his down payment! Purchase Price: $162, 000Down Payment: $5670Mortgage Payment: $1297   If you were to rent this home you should expect to pay around $1400 a month according to zilpy.com   Congratulations Bob!   The government is on a mission... stabilize home prices, get the credit markets running again, and get people into homes. This government loan program is designed for folks who don't have a lot of money to put down. Borrowers don't even ne... 03/09/2009

It's a beautiful day in Elk Grove and as I went for a run this morning in my neighborhood, Camden, I thought I would grab my digital camera.  I'm so glad I did...these pictures remind me of why I love to live in Camden!                                         I love the changing of the seasons in my neighborhood.  As I walk or run through the miles of trails and natural areas, it always brings a smile to my face to see the flowers, budding trees and wildlife this time of year as our seasons are starting to change from winter to spring. Camden Passage is a community of custom, semi-custom and production homes surrounding Camden Lake with miles of walking/running/biking trails, nature areas, greenbelts and several parks. Search all Sacramento homes here!       What is My Home Worth?      ... 03/06/2009

Join at the next Elk Grove Real Estate Investment Group (Elk Grove REIA) meeting!Tuesday, March 17th Networking 6:30-7pmMeeting 7pm-9pm Join us for a live mortgage update at the Elk Grove Real Estate Investment Group (Elk Grove REIA)! This month's meeting topic will be: "Legal Q&A" Bring your tenant law questions and get your answers from a local attorney!  Have you ever had to sit down with an attorney?  Is can be pricey! Take advantage of this opportunity and get your tenant related legal questions answered. Bring your questions about... Your rental agreement! An eviction you need to do! Your rights as a landlord! Habitability issues with your units! Whatever else is on your mind! Calvin Clements, an attorney at Kimball, Tirey, and St. John LP, will also be discussing the current est... 03/03/2009

WE MOVED!Not only are we still in business through this financial tsunami.. we are growing!  We have you to thank for that!Our new office is located at 9381 E. Stockton Blvd. #200, Elk Grove, CA, 95624.  All of our other contact information is the same, so it's business as usual. We would like to invite you to an office open house on March 18th between 5:30pm and 7:00pm. We will be serving food and margaritas!  If you are in the area, we would love to have you drop by.If you think you are going to make it, please let us know by calling Erin or sending us an email! We would love to have you!Here are some pictures of the new diggs!  This blog by: Team Newington Sacramento Mortgage Planners (916) 687-6868 www.SuperiorLoanTeam.com Subscribe to our Blog Feed 03/02/2009

I love it when these e-mail come up in my computer. This makes me, as an agent, understand why I do what I do for a living..  Hi John!   John..working with you was great, so great that I have referred quite a few people to you so that you could help them find and purchase their homes.    I think one of the best things about you is that your ALWAYS reachable.  There were many, many times that I needed to talk to you and you always answered the phone or called back in a matter of minutes.  That's really important to me because it shows me that you care and that your not just there for the sale, your with us the entire way through.   Buying a home is very stressful at times, dealing with the banks on a foreclosed property and the lenders asking you for proof of everything but your blood ty... 02/22/2009

Join us at the February Elk Grove Investor Club (Elk Grove REIA) Meeting! Do you have questions about how the local Sacramento Foreclosure Market? This month Elk Grove REIA's featured speaker is Carlos Kozlowski, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker.  Carlos sold over 300 bank owned homes last year and has his pulse on the Sacramento REO market. This is an opportunity for Investors to get their questions answered by a REO Broker who handles multiple Sacramento foreclosure transactions a day. Get insight about buying directly from the Bank, and know what to expect when making an offer on a Sacramento bank owned home. You will learn... What offers are getting through and what offer aren't! What you can expect as far a multiple offers and how the Bank will process them! Find out who else is inv... 02/17/2009

Camden Neighborhood Association Annual Membership Drive is on! Camden Neighborhood Association is a non-profit organization serving the Camden Park and Camden Passage neighborhoods. The Camden Neighborhood Association sponsors several events each year. These typically include the Fall Festival, Easter Egg Hunt, Spring Fling and Annual Garage Sale. CNA Membership helps to protect our fine neighborhood! CNA Membership alerts you to important issues that could effect your quality of life!  Annual membership is only $40. And to help fight crime in the neighborhood, you can sign up for the COPS program - the Camden Officer Patrol Service.  The cost is still $20 monthly. The Association hires off duty POLICE OFFICERS to protect our prized homes and families. In addition, they provide a "vacat... 02/15/2009

Looking for clients who need help with selling their homes.  Not afraid of doing short sales.  02/15/2009

I came home the other evening to see paint on the sidewalk and street in front of my home and little red flags placed on the lawns around our neighborhood in Camden.  Obviously, some sort of construction is going to be done...it took a couple of days for us to find out what however.  Yesterday, a construction notice was attached to our door along with a phamplet on water meters. Lucky us!  We are getting water meters next week!  We seem to be the first street in the Camden area, but I'm sure everyone will have them soon. According to the Water Project Update at www.WaterProjectUpdate.com - January 2009 - The project for installing meters has begun. The first to be installed will be locations that have had significant repairs over the past few years. These were made "meter ready" and can... 02/15/2009

As reported by Fox News ... Max Rogers, owner of Max's Gallery, Fine Jewelry & Design in Elk Grove, is giving away 100 silver heart necklances on Saturday, February 14th, to people who show both identification and proof that they've either been laid off or have lost their homes. The necklaces will be given out on a first-come-first-serve and folks must show proof of job or home loss. Read Fox 40's news report >> The necklace giveaway begins at 9:00a.m. Saturday at Max's Gallery, 8375 Elk Grove Boulevard.  Only 100 will be given out. Visit their website >> This blog by:Team NewingtonSacramento Mortgage Planners(916) 687-6868www.SuperiorLoanTeam.com Subscribe to our Blog Feed 02/11/2009