Hidden Valley Ranches is located south of Papillion, Nebraska at 75th Street and Platteview Road in Sarpy County.   The area has roughly 26 homes with a good mix of quality built homes with lot sizes ranging from 3.01 to 4.33 acres. Valuations for tax purposes range from 78,720 to 665,032 with the average being around $417,355. The mill levy for 2006 is set at 1.568222.  Hidden Valley Ranches is 3.5 miles south of Papillion with paved roads to each lot.  04/05/2007

Market update for Hunters Crossing and Hunters Ridge in Papillion, NE.  Out of 350 homes in the area, there are currently four homes for sale in the area and two homes that sold last home.Active listings                               Style          Bed           Bath               List Price/Sold Price908 Quail Ridge Cir                 Two         4              3              209,900 404 Pheasant Run                   Two         4              3              237,900 New Listing644 Bailey Dr                          Two         4              5              305,000506 W. Centennial Rd              Two         4              4              449,000Sold listings from 2/1/2007 to 3/1/2007808 N. Harrison St                   Ranch      3              2              209,900   196,5001003 De... 03/14/2007

Welcome to At Home, my real estate e-newsletter.  The goal of At Home is to provide you with valuable information about the Omaha area real estate market, a Home Tip, a Quick Note from Steve, and my monthly Trivia Challenge.  Congratulations to Brenda B. for submitting the correct answer for my movie Trivia Challenge (Kelly's Heroes) and being drawn.  She received a $20 gift card to Douglas theaters. Omaha Real Estate Market remains slow! It's February and things are definitely starting to pick up! December and January were also relatively busy with showing activity, a good sign for a strong first quarter.  Homebuyers are starting to think about Spring, traditionally a good time for the real estate market.  What does that mean?  Homebuyers must be ready to BUY when they see something th... 02/14/2007

Papillion is located just south of the Omaha metro area in Sarpy County.  What's great about Papillion is it continues to have a small town feel with its downtown area and its weekly paper "The Papillion Times".  However, Papillion is growing with a great new Shadow Lake Towne Center mall (highway 370 and 72nd street) which opens in the Spring of 2007.  There are multiple subdivisions in the Papillion area including Eagle Hills, Eagles Crest, Tara Heights, Overland Hills, to name a few.  However, today I am going to focus on Hunters Crossing and Hunters Ridge. Hunters Crossing and Hunters Ridge is located at between 84th and 6th Street (Cornhusker) and 96th and W. Centennial Road.  The western side along 96th is Hunters Ridge and the Eastern side along 84th is Hunters Crossing and in be... 02/01/2007

Welcome to At Home, my real estate e-newsletter.  The goal of At Home is to provide you with valuable information about the Omaha area real estate market, a Home Tip, a Quick Note from Steve, and my monthly Trivia Challenge.  Congratulations! To Mike G. for submitting the correct answer for my movie Trivia Challenge (Over the Hedge) and being drawn.  He received a $20 gift card to Douglas theaters. Omaha Real Estate Market remains slow! December 2006 was again pretty slow.  However, December was relatively busy with showing activity, a good sign for a strong January.  Home buyers that look in December are usually pretty eager to buy.  I think January we will see more pending and sold listings than in December.  Listed below are some of December 2006's market statistics.  DouglasSarpyDec... 01/08/2007

As a REALTOR with DEEB Realty, who lives in Papillion, I found that the Papillion/La Vista area to be great place to live.  Here is a little about Papillion from the Papillion City website and from the La Vista City Website.About PapillionThe City of Papillion (French, for the word butterfly) has been rich in its existence since it was founded in 1870. Legend has it that Frenchmen visited the broad valley where Papillion is now located, finding it overgrown with luxuriant grasses and multitudes of wild flowers. Swarms of butterflies flitted about in the sunlight and enthralled by the beautiful sight, once member exclaimed, "Papillion!"About La Vista La Vista is currently one of the fastest growing cities in the State of Nebraska.  It is a relatively young and progressive city situated s... 12/15/2006

Steps to buying a home.Since every home transaction is different, this may not include every step. This post is meant to help you understand the basic steps involved in buying a home and prompt questions about the process.  As time goes by, I will add more information about mortgages, contract negotiations, home inspections, home warranties, last minute closing items, and the real estate market in general. Get pre-approved for a mortgage.  This is the most important step of them all and needs to be your first step.  Getting pre-approved allows you to shop like a cash buyer.  It also, helps you negotiate the best deal.  First time home buyers, if you qualify, a NIFA loan is one of the best loan programs going right now.  Non-first time home buyers, there are a lot of other programs avail... 11/20/2006