Why a trip to the California Delta? Well last summer Judy and I were at “the Taste of the Delta”, food, wine and vendors all together in a one day festival. At the conclusion of the event there was a raffle, and we actually won! It was a two night stay at the Delta’s Dockside [...]
We took a trip to the Delta and on the way, we passed the little town of Locke, a town rich in the heritage of the early 20th century Chinese settlers who moved there to work on the farms. In 1913, the Chinatown of nearby Walnut Grove was destroyed and burned after an accidental fire, [...]
I’m excited, this is my first doghouse listing. (This is Angel talking, Angel is my dog) This is Logan who was born on St. Patrick’s day! 4 years ago. He was a champion show dog, winning every show he entered except one. He retired from the ring and became my hiking buddy last June. He is [...]
I was just asked by a client to make an offer yesterday for a home in Hayward that is in foreclosure. When I called the listing agent, she said there were two pending offers already! One of the reasons home sales have risen this year is the spike in investor groups in troubled markets that [...]
Foreclosed home sales are going up here in Nevada County and elsewhere. The price of many of the foreclosed homes are making it affordable for investors to buy homes, do minor repairs and resell them for a profit. In many cases, mom and pop buyers are in the market to get a few rentals. But the [...]
Compared to the six-county region of Southern California, we’re not doing too bad here in Nevada County. Our median price in April was $279,500, compared to Southern California’s $247,000. In addition, their market dropped from $250,000 in March and 35.8 percent from $385,000 a year ago. Southern California’s median last month was the lowest since [...]
There is sometimes nothing more frustrating than a short sale. Banks typically take 90 days to six months, accept other offers if they are a dollar higher in the meantime, therefore never knowing if the home your are trying to buy will become a reality. So the news is that Bank of America and Wells [...]
Hi, my name is Angel. I’m called an American Bull Terrier or more commonly known as a Pit Bull. I’ve been around John, the person who feeds me, takes me for walks and so on for all of my life. Going to the office with him every day, I’ve learned a lot about real estate [...]
There is no sound, just watch the monitor screen, you can see the letters coming up, due to brain activity. Wilson, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, was confirming an announcement he had made two weeks earlier — his lab had developed a way to post messages on Twitter using electrical impulses generated by thought. [...]
After years of legal battles, it looks like the Woodside Town Council agreed to allow Steve to demolish his home on Mountain House Road in Woodside. The 1926 Spaish Revival estate of the top the hill was built by a copper magnate and now owned by Steve Jobs, is one step closer to demolition. After [...]
