I know that these are hard times for many of us. Some of us have lost loved ones this year, a job or possibly a house. One thing I learned along time along is that no matter how bad things my seem I can always find someone I would never want to trade places with. That seems to put things into perspective for me.
I hope your holiday is a happy one full of hope and love. My best to you and yours.
Sorry this is a little late, my internet was down yesterday but I think the message gets through. Now, on to the rest of the holiday season!
I just listed 114 Riverview Ct. I love this floorplan. It is the 2 story model and there are several homes of this model in this neighborhood. When my son, Chad was in high school his friends lived in this model. Upstairs there is a large loft and 2 large bedrooms and a full bathroom. Plus there is a large storage area. As my owner says, behind this door is Christmas! Chad and his buds used to hang up there by the hour playing their music, video games and who knows what else and I am sure I don’t want to know. Downstairs is a large living room, family room and one more bedroom and the master bedroom. The lot is over 9000 sq ft so it is a definite must see! Give me or your favorite realtor a call for a showing.
If you are looking for a great investment deal, ask me to show you the new listing on Washington Street. It needs some TLC but is priced right around $140K. The other nice new listing is on Martinez Way and is priced at $175k. The only way to see it at the moment is to come to an Open House that is not being advertised and there is no sign out front. I can’t even call the owner to show it, can you imagine that!? Oh well, good thing you know an agent to help you. The house at 611 Snapdragon just closed yesterday for $245K. It has been on the market on and off for over a year. I am sure the neighbors will be realy glad to get an owner in there to take care of the lawn and house. I think they will really like their new neighbors. Have a happy weekend and stay dry!
I am getting so frustrated as over the past 4 to 6 weeks we have a seen a major negative shift in appraisals. This isn’t just happening in Winters, but all over our area from the people I have talked to. We have a buyer and seller agree to a price and the appraisal may come in $30k to $50 less than the agreed price. When you look at the appraisals the appraiser has made an adjustment for a declining market rather than a neutral or appreciating market which is what we have seen here since at least February. They say they are seeing this in the sold sales but if a house sales for more than it was listed for then how is that a declining market? I have talked to other appraisers who agree with me. The unfortunate thing is that when an appraisal comes in low, then it effects the entire market for 3 to 6 months as other appraisers will use that sold as a comparable. So, when an appraisal comes in $50k less than it should then everyone in town has just lost $50k of equity in their home. It just doesn’t seem right that one person on the planet ,who hasn’t been in all the homes they are using for comps has that kind of power. Times are hard enough as it is without someone being able to strip us of what little equity we may have left. Something needs to be done about this very soon or we are going to be in a whole lot more trouble than we are right now. Any suggestions?
At long last the new Winters Library will open its doors for everyone to see and enjoy on Saturday, November 14, 2009! I got to go to a “pre party” a few weeks ago. I was so impressed with how large the space is and what nice large windows it has to let in lots of natural light. There is a conference room, a children’s book room and several quite places to relax and read throughout the building. We are so lucky so many people have worked on this project and have not given up over the years inspite of several setbacks. We will all reap the benefits. Right now they have a campaign to “stock the shelves”. The library is collecting money to buy new books for the library. What a very worthy cause. Hope to see see you there. Happy reading. Thank you Margaret Parsons for helping make this happen.
Well, I am really excited because there are two new listings this week! The first one is on Dry Creek Ln. I have shown it twice and it is really nice. It is over 1700 sq ft and has hardwood floors, a wood stove, nice large kitchen and large bedrooms. A very nice home built in 2002 priced at $292,000. The second house is on Red Bud and is a 2 story home with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. It is in decent shape and has a nice sized yard with a koi pond. These one is priced at $262,500. Neither one is a short sale or bank owned property, how nice.!
