Elk Grove

Elk Grove CA Home Buyers

November 19th, 2008 categories: Elk Grove

Are you a home buyer in the Sacramento area and thinking about buying a house in Elk Grove, CA? There are some fantastic neighborhoods in Elk Grove which has three zip codes (95624, 95757 and 95758). There are many homes to chose from along with a variety of price ranges.

One of the reasons I like Elk Grove is the close proximity to major freeways. Highway 99 and Interstate 5 are both quick accesses to Downtown Sacramento which takes about 20 minutes in traffic, Tahoe along Highway 50 or Highway 80 and of course the Bay Area. Just a hop, skip and a jump to almost anywhere.

The homes in Elk Grove for the most part lend themselves to larger yards than most of the other areas with a variety of homes from more established to newer, gated, bordering golf course and more. Elk Grove also has had a City Council who has monitored the spending and is one of the few Cities that is fiscally solvent.

There is an exceptional 5 bedroom home for sale in Elk Grove with a pool that has 2617 square feet and offered for $318,650. Take a tour and see and if you are ready to start decorating and entertaining in this home for the holidays.

Did I mention that this home has a bedroom downstairs with a full bath? Any home buyer buying a two story home should know that a bedroom downstairs is a MUST for resale value.

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As a Realtor in Elk Grove, CA I have sold many homes in the Elk Grove area over the years and the home buyers have been pleased to be homeowners in Elk Grove, CA with an excellent 20 minute commute to Downtown Sacramento.

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Elk Grove October Real Estate Market Report

November 3rd, 2008 categories: Elk Grove, Real Estate News

New Elk Grove Homeowner

Elk Grove Real Estate Market stats are ready for October 2008.

On Friday, I added a sold home to the list for Elk Grove. A family of First Time Home Buyers received their keys on Friday morning in Elk Grove. Just in time for Halloween!

This was a bank-owned, foreclosed home that was perfect for this family of six. They are thrilled to be in their new Elk Grove home where the kids can each have their own room and loads of space. And what a fantastic backyard they now have. Saturday was their official move all the “stuff” day and their first night as new homeowners. Here’s a BIG shout out to the Warson Family. It was a pleasure representing you, as your Realtor and helping to make your 1st time home buyer dreams come true. Welcome to your new home in Elk Grove!

This week I will enter all of the real estate market sales numbers into the neighborhood/County Market Statistics but for now, I thought I would take the time to let Elk Grove know the home sales for each of the Elk Grove, CA areas for October home sales.

The real estate market stats for October 2008 include residential single family homes only.

Elk Grove, CA Zip Code 95757

There were 384 homes for sale in the month of October

180 homes received accept offers and were listed as Pending Sale

89 homes sold in October for an average price of $262,177 and took an average of 53 days to sell.

Elk Grove Zip Code 95758

319 homes were for sale in the month of October

163 homes accepted offers and were listed as Pending Sale

74 homes sold in October for an average price of $314,272 and took an average of 56 days to sell

Elk Grove, Zip Code 95624

352 homes for sale in October

180 homes received offers and listed as Pending Sale

92 homes sold for an average price of $249,133 in an average of 41 days on the market

All of the real estate market stats will be listed later this week as time permits for each of the neighborhoods in Sacramento County.

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Elk Grove homes for sale, Zip code 95757

Elk Grove homes for sale, Zip code 95758

Elk Grove homes for sale, Zip code 95624

There is a great house for sale in Elk Grove, 95758 built in 2005 with 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, granite counter kitchen, huge Family room, with a built-in pool for sale that is move-in ready. Be sure to check out this 2617 square foot home for sale in Elk Grove. Click to see the video of this spectacular home for sale in Elk Grove, CA

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Elk Grove CA Short Sale Homes for Sale

October 24th, 2008 categories: Elk Grove, Short Sale

Elk Grove, CA real estate is prime for home buyers with 424 homes for sale that are homes for sale in Short Sale. There are some terrific real estate buys to be had so if you are thinking of relocating to the Sacramento area, Elk Grove has a variety of homes throughout its three zip code area to chose from.

There are 132 Short Sale homes for sale in Elk Grove, CA 95624
There are 143 Short Sale homes for sale in Elk Grove, CA 95757
There are 149 Short Sale homes for sale in Elk Grove, CA 95758

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Along with the Short Sale homes there are 271 REO Bank Owned homes for Sale throughout Elk Grove, CA

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For further reading about Elk Grove and the communities be sure to read some of the articles listed below along with neighborhood videos.

In July more than 7,600 Sacramento area homeowners returned their keys to the bank. In September 2/3 of the sales in Sacramento County were bank owned September Home sale Report per Sac Bee from Data Quick. DataQuick has complied a list of cities by county showing the number of Notices of Default for each area. Check to see how your County compared to all the rest.

Supposedly there is a slowing of banks taking over homes due to a new law, Senate Bill SB1137 that passed in July telling banks that they must make 3 telephone calls to borrowers having trouble paying their payments before filing a notice of default. Is this lip action or is there any substance to these calls?

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Elk Grove Real Estate

October 12th, 2008 categories: Elk Grove, Real Estate

Elk Grove, CA real estate is selling. September 2008 real estate market report shows the home sales in each of the 3 zip codes, 95624, 95758 and 95757 are up. Since Elk Grove, CA experienced a high boom in new home sale, there have been quite a few foreclosures in Elk Grove.

In the above video, I unfortunately made a mistake a said, the Elk Grove stats for the “month” instead of saying the Year-to-Date stats. Please excuse the error.

In my opinion as an Elk Grove Realtor, since Elk Grove has the highest number of foreclosures in the Sacramento area and also had the biggest new housing boom it tells me that new home builders were not looking out for the home buyers interest in getting them good loans. That’s just another good reason to make sure as a home buyer looking to buy a new home from a new home builder that you are represented by an experienced Realtor. Not only will we make sure you don’t over pay but we can help to refer a home buyer to a reputable lender so that you don’t loose your home to a foreclosure.

Be sure to check out Sacramento Real Estate Voice for Monday’s article on Getting Pre-Approved…

Elk Grove, CA Real Estate Market Report for September 2008 Year to Date is:

Elk Grove 95624

724 homes sold for an average price of $288,464

Elk Grove 95758

918 homes sold for an average price of $324,771

Elk Grove 95757

672 homes sold for an average price of $265,266

For a breakdown of each area by month be sure to check the Neighborhood Statistics for each City and community each month.

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Sacramento Realtor Puts Back the WOW in Real Estate for Home Buyers

September 17th, 2008 categories: Elk Grove, Foreclosure, Real Estate

New Sacramento Home Buyers These Sacramento Home Buyers have that “wow” feeling since they are purchasing a new house in a new subdivision from a new home builder.

The home buyer are getting the “deal of the century” after I negotiated a great price, the model home and all the furniture for them. All they need is a suitcase to move right-in.

Just another example of why you want to have a Realtor represent you if you are a home buyer thinking of buying a house from a home builder.

Now, look at those smiles on this couple. Can you see that they are thrilled with their choice of purchasing a new house?

There were days when those smiles were not present. We had spent several weeks looking at bank owned foreclosed houses in Elk Grove, CA and even placed an offer on one of the houses.

There were complications, such as the renter not allowing us entry into the house for the home inspection. The renter removing 10 trees from the backyard of the house after our contract had been accepted and the actual owners vowing to remove the surround sound that was installed in the home.

The “wow” factor was depleting daily and I was left with home buyers who were very skeptical of what the house would look like once they closed and the house was theirs. So, after contemplating the situation, the home buyers decided to rescind their offer on the bank owned, foreclosed home and start taking a look at new homes from new home builders.

We visited several new home builders and narrowed the choice to one builder where we found a floor plan that these home buyers liked. We looked at one of the houses that had been started and not finished but I saw that look on my home buyer’s faces and knew that the “wow” factor was leaving.

I needed to get that happy look back on their face so I asked them if they liked the model and saw their eyes light up. It was obvious that I needed to negotiate and get them that model. Within a few minutes not only did I get the model home for them at a reduced rate but I had also negotiated all of the furniture and knick knacks in the house to be included.

A new home subdivision in Elk Grove, CA where only 5 homes were left to build and sell, these home buyers found their dream home and got the “WoW” factor back. They will be moving in by the end of this month and become Elk Grove citizens.

Another happy client that got what they wanted.

Remember, that it is essential that even if you are buying a new house from a new home builder that you have a home inspection. At least before the 1 year anniversary, it’s a must to have a home inspection. No home is free of repairs and items that have been overlooked. A home inspection for a new house from a new home builder is as important as having a Realtor represent you.

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