Its hard to believe we are already near the end of February in 2020. So far this year, my assignments have consisted of a continued mix of lender (mostly VA or conventional purchases) and private work. I am getting some calls from agents and/or homeowners who are discussing...
I hope everybody is off to a great 2020 start! After some much needed time off, I feel refreshed and excited about this upcoming year. Real Estate Office Meetings: Last year, I went into some real estate offices and did Q&A at meetings. This platform was beneficial...
I hope everybody impacted by the PG&E power outages are back in full swing after weeks of random outages. I know my office was impacted as well and made for some creative game planning around the outages the last few weeks. In the foothill...
In my foothill market area, some areas have long, meandering gravel/dirt roads. The roads can definitely vary in condition and appeal. Some are long and adequately maintained gravel and/or dirt. Some can be bumpy, fair to poor condition, have areas of rocks, etc. Either way,...
With recent mortgage interest rate drops, there has certainly been an influx of refinance work available. I know this to be true as I've been solicited from some companies that I normally don't complete much or any work for. The ability to refinance has been advantageous especially for buyers...
Below is a recent graph configured for a recent appraisal assignment in Lake of the Pines. The subject is a true 2 BR and wanted to visually see the market of how 2 BR compared to 3 BR SFRs. This is helpful as there were...
Happy New Year! I hope everybody is refreshed as the new year starts rolling. I am hearing nationally and locally more and more news that the market is slowing. While that is stating the obvious, I think its imperative to embrace the market changing and look...
With continued upward pressure on prices in many market areas, it is always wise to identify trends within trends. When appraising, I always look at the overall market and as well as the segmented market of the subject property. Further, I look at a variety...
As 2016 has begun, interest rates have done the opposite of what experts were warning and trended downward. I have experienced a very busy 2016 so far as spring fever seemingly began in January. Below is a breakdown of each price category in Placer County....
So far into the 4th quarter, Roseville real estate has continued to be active with no significant slow down. While active listings have decreased, so have pending and closed sales, thus keeping the demand/supply in balance (see charts below). Based upon current data and graphs,...