Happy New Year!

            

Amazing River, Mt. Shasta & Lassen Range Views! This newly remodeled Tuscany Style home is truly a rare find! Incredible hardwood floors are found in the gourmet granite kitchen & through out the dining areas. Romantic master suite offers a beautiful granite & tile bath along w/a veranda to take in the views! Area offers Boat Launch, Pool, 3000' Private Airport, Equestrienne, 108 Acre Lake

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Let's take a look at that for a moment...3000' Private Airport... Private airport...PRIVATE Airport.. So I was thinking  "How can you have a private Airport of your own?" - then I looked closer and it is a gated community featuring a Private Airport - which is still pretty darned good - actually Amazing - but for a moment in my blondness I was thinking -"Where is there room in this house for an Airport? - Is it over the garage? - not mentioning... how in the heck are you going to deal with all those International Travelers coming through your home! And if it's Private, Why do you need an air"port"? Okay, I admit I was really perplexed. Now the agent is going to call me and I'm going to have to tell her how blond I am, because I called her to figure it out.

For the next few weeks, I will be featuring Italian inspired homes in our area - "Why are you doing that?", you may be wondering... Well, it's because - drum roll please....I'm Going to Italy!!!!!! Life is good and I am truly blessed because my oldest daughter loves me and misses me and sent me tickets to visit her in Rome!
On January 15th, I will be flying to Los Angeles, catching a flight to Paris, looking briefly around the airport in Paris and then hopping a plane to Rome - or as they say in Italy, Roma. So far, I have scoped out a few things on my list of must see's and working on learning a few needed Italian phrases. Evidently, according to my daughter, the way Americans pronounce certain phrases are incorrect and she is helping me to learn the correct way. I always (when pretending to be Italian) would say GRAT-ZEE, This I have learned is wrong... She says it Grat-Zee-A (long A sound). I'm pretty jazzed to go and see all the sights there including all the Piazza's and the churches. I'm pretty much a people watcher so I will be doing a lot of that. I'm bringing my computer so I will be able to blog from there. It's my dream to be a travel writer so we'll see how good at that I really am. I probably should stick to what I know though - Real Estate - and just have fun.

I have been extremely remiss in my blogging here, but the holidays always take so much time and there is so much to do.Wah Wah. There, that's my lame excuse. 

What's going on in Redding Real Estate - because really that's why you're here right? - Alrighty then. The market inventory is Awful! - We need more listings! You have to call me and list your house! - There are only 658 Residential listings currently available in Shasta MLS. 257 of those are in Redding. 
Since my last post, there have been 287 new listings, 298 Closed and 347 Pending. As you can tell, the 257 current listings are not going to last long at this rate. (Only residential listings included in these numbers).
Prices are going up as you can see on the chart below.

Time Period	Area	Average Sale Price	Average Price/SF	Price/SF 0 – 10 Yrs	Price/SF 10 – 30 Yrs	Price/SF 30+ Yrs
Q3 2011	Redding	195,797	107.01	128.68	115.07	87.89
Q4 2011	Redding	181,025	103.01	123.41	111.69	86.14
Q1 2012	Redding	191,593	104.80	137.12	108.37	86.49
Q2 2012	Redding	195,276	109.34	133.17	117.09	89.52
Q3 2012	Redding	205,356	113.74	133.47	121.67	95.86
Oct-Nov 12	Redding	224,047	118.23	141.51	126.83	97.33

Here's one of those nifty little charts I get from Bob Sprenkel, an appraiser here in town.

Have a Happy New Year - be safe - don't drink too much and remember Designate a Driver if you are going out.

Thanksgiving!

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Here is my new listing, just a great little starter home!





This adorable little 3 bedroom 2 bath home has more space than you think! Extra long driveway to two car garage plus 2 additional rooms off the garage and a workshop with laundry hook-ups! Natural gas hooked up to the property. It has a very nice little covered patio in the backyard.

It has happened, the holidays are rapidly approaching and full scale chaos is just around the corner. Thanksgiving is next week and the kids are coming home! - AAUGH! I'm not saying that I don't relish this chance to see the babies and the kids and have everyone all together, in fact that the very best part - the AAUUGHH is for all the work to do before this happens. You know what I'm talking about. The carpets have to be cleaned. The shower in the second bath which hasn't worked in months has to be fixed. Babies and toddlers will be in the house - which is definetly NOT childproof! - I don't worry about them breaking stuff, I worry about them eating stuff. Stuff that I would never consider eating, babies and toddlers will eat.
I did seriously consider taking a suite at a nearby resort, but ruled out that option. The only other option is to clean like mad, crawl around my home and put stuff away and clean it again.

One year, when I was a newly familied young person, my mother decided that we would all just rent a three bedroom in a resort in Oceanside. We had our Thanksgiving dinner at this really posh resaurant and me, my husband and our baby girl joined with my parents and yournger sister eating at this huge table. My beautiful baby girl didn't like her dinner. In fact, she hated it, she hated the restaurant, she probably hated the little fluffly dress I had her in and she wanted to make sure the whole restaurant knew it. She THREW her plate across the room like a champion frizbee player. Yup, everyone in the restaurant knew.

The thing about Thanksgiving is that real families can be really messy. Literally and metaphorically.  That was the last time I took my Thanksgiving public. So, here we are.

Usually, Thanksgiving at my house is pretty tame. We all sit around eating too much and talking all at once, I look around the table at all the different personalities and all the beautiful people who sit around me and I feel so very blessed. I'm always the one who gets all emo when we say our thanks. Thanksgiving really is my favorite holiday. No expectations really, feed everyone and be together. That's all.

So, although I still have a lot of work to do at my house this week, I know it's all going to be worth it.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.

Meanwhile Real Estate keeps going. Only 714 Active, residential listings in Shasta MLS, 287 of those in Redding. If you want a bargain, there are only 12 homes priced under 100K.

Way Too Much Coffee Today

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A long gated private driveway leads to this impressively designed home featuring master bedroom suite on ground floor. 1 half bath designed for pool use, the other for guests on main floor. 3 other bedrooms, bonus room (currently used as office) & 2 full baths located on upper level. 2 large walk-in closet in master, area to build shop to west of current parking area. See supplement for more...
Granite slab island and granite tiled counter-tops are highlighted by stainless steel appliances. Maple cabinetry throughout combines with durable blond ash flooring in traffic areas & marble floors in 2 baths. Home feels comfortable with formal dining and nook eating areas. A quaint living room could house a grand piano. This is not the same-o-same-o design as one north wall is 2X8 construction with beautiful arches highlighted by unusual lighting fixtures throughout. The home has the benefit of a master cool system in addition to air conditioning.

You know, I'm a real sucker for a great backyard! - I love backyards more than interiors. The saddest time for me is when I can't go outside anymore because of the weather. I need a covered patio at least so I can sit outside and enjoy the rain.  It seems like a really long time since it last rained here. I know about the drought and all that and I'm pretty sure I did a fair amount of complaining in earlier posts about the rain, but I'm ready now - it can rain. - This house has an awesome backyard - I mean the house isn't anything to complain about for sure - but look at the yard!!!! ( wow just read that back - way too much coffee today)

Ok - I was thinking maybe I'm not giving value here in my blog - too much nonsense maybe - My big girl says more pictures! More Video! - Still working on that video angle... So - there's another picture...

Can you say "Inventory Shortage"? It's getting quite dire out there - 727 Residential listings on Todays MLS, 276 in Redding - Average sales price for Sept 2012 was $200,633 - up from last years average of $176,876 for the same time. But, it's deeper than that. Homes priced on the low $100K range are few and far between right now - competition is fierce for those. - 11 offers on a house I looked at today which came on the market 8 days ago.( And it was priced at $185K!) Too late. Homes priced about 300K are in demand but there are limited options available. Interest rates are crazy wicked low right now too, 3.4% or ish there. - that means a 200K home that had an interest rate of 5% was costing $1073.65 per month and now at 3.4% it costs $886.96 per month  (excluding taxes and insurance - blah blah disclaimer)  Now you can afford more home for less money. (See my Facebook for a great article on lending guidelines I found.)

I was going to tell you how much Today' Featured Listing would cost but then I would have to take up a whole other blog site with the disclaimers so - I'll say this - email mark.stander@mortgagefamily.com if you really want to know. and of course email me at Rockstarrealtor77@Gmail.com if you want to see it!

Dreams of Glory

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This spectacular ranch style home in Palo Cedro sits on a fully fenced 5 acre lot. This home has a gourmet kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Hand scraped hickory hard wood floors run throughout the home. Newly upgraded master bedroom/bathroom, beautiful tile/glass shower and Jacuzzi bathtub along with separate vanities & large walk in closet. Large 3 bedrooms, den,

an abundance of storage space. Backyard features pool, built in BBQ and competition size horseshoe pit, perfect for entertaining or just to escape! Outdoors also includes 4 stall barn, 2 car garage plus 2 car detached shop A must see home!

Well, it has just been a flurry of activity here since I came back from Hawaii. At first it was really hard to get back into to grove. Then, I finally seemed to hit my stride again. But - now the hard part...It's football season. I am a really die-hard football fan. My team is of course the San Francisco Fourty-niners who I have had a love-hate relationship with for the past ahem..cough..many years. But really, I'll watch all the teams. Of course, I'm not a fan of the arch nemesis of most 49er fans - the Oakland traitors - I mean Raiders but I will stay and watch them lose. The past two seasons for the 49ers have put hope back into my heart for the return to glory of this team. So, if you try to track me down on Thursday evening, Sundays or Monday evenings you know where I am. Parked in my living room - on my sofa.

The market has not slowed down at all here, it seems to be picking up momentum daily actually. There are 741 Active residential listings in Shasta MLS today, 279 of those are in Redding. Of the listings in Redding - I think it's interesting to pint out that only 12 of those are under 100K and the majority of those listings are between 200-350K!
33 Bank owned and 52 shortsales on the market today.

Call me to list your house today! We need more inventory!

Hawaiian Adventures

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Nestled in Shingletown below the pine trees. This 1910 square feet home has 3 bedrooms, 1 3/4 bath. A huge picnic area with built in BBQ. Large 1144 sqft shop with a bathroom, RV Parking with power and water hookups. Property backs up to PG&E land where Battle Creek awaits your fishing pole. This is 3 continuous acres which separated into one acre fully fenced parcels. Features an outhouse with fully functional commode!

Well, I made it back safe and sound from the awesome state of Hawaii! Remember I said it shouldn't take 10 days to get my sister-in Laws house prepped for sale? - It did. It took all the days, then- because of cats... we missed the flight home, it took one more day! I did have a great time at the Polynesian Cultural Center . We had a great day there, ate at a Luau and saw a fantastic show. H'a, Breath of Life.  Because no trip is ever worth bragging about without pictures - here are a few I took... Also, I will never again underestimate the amount of work - physical work - involved in getting a house ready to sell. It also made me realize how incredibly out of shape I am!

Fun day at the Cultural Center

Amazing sunset from Bellows AFB

REWARD!

So, I ran some numbers from while I was away...just out of curiosity...

132 new listings,127 Pended listings, 82 Closed, 37 Bank on the Market in Shasta County MLS. 10 days in Real Estate really is like a year in any other business.

Leaving 744 Active listings on MLS today, 273 in Redding. 15 under 100K, 32 listings between 100-150K

Most Importantly, here is my Sis-in Laws Home - now listed (effective Oct 1) at $635K

a fantastic bargain!

ALOHA!

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This is a really Great Property! It is a custom 4 bedroom, 4 bath home offering total privacy on 5.5 acres with a serene park like setting. Beautiful Hickory hardwood floors, wet bar, river rock fireplace & spacious rooms add to the joy of living here. 500 sf bonus/game room. Solar heated pebble tec pool & rock waterfall. Quality constructed 48x48 RV shop with RV hook ups. Separate 2 bedroom ''Home Care Unit' 





In regular life here in Redding, I am getting ready to leave for 10 days - which, just so you know, 10 days in Real Estate is like a flipping year! I am going to Hawaii to help my sister-in-law get her house prepped for sale and even though I don't think  it should take 10 days - she's the one bringing me there so I'm not going to complain. I should have some time to R&R. Also to Blog of course!.
What if we took the property above and transplanted it to Hawaii? I think It might go for a little bit above the Redding asking price! Haha. The thing I love about Redding is that you get a whole lot of House for your Moola here and it's a great place to live of course!

The market here is still pretty hot right now. Inventory is low, buyers and investors are hungry for property still so I think it may hold for a bit. 41 New listings since the last post. 761 in Shasta MLS and 272 in Redding. 34 of those are listed as REO's

Can't name this post what I want to, so let's just call it "Sweet!"

Today's Featured Listing

 POOL, SHOP 36x24 (POSSIBLE GUEST HOUSE) 4 ACRES, Grant School District! Desirable Westside - 2,391 sqft., 4 Bed, + Office(Office not included in square footage, perfect for in home business), 3 Bath, Granite Slab, Wood Floors, Split Bedroom/Great Room Floor Plan, VERY OPEN! Centerville Water! Quick escrow! Home sits at the back of 4 acres! Very long gated paved driveway! Fruit trees & creek

Once in a while, and really not very often, surprisingly, I find a house that really speaks to me. Personally. I don't know what it is about this house but I LOVE IT! I did the Open House here this Saturday. I think I have kind of a quirky sense for homes. This one says "Hey - welcome home" as soon as you walk in. - which reminds me of a story -

So, it's a few years ago, I still had my own company and every day I would drive my ratty old mini van into the parking lot. My agents and employees were ashamed of my car - they implored me to get something that didn't make the parking lot look ugly. (We Realtors - some at least, are kinda into appearances - go figure)
Anyways, I had been car shopping for a car that "suited my stature" - whatever (the van was paid for!). I looked at Mercedes, I looked at Cadillac, I looked at BMW, I looked at Volvo - Every Upper echelon (snoot snoot) of the car world I looked at - 6 months looking.  Nothing was right - ya know? Right. I was at the Lexus dealer in Modesto one day, nope, not it...I noticed a lot behind the Lexus dealership - Hmmm - what's that?,,,

I saw this Little Red car calling me - I went over to it. I said "Hey"...  it said "Hey". I opened the door.  The car literally moved for me! - The seat slid back, the dashboard retracted - the steering wheel got out of the way - "Come on in" said the car... Shiznit! Wow! I thought. I got in - the sales guy came over - I closed the door. The seat moved forward, it hugged me. The steering wheel came forward... "Let's go for a ride" said the car.
Holy Crackers! - This car was better than any date EVER!  This car knew me!!!! I looked around inside. CD player, Sun Roof, Power Everything. Cool looking dash, Cool looking interior. I rolled down the window, I asked the sales guy "How Much?"... he told me... "Sold!" I said. - Drove home with that baby two hours later - only cuz hubby had to haggle of course. It was an Infiniti G35, 2005. I loved that damn car. I still do. Haven't seen anything ever like it.  I miss that car. 

This has happened to me only a few times in my life. Not counting when I saw my children and my husband for the first time. Happened once in Nordstrom's with a pink jacket I still have.

Happened Saturday with this house.  The only thing better for me would be if I sold this house. Call me - Email me I'd LOVE to show it to you. See if you feel it too. Best feeling in the world.

Stats for Today: 754 residential listings on the market today. 271 of those are in Redding.

Labor Day Weekend

Todays Featured Listing



Today's listing is a beautifully maintained and updated home with newer roof and central HVAC system, 24 x 60 shop, large RV barn with 50 Amp electric and water, attached 2 car garage, fruit & nut trees, lush landscaping with gazebo & gated courtyard. Fully fenced with a paved driveway and electric gate, public water, low electric bills and so much more. 

As I came into the office today, I noticed that it seemed exceptionally quiet. Where is everyone at?? What's going on??  I visited one of my clients who has a business in town earlier, he was so busy!! Everyone was there at his business, it was crazy! - What's going on? - It's not Saturday? It's not a Hol...
Oh Yea! It is a holiday weekend! - It's the last vestige of this years summer - Labor Day! How did I miss that one? So then I was thinking - YAYYYY!!! It's a holiday weekend! MUAHAHAH!!  What can I do - Four Luscious Days - Well at least three for most people. What to do... what to do...

It is almost football season...Hmmmm

I can go to the lake! I can go fishing. I can laze away in the backyard...THUMP! - Who in the heck do you think you are silly girl! I have appointments all weekend - OH YEA! I sell Real Estate! Actually, It's really cool with me - I'm not down on crowded Lakeside picnics, I HATE to fish. My backyard is there everyday. So, this is what fun thing I will do this weekend. Hang out with awesome people, hang out in awesome houses and have a great time!

In other news, that I'm sure I will address at a later post - Baby Girl has moved home. Turns out the big city was't all it was cracked up to be. Now, I have a new cat... Let's leave that there for a while.

On the Redding Real Estate front - I'm proud to say that my new listing in the last post is now in escrow. Under contract in like 5 days - crazy amount of calls on the property. NOW is really a good time to list your home. The market is severely under inventoried right now. 

Only 748 Residential listings available on Shasta MLS, only 264 of them in Redding. Today, 14 new listings came on the market and 16 listings went into escrow. So, if you're sitting on the fence about selling - it's time to jump - Deals are getting harder and harder to find - the lower end of the market is like a shark Frenzy. And -  If you have an affordable, well maintained, updated home - watch out - there will be a stampeded to get in. Call me and I'll give you a Competitive Market Analysis FREE!

Life is Good!

              New Listing!

       

This Immaculate 3BR/2.5BA 1962sqft home is just waiting for YOU. Beautiful kitchen with Granite counters, Stainless Steel appliances and 16'' tile. Vaulted Ceiling in Great room area. Beautiful lighting fixtures throughout. Covered patio and Hot Tub in this manicured back yard. Separate Laundry area and office (un-permitted) cap it off. - Regular Sale!

So - Here it is! My newest Listing. This is an awesome house really - I love - Love the back patio - completely covered - just enough yard to play in or enjoy without too much work - Flower beds and a Hot Tub. We used to have a hot tub at my home in Manteca and even though we had a pool - we spent way more time in the hot tub!. There are so many jets on this thing... The master Bedroom has a huge walk in closet with shelves. There is so much storage room in this house. Plus with that fantastic kitchen really - I just might buy it myself! Haha - It also has a small office which is perfect for working from home or just as a crafters room.

My sellers are moving to be closer to their Grandchildren - something I can totally relate to. It's awful to be so far away - now I know why my mom dropped everything in San Diego to move to be closer to me in Manteca years ago.

It has just been so busy around here lately. Redding must have some really positive press out there somewhere. We are seeing a lot of people re-locating to this area. Even though it's pretty hot right now - that
s really only like one month out of the whole year. - I went to San Francisco last month and forgot where I was going. - FROZE!  Every time I talk to anyone about Redding they mention the heat. Get over it! It's supposed to be hot in the summer!

So - let's talk about Dogs. No, just kidding - this isn't a blog about dogs.

Shasta MLS has 755 residential listings on the market right now. 269 of those are in Redding. There are 15% fewer active listings than one year ago. So - I at the least am hoping for a temporary reprieve from the housing crisis.

Just a pretty picture I took at the Bridge.

   

    

 

Where Oh Where Has My Summer Gone?

Today's Featured Listing

This west side home has a great view of Mt. Shasta.  It is situated in a cul de sac location. With an above ground pool and lots of patio space . This home features 4 bedrooms, one with it's own entrance.

At 1941 SqFt it comes in at less than $92 per sq ft!

Summer - *Sigh*   I love Summer - Have I mentioned that before? I hear we are in for a heat wave here soon along with the western half of the United States. It's cool with me. Bring it on! Shh...

So the last week has been nerve-racking! It has to do with my son. - The one who goes to Humboldt U. He's not living on campus this semester. He starts his job there tomorrow! Haven't found him a place to live!! AAUUGH!. It's good. I have faith. He has friends to stay with and thats just the way it's going to have to be right now.

Kinda ironic huh? Here I am a REALTOR and I can't find a place for my son to live - don't think this hasn't been lost on him at all. In my defense - I don't live in Humboldt county - I don't know anyone there - and I don't handle rentals - all really good reasons but Moms are never excused. Craigslist is really fun though to sift through. I love the way people talk about what they are looking for in a room mate - One said that they may have Satanic rituals sometimes in the living room. NEXT! One said they have 9 cats - NEXT - On and on it's kinda funny. I may just keep reading those for entertainment value.

This just in - BB Girl wants to work here! Click the Link -   Where people go to get EATEN   Actually - probably NO one really gets eaten there - but I'm a momma and I worry.

So the business of real estate is buzzing along quite buisily - is that a word - hold on - The business of real estate is humming along like a hummingbird - no, the real estate world is spinning  - , Oh crackers, its just busy!

Here is a look at the stats this week - as of today at lease - 757 listings overall in Shasta County MLS. 262 of them are in Redding. only 13 of those in Redding are under 100K - OUCH! - In Redding,  35 of the 262 are REO's or Foreclosures and 19 are Short Sales.

Short Sales and Fish n Chips...

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The Answer to Your Dreams! Located on beautiful Little Cow Cr. this stunning 4/3 home, features country sized kitchen with new Corian Counters, large island and an abundance of cabinets, formal dining with breakfast nook, living room with fireplace, large master suite, Pebble-tec pool recently resurfaced with new quipment, all this and more overlooking Little Cow Cr. Fresh interior paint.




Wow! As previously stated, Summer is whisking by at an alarming speed. The whole month of July seems like it lasted two days. We have a new addition to our family, Baby Olivia was born July 10th, - 6lbs 3oz (?) little tiny thing. Grand baby  of my heart. She is absolutely adorable! I'm not sure if her momma would like me posting her picture so you just have to believe me. 


With this big internet thingy we have here. I say "When in doubt - don't". 


So, Redding in the Summer. My third one here. What's to say - the rumors are true it is HOT! Well actually today it's only 80 right now as I post this and 80 is really my ideal temperature.Just sayin'. Might be part Lizard.  I'm craving some Fish n Chips right now - that has nothing to do with anything - just observation - 


Real Estate Biz has been really crazy so let me bring you up on some stats for today.


We have 757 Listings on Shasta MLS today, 273 in Redding, 18 of those are under 100K, 29 between 100K and 150K, only 26 total are short sales and there are 35 REO's. Why then does it seem that everything MY buyers are wanting are short sales??? IDK. 


Here's the deal with Short Sales, I get that they are really better for the seller than letting the house go to foreclosure, in fact one lender that I spoke to, told me that they can finance a purchase two short years after a short sale - of course there are a whole bunch of factors that go with that but there - two years. Why is is so hard for these banks to make a decision???? It's really a frustrating process for the buyer. The seller approves the offer and then the bank has to approve it. But it takes the bank FOREVER to make that decision, meanwhile the buyer has gotten tired of waiting and finds something else. So - if you would like to buy a short sale just realize you are in for the long haul. Make sure it is THE house for you and you don't have to move right away.I have heard nightmare stories of 6 month escrow periods, even longer.  If you are looking to short sell your house - make sure you have an experienced short sale agent! . - Just a little venting I guess. By the way Today's Listing is NOT a short sale. :) Have a great weekend. See ya later!

Nifty Little Checklist

Today's Featured Listing



This spacious country home in Anderson is just a few minutes south of Redding. House sits on approximately 2.5 fenced acres offering privacy and lots of elbow room. Home features two living rooms with newer pellet stoves, dining room and very large kitchen. Detached two-car garage with extra parking space around the property.

The Fourth of July festivities are over...*sign* This always signals the end of summer to me - don't know why...Still have plenty of summer left really..I mean there is still Labor Day to look forward to right? No fireworks then but still barbecue...not the same.

My very good friends from the Central Valley were here for the week. We really didn't do much. We saw the fireworks, had barbecue, went to see Brave, went shopping, tried to avoid evacuating my house by drinking all the wine we could...Did you hear about the Dale Fire - yup 3 miles from my house... I gotta tell you if there is ANYONE in the world that you do NOT want to need in an emergency - it's me! I freak out! - So there I am trying NOT to freak out, after all, right, there's no reason to freak out - it's not going to come this way...ha ha...he he - (Crackers and Cheese!) Just drink more wine - It's all good.

Unfortunately, or should I say fortunately there was no need for us to leave - whew. I was trying to figure out how to get two cats, 5 dogs, a fish, and four adults out, (two of us in NO condition to drive). Today I found this nifty little checklist "nifty little checklist" that tells you what to do in an emergency. Kinda late but whatever. Keep it for later. Put it on your fridge.

Okay, running out of time... On Shasta MLS today there are 761 residential listings, 252 in Redding, 13 under 100K! 36 between 100K and 150K - So yes, the ugly house days are numbered, haha most of whats left are the pretty houses! Just kidding - although the upper end is dominating whats available right now and I assume they are pretty. - Gotta go - have a great day! Call me for all your Real Estate Needs!!

My Best Friend - the IPhone

     Today's Featured Listing

This home has 2866sf with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, Minutes from fishing and boating on Shasta Lake. It sits on a large corner lot w/ample RV parking in front of and behind RV Gate. Wow - 2 RV"S - or Boak and RV - Large kitchen, Dining area off kitchen as well as formal dining room. Large living and separate family room. Inside laundry room with full bath, Guest bath has large walk in shower, Master Bath has walk in shower and garden tub. 


Well, it's been pretty hectic around here lately - which is good. Just plain good. Thought I'd share some good links with you today - shamelessly marketing my wares of course. We have a great website that allows you to take virtual tours of all of our properties listed, it is northstatehomeshow.com  - Also, You can do specific searches on My Website. You can also access my website by clicking on the "search for homes" tab at the top of this post. We also have a great Mobile AP - Gomobilensh.com that you can download to your SmartPhone. Wow - all these tools - just for you!


Let's talk about Smartphones now for a minute - Are you as addicted to yours as I am?? What in the begeebers did I ever do without it??? So, every night I tuck it in to its "cradle". In the morning, it's the first thing I reach for. If I forget to charge it , I cry. I have to have it with me and my coffee in the morning. - The funny part is that I have ZERO reception 90% of the time at my house. But I do have WIFI - AAAAAHHHHAAA... Kinda like taa-daa - but not sure how to spell AAAAAHHHHAAAA.... It has become a part of me, CRAZY! - I though when "cellphones" (showing my age here) came out that they were awesome but really! My IPhone is the coolest gadget EVER! I can take it with me and use the Map ap to figure out where in the Carmen Santiago I am. When I'm waiting in line anywhere - I can play a game - it tells me instantly if I have email - (that's why its fastest to email me) I can look at listings from outside the doors - The worst thing it can say to me is "battery power at 10%" - Ugh! - Really this little tool is my bestest buddy. God save me when I get the IPhone4. I'm really afraid to get the IPad. Alrighty I'm digressing here a bit but if any of you want to play Words with Friends my user name is Maddness77 - let's go!!!



Only 755 Residential listings in Shasta MLS today. 273 in Redding.
48 under 150K, 19 under 100K - I did hear that HUD may be releasing some homes in August so Investors and 1st time home buyers stay tuned. As for you sellers - Let's get those homes listed!

Little Ducky

Today's Featured Listing

Fulfill the dreams of the entire family! Room to run and play. A large shop with really Big RV space and a brand new kitchen. New carpet, new counters, koi pond with water feature,  tube lights for energy efficiency, just shy of a half acre in town but located in the County. You won't be disappointed!

I like this listing. It has a lot of really nice features - I can picture myself or someone like me in the backyard surrounded by the trees, listening to the sounds from the waterfall, feeding the fishies, reading a good book. - Call me and I'd love to show it to you!


On the homefront here, my baby girl is now all safefy installed in her new apartment in San Francisco. Ugh. The boys took over her room in about an hour and have now dubbed it their "Man-Cave". Baby girl left all her posters and goodies on the walls though to remind me of her and I won't let the boys take them dowm. So, now I'm the minority in my house. The guys have taken over - I really think I should go crash with the baby girl. Too much testosterone in my house now. The remote hasn't been in my hands for the last 4 days!

It's hard when kids leave home - after we got all her stuff unpacked in her new place, I went to leave (like a band-aid you know- rip it off!) She was pretending to be a baby duck saying "Mamama Mama...quack quack" I lost it totally then!  I keep thinking that I haven't finished teaching her stuff - that I didn't spend enough time with her. What if she gets lonely? What if I get lonely. I've probably talked to her more though in the last four days - on the phone - than I have in the last two years. Do you think that teen-agers purposely distance themselves in the year before they ditch you? I do. I know that my oldest - the one in Italy. talks to me constantly - we Skype almost everyday. When she was home she locked herself in her room, only coming out to say - "See ya... be home late!"  Before my oldest son moved to Humboldt I never saw him (he's home for the summer though). There is a coming to grips here that I'm going through - They have to start their own lives now. My turn is over. I have to trust that they will be alright. That they will make their own mistakes and achieve their own dreams on their own now. *Sigh*

Okay -  Real Estate - that's why we are all here right? Stats given today say that there is only a 28 day supply of homes available under 100K in Shasta County MLS. Wow! Think the time your kids take to grow up goes fast? Buyers really have to jump quickly right now.

765 Residential listings in Sahast MLS, 272 in Redding. 19 - Yup not a typo- NINETEEN under 100K - 27 - Twenty-Seven between 100-150K - WOW. Talk about leaving the nest! Sellers - Buyers are having bidding wars! Investors - sell those flips! Call me and I'll get it listed for you and SOLD!

Cat in a Bowl

Todays Featured Listing

Today's listing is mine - back on the market - Yup - buyers backed out. Why? I'm not sure but I'm pretty sure they just changed their mind. Can you do that? Sure! As long as it's whithin the first 17 days (typically) the buyers can back out for really ANY reason whatsoever. My sellers are pretty bummed - I'm bummed. Guess what? We'll sell it again. Now all of you have a chance to buy it! I get to have an Open House! You can come!  Hahaha!

This is what Real Estate can do - transactions can be cancelled - buyers and sellers and banks can back out - just when you (the real estate agent) thought it was safe ... BAMM!

I always think that when one door closes another one opens and that is usually what happens. Thats's all part of the fun around here.

So - Let's talk about something good - It's sunny outside. it's 94 degrees with a breeze. My family is in good health - I woke up alive today. I haven't watched the news or read a paper in about a week so as long as there is still a planet out there that I'm on - its all good! It has been Super busy! I'm going to San Francisco this weekend - the baby girl is moving out - Oh wait - I said something good to talk about - Let's not talk about her leaving then - It bumms me out.


ok - picture for the day now...



It's my cat - in my candy bowl - It's a big bowl because there was a lot of Easter candy in it - The candy is all gone now obviously. For a whole week she was laying in the bowl whenever she could and I didn't have the heart to move the bowl. One time she got on this cabinet kick - that wasn't cool! - She decided she liked sleeping in the dish cabinet - with my dinner plates - on..my...dinner..plates - She figured out how to open the doors and climb in... Thank God She quit that!


749 residential listings in Shasta County MLS - down quite a bit from last week. 258 of those are in Redding.

Nifty Little Chart

Today's Featured Listing






My daughter, the critic, who incidentally has gotten herself involved in the Rome, Italy, Real Estate market, says that I need more pictures on  the blog. So there - I put TWO!

Mama - don't let your babies grow up to be Realtors.  They'll never come home, they always will roam...
ok - my signing voice is TERRIBLE so I'll stop there. Spare you all the pain and the anguish of it.

Did I ever mention my mother was a Realtor too? Yup in Hawaii. For about 8 months. Took her longer to study for the test tan she actually worked in it!


Today's featured listing is a 3 bedroom 2 bath and has living and dining area plus a huge custom recreation room. Corian kitchen counter tops. Granite in bath. Outside has all weather siding. Beautifully landscaped front and back with rock walkways, gazebo. Covered patio. RV access.


I don't know why we need to mention Living area - I mean, yea, some houses don't have a dining area it can be just an area in the kitchen so it's  good to mention but shouldn't ALL houses have a living area? I mean we mean for them to be LIVED in so why do we have to say it? Isn't it implied?


Well the Redding Real Estate Market is HOT! For once I'm not talking about the temperature outside. Got a report that for May 2012 saying that there was only a 26 day supply of homes in Redding from 100K-200K!
Here's the nifty little chart I got:

Time Period	Area	Average Sale Price	Average Price/SF	Price/SF 0 – 10 Yrs	Price/SF 10 – 30 Yrs	Price/SF 30+ Yrs
Q3 2011	Redding	195,797	107.01	128.68	115.07	87.89
Q4 2011	Redding	181,025	103.01	123.41	111.69	86.14
Q1 2012	Redding	191,593	104.80	137.12	108.37	86.49
Apr/May 2012	Redding	185,999	104.60	130.85	112.03	87.14

HA! - It worked - Went over the edges a bit - but it worked. I love cut and paste. I also love charts - don't know why - just something really interesting about them - almost better than a good novel. Almost.


WOWWY!  262 total residential listings in Redding today 13 under 100K! 762 total residential in Shasta County. So, get ready for the summer selling season! Alrighty - Ta-ta for now! Thanks!