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JaCi Wallace
Wild Wednesday Real Estate
Wild Wednesday real estate. What a day, as it starts with an office meeting, team meetings, two new listings, rescuing a homeless kitten, negotiating repair requests. Then, communications on listings and escrows, over 200 emails, 35 texts and 15 phone conversations later, it was a crazy Wednesday real estate. This is not a tedious job, lol.
If you want to list or sell a property with Realtors who can ride out the busiest day and still find time to market your property, call Weintraub & Wallace Realtors, at 916-233-6759.
— JaCi Wallace
Sacramento May Market Housing Trends 2019
Sacramento May market housing trends 2019 show a continuing seller’s market dominance. There is 18% less inventory than 1 year ago at the same time. With a continuing 1.4 months of inventory with no sign of an inventory increase, The market will continue to squeeze the buyers over the summer. There is no visible trend that inventory is increasing.
Buyers better get realistic on clean offers and doing whatever it takes to win. This is a rude awakening to buyer’s agents. Buyers better get your real estate offer toolbelt on. Sharpen your tool belt and hold on, as it is going to be a rough and wild ride. Buyers who are looking for a deal, it is not going to happen.
Sacramento May Market is now rolling into June and let’s see what it brings. Buyers, stay tuned to this blog for an update soon on what’s to come. This is not a time to try and save a few bucks. This is a time where experience counts and you will need to pull a rabbit out of the hat to win in this competitive environment. Always hire knowledge and a competitive agent who lives to win for her clients and says “BRING IT.”
If you want to buy a house and win in the offer process call Weintraub & Wallace Realtors with RE/MAX Gold, at 916-233-6759.
— JaCi Wallace
The Last Sacramento Sunday In June
The last Sacramento Sunday in June is fast approaching. The summer weather is upon us, and with it comes the constant need for air conditioning. The vegetable gardens are now in full swing after a slow start. A summer real estate market is bustling, and there are some excellent properties available.
This is a perfect time to list your home. The sky photographs so beautifully blue with the bright sun. The flowers are budding in brilliant colors, and the pastures have turned into fields of honey wheat. The photographs of the new listings are stunning, but then that’s another blog. A Sacramento Sunday is always busy with open houses, presenting offers, emails, phone calls and marketing. As one week closes a new one begins and there is such excitement looking forward to the possibilities of the new week.
If want to buy or list your home this is a great time to call Weintraub & Wallace Realtors with RE/MAX Gold, at 916-233-6759.
— JaCi Wallace
Is Smart Home Technology a Wise Investment?
Is smart home technology a wise investment? When you’re thinking of selling your Sacramento home, you may be wondering if adding a bit of smart home technology will make your home more desirable. Likewise, when you’re thinking of buying, you may be dreaming of the convenience it would bring.
What is smart home technology?
Many things, as it turns out. The most basic and most wanted features are whole house WiFi, wireless security systems, programmable thermostats, lighting control systems, wireless home audio systems, and multi-zone HVAC systems.
But of course, that’s not the entire list. You can also purchase a smart refrigerator that will practically organize your whole life. Your doorbell can come with facial recognition, so you know whether or not to answer the door. With a “smart plug” you can use Alexa or Google home to turn the coffee pot on when you get out of bed, so coffee will be ready by the time you reach the kitchen. You can also use it to turn on devices with your phone when you’re on your way home.
One of the popular selling points for smart home technology is the ability to control the systems in your home from your phone when you’re away.
- What better way to fool would-be intruders into thinking someone is home than to turn lights on and off randomly, rather than at pre-set intervals? How about turning on some music when no one is home? And of course, you should draw the blinds when darkness falls.
- Wouldn’t it be nice to turn the heat or air conditioning on an hour before you arrive home?
- How about turning on the washing machine to do a load of laundry?
- Of course it would be convenient to take a peek inside your refrigerator or accessing its automatically generated shopping list to see if you need to stop at the supermarket on your way home from work?
Another popular feature is being able to look in on your home while you’re away.
Perhaps you want to check on the babysitter, hear what guests in your home are saying when you’re in another room, or interact with your dogs and cats via video while you’re away. Whatever your reason, being able to see and hear does bring a level of comfort.
Is all this convenience worth the price?
While some of these devices, such as home security systems, are not expensive, others are. For instance, programmable window blinds can cost several hundred dollars per window. On the other hand, smart refrigerators are now priced on par with any other top-of-the-line refrigerator.
Will your house sell for more if you install some of these devices? Will the house you buy today have greater resale value later if it has smart home technology? Only time will tell.
The drawbacks of smart home technology
Since the biggest selling feature is being able to control your whole house from your phone, it’s important to note that unless all of the technology in your home comes from the same manufacturer, you may need multiple apps. The systems are not known for their compatibility.
Next, learning to use the features is a demanding and time-consuming process. Worse, there is little support available. If you’re not innately techie, you may be sorry you invested. Perhaps most troubling is the vulnerability. These interconnected devices have an inherent risk of security breaches. Hackers can reach into them and thus gain access to your entire Internet system.
To learn more about purchasing a smart home or selling one, call Weintraub & Wallace Realtors with RE/MAX Gold, at 916-233-6759.
— JaCi Wallace
Is Your Sacramento Realtor Like A Smart TV?
Is your Sacramento Realtor like a SMART TV? Well, a smart tv knows its job. You can ask it to respond to your requests. It will learn the things you like and suggest other items of interest. You can rely on your smart TV to offer you endless smart options when you ask questions. If you ask your TV to recommend comedy movies, up comes a list. Ask it to save you time by recording programs you enjoy and immediately your request is granted.
Does your Realtor know her job? Can she respond to your requests with competency? Does she learn the things you like in a home and does she suggest other qualities in a home that you might like? Can you ask your Realtor endless questions and she provides you smart answers? These very basic and necessary abilities are what’s expected of a smart TV, a robot and indeed of your Sacramento Realtor.
I was speaking with a new client yesterday. She is an exceptionally bright young woman. In my conversation with her, she seemed to be questioning what expectations were reasonable to expect from a Realtor. She has another property listed with another brokerage and expressed frustrations with the process. It was clear she wanted assurances that my services would be superior to her past Realtor experiences.
Our client began to ask me various basic questions about my efforts and plans for selling our new listing. I offered her several ideas and options. Immediately, I could see in her facial expression she was stunned that there were so many solutions to her questions.
She was very impressed. It was not my intent to impress her as I was answering what seemed to me very basic questions. Any competent, experienced Realtor should be able to answer these type of questions quickly and effortlessly. All Realtors are not, however, created equal.
Experience alone does not make a top producer. Skillful execution, an ability to solve problems and deliver results year after year, decade after decade are not imitations of success. Rely on the tried and true hundreds of posted 5-Star reviews for our team.
If you want to list or sell a property and need an agent who exceeds your expectations, call Weintraub & Wallace Realtors with RE/MAX Gold, at 916-233-6759.
— JaCi Wallace
