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California Realtor Presents New Listing for Sale in Davis
New listing for sale in central Davis is located at 545 Antioch Drive.
When a new listing for sale in Davis comes on the market, all of the Realtors in town snap to attention. Say what you like about Davis, and you know what some people say, right? That it’s the 1960s gone wrong or the jokes about how many from a Davis committee it takes to turn a lightbulb or, even the worse stuff, like comparing the beautiful, warm community of Davis to a police state during a certain time period, when the facts are none of those things, especially if you live in Davis.
In my real estate office at Lyon, I often hear agents say that if you send your children to school in Davis, yes, you might pay $100,000 more for a home in Davis over Sacramento, but think of all the money you’re saving preparing your kids for college. Davis schools enjoy a good reputation. Plus, the vibrant area offers quaint small town charm near a big city. It boasts the University of California at Davis and the Mondavi Center, what’s not to love about Davis?
Formal living room and dining room at 545 Antioch Drive in Davis, CA.
The drive time is 15 minutes to get from my home in Land Park to my new listing for sale in Davis; yet it’s a world away, over the serene and scenic causeway, like traveling to another time zone. Where people never leave. They might say they want to buy a home in Sacramento but they tend to stay in Davis.
This new listing is located in the central city, smack dab in the middle of everything yet nestled in a quiet neighborhood with tree-canopied sidewalks, little traffic, an idyllic area where you hear birds singing and maybe the occasional lawn mower, off in the distance.
Master suite features refinished hardwood floors at 545 Antioch Drive, Davis
This new listing for sale in Davis is a mid-century home boasting single-level living space. You’ll find 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. The window in the master ensuite offers a view of an old tree in the back yard under which the former owner grew hundreds of orchids. It offers the perfect light and temperature.
Much of the interior flooring is refinished hardwood, as you would expect in a home built in 1964, yes, when the Beatles first came to America. I recall getting kicked out of grade school in 1964 for handwriting the word Beatles 500 times, in a futile attempt to win a Beatles wig through some stupid radio promo.
Family room with raised fireplace at 545 Antioch Drive, Davis, CA
In addition to a formal living room and dining, the family room off the kitchen features a raised brick fireplace and leads to the sunroom on one end and an enclosed laundry with a washer and dryer on the other.
An unusual bonus that comes with this home is the second garage. The first two-car garage is attached to the house. But through the gated drive, all the way to the back of the property, is a detached garage built in the 1920s, still standing strong.
Second garage at 545 Antioch Drive, Davis
This structure seems at least 20-feet or so high, I haven’t measured, with plenty of rafters for storage. The interior could hold 3 to 3 1/2 cars, depending on size. There are built-in shelves, workbenches, and the main door slides open to the right, letting in a lot of light, in addition to a regular entrance door. It’s clean as a whistle. You could utilize this space as a yoga or art studio or workout space or hobby area. The possibilities are endless. Your vision, this space; it could become a reality.
545 Antioch Dr in Davis features a newer roof
This new listing for sale in Davis is ready to move into. Yes, like many buyers today, you might possess an uncontrollable urge to update the kitchen, but it’s perfectly fine just the way it is. I’ll bet the new buyer will put off any remodel for years. They always say they will do XYZ but after settling in, the home becomes a part of you. It creeps into your heart and snuggles.
545 Antioch Drive, Davis, CA 95616, is offered exclusively by Elizabeth Weintraub and Lyon Real Estate at $725K. Please call 916.233.6759 for more information. Open Sunday, October 2, 2016 from 1 to 4 PM.
Do Realtors in the City of Davis Prefer Dual Agency?
Do Realtors in the City of Davis prefer dual agency?
Realtors in the City of Davis called this real estate broker continuously yesterday. It was difficult to keep up with the phone calls, text messages and emails as I entered into a “no service” zone at a U. C. Davis Medical Center. That was kind of like the Twilight Zone. Eerily quiet. No zing, ping, snap, twinkle, or loud Louie-Louie song breakout while I sat in the waiting room. The doctors were 3 hours behind yesterday. Usually they are right on the button when I show up for my annual SI joint injection appointment. Yes, when you get to be an older real estate broker like me, sometimes you need an injection to keep the old body moving along another year.
The Realtors in the City of Davis were relentless. I figured it would be either me or my client, so it was better to make me the source of these telephone calls. That’s part of my job as a Realtor, to be the buffer. You see, once a listing is canceled or withdrawn from MLS, agents come out of the woodwork. In their excitement, some of those real estate agents don’t even notice that the listing has gone back on the market as a new listing. They still call the seller to beg for the chance to list the home. From their point of view, why not? Here’s a guy who wanted to sell and didn’t, for whatever reason. But still . . .
On the other hand, if a listing goes into Temporary Off Market status, the agents are prohibited from hounding, er, pursuing, the seller. The back story is I have a former client in Davis who wants to sell a home in Davis, and he asked me to list it in May with the hopes of going on the market at the end of June or early July, after a few repairs and sprucing up efforts. As things sometimes go, the projected on-market date was pushed further out a few days ago. MLS regulations are a listing can stay in off-market status for a maximum of 60 days. We would not be ready to go on the market by the end of July, so we were forced to take action on this particular listing.
To put the listing into TOM status requires going “active” in MLS for a few minutes and then off market. I asked the seller to sign a Modification of Terms reflecting this technicality. However, the Realtors in the City of Davis went crazy over this. One of the Realtors left me voice mails that referred twice to this “strange listing,” with a peculiar tone in her voice. I didn’t understand. Then, another Davis Realtor called and asked if this was one of those “games” that Realtors in the City of Davis apparently play or he thought they did. Due to no entiendo, I asked for clarification. What “game” is played by Realtors in the City of Davis, I asked?
I’m certainly not playing a game. Oh, you know, the Davis Realtor explained. You put the home on the market, take it off the market and then buyers call you directly (so you double-end the transaction). That had not occurred to me, probably because it is unethical. Anybody who knows me knows that is not how I operate. In fact, I prefer single representation. But apparently, in the close-knit community of Realtors in the City of Davis, real estate is, let’s say, different.
How to Close $2 Million in Sales in Sacramento in One Day
Closing $2 million in sales in one day in Sacramento is remarkable
A milestone day happened yesterday that is very rare in my end of the Sacramento real estate market and, in fact, I wouldn’t have even known that it happened if escrow had not pointed it out to me. Most of the listings that I take and sell, for example, fall within a wide range of price points, but I’m betting the mid-range of prices for homes in Sacramento is around $300K to $500K. Not only was it a surprise, but it was an odd feeling when escrow mentioned I was about to close $2 million in sales in one day. What? $2 million in sales for Sacramento home sales in one day?
All the home sales were very different from each other. One of the homes was one of those custom magnificent homes in Davis, which sold for $1.5m, so that home sale took up a big chunk of my $2 million in sales volume. An agent in Davis called last week to drill me about the buyer for this home. She wanted to know if there was financing, if the home appraised at the sales price, and insinuated it was overpriced. On top of which, she asked if the buyer was from out-of-the-area, i.e. Bay area, implying that a local buyer must not be in escrow. What business is it of hers where the buyer is from? She has no business knowing any of these details. I am generally not authorized to release personal information about pending transactions, so I was forced to deny her request.
Of course, it did close at list price, which might shake up some in Davis. My duty is to my seller. That home probably set a new high for Central Davis. Part of my $2 million in sales.
My second closing was a condo in West Sacramento, a short sale, which I have had the pleasure of selling 3 different times to 3 different buyers. Every time I got the short sale approval letter, the buyers were not in a position, for whatever reason, to close. It also involved years of delinquent HOA dues, and difficult negotiations between two separate HOA companies. The seller had been unable to get either of the HOAs to work with her and thought for certain she was destined for foreclosure. But she kept the faith and continued to work with me until we found a buyer who would stick it through. She got her short sale and did not have to face foreclosure.
I’ll probably get a Christmas card from that seller every year until I die.
The third closing was in my favorite stomping grounds, among homes in Elk Grove. For some unexplained reason, I sell a lot of homes in Elk Grove. When the seller and I examined the comparable sales, the top price we could justify for this particular home was a little bit below our list price. Listing homes is a little bit like going fishing, throw that line out there and bam, got a bite, reeled in the buyer and we went into escrow. The next day, the buyer freaked out and canceled.
We were NOT returning the listing to active status as a “back on market” listing, because perception is often the home is damaged in some way. We pulled a new MLS number and started over. This time, we got a bigger fish, and we pushed that price up another 2%. The buyer’s agent thought I was pretty mean because I shot down his idea of negotiating a request for repair, but we were clear at inception the home was sold AS IS. As a result, we don’t care what sort of defects they found on the home inspection — they were closing on a home in a limited inventory market when many other prospective home buyers in Elk Grove cannot buy a home at all.
When I look over transactions like these and the work that I have done for my clients, I feel gratified. I feel as though I have justified once again that sellers are better off hiring a full-service Sacramento Realtor who produces results. I earn my commissions. If you ask my sellers, they will agree. It’s also entirely possible that I never again will close $2 million in sales for Sacramento home sales in one day.
Luxury Home for Sale in Davis on College Park
Luxury home for sale in Davis at 40 College Park
College Park is the kind of street of luxury homes in Davis that has all things right about it, you can’t get any more right than College Park in Davis. College Park is a prestige address, featuring homes of caliber and distinction, canopied by trees, and the street itself is laid out in a large circle that meets Russell Boulevard at both ends. This luxury home for sale in Davis is located on College Park at the top of the curve, which is where a street once ran through but now is closed to any kind of vehicle traffic, making it a highly desirable and somewhat private location. It’s central Davis at its best. Close to the University of Davis and downtown restaurants yet somewhat secluded.
Beautiful maple flooring with mahogany inlays
The seller gutted and rebuilt this home with the kind of attention to detail you only wish you possessed. The meticulous attention to detail is evident throughout. The home itself is earthquake reinforced, plus it has a 50-year warrantied roof. Many ceilings are fairly unique, either boxed or waffled or raised or vaulted, coupled with crown molding, and you will find 21 skylights. Beautiful maple floors with mahogany inlays throughout compliment the tall columns scattered about. Nooks and crannies, bookcases and shelving, are abundant, which is unusual in a modern home, but this home is unique.
Gourmet kitchen at 40 College Park, oversized granite island
Your beautiful kitchen is of timeless design. Consider this: White cabinets with pull-out features, and a huge walk-in pantry. Top-of-the-line stainless appliances such as a built-in SubZero refrigerator, Thermador oven and gas cooktop. An oversized granite island does double duty as a dining bar, and is almost twice the size of any regular kitchen island. The kitchen pendants could have been featured last month on the cover of House Beautiful.
Screened-in dining room at 40 College Park, Davis
Apart from the dining bar option, you will notice two more dining areas. Of course, there is a formal dining room, offset by a waffled ceiling, yet nearby is a screened-in porch dining room that overlooks the leafy neighborhood. It’s almost like bringing the outdoors inside, without the bugs. You can easily entertain a large wedding party in this home. In the rainy winter months, the sellers add floor heat lamps for continued comfort. A luxury home for sale in Davis doesn’t get any better.
Back porch, water feature, 40 College Park, Davis
You will delight in the convenience of owning a home with 5 bedrooms and 4 baths and, according to the county records, more than 3,000 square feet, including a wine cellar in the finished basement. The master suite is Four Seasons’ suite luxurious, featuring vaults, a fireplace flanked by sconces; and the master bath is marble, with a jetted tub, dressing area, and separate walk-in shower.
The yard is meticulously landscaped, with a large deck, walkways, flagstone, a water feature, flowers and drought-resistance vegetation, including an outdoor spa and yoga area. Look no further for your luxury home for sale in Davis because this is perfect for you in every way.
40 College Park, Davis, CA, is exclusively offered by your top Sacramento Realtor Elizabeth Weintraub at Lyon Real Estate, 916.233.6759, at $1,495,000. Open Sunday, March 15th ONLY, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.
