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The Odyssey of New Sacramento Listings and MetroList
Listen to your agent about making an offer on a new listing in Sacramento
The last time I wrote a post about new Sacramento listings I’m working on, I received an email from our MetroList. Well, that isn’t really true. I received the email about 3 months later, not right after I wrote it. I’m not sure if they didn’t notice the date on the blog or which jealous agent flung it in their attention, but gosh darn it, they wanted to make sure I wasn’t doing anything hokey. Like that would ever be an issue with this Sacramento Realtor. I dot my I’s and I cross my T’s. Those who work with me know I am the Paperwork Queen of Sacramento real estate. Comes from my 1970’s escrow officer background. I glanced at my backlog and there were 15 hits on that old blog, all within the course of a few hours. I shake my head.
MetroList also wanted to mention that its staff had thoroughly examined my website and discovered it was literally crawling with listings. Why, I had a whole bunch of listings on my website that were, OMG, not my listings. What the? At first I didn’t know what they were talking about; the clerk was so extremely adamant I had purposely done something wrong. You can’t do that, she insisted. No? What did I do? She transferred me to a supervisor who also confirmed I can’t do what I’m doing.
Well, it is a product MetroList sold to me, and I pay MetroList every month for it.
You’re OK, she said, and abruptly hung up. See, this is why agents complain about MetroList. Accuse first, ask questions later.
I spent a good part of yesterday working on new Sacramento listings. This is what taking a 4th of July vacation in Hawaii does. Gives me an opportunity to set appointments after the heat wave eased some. Line up my new listings. Because I’ve sold everything now except for one listing, which is a little bit of a challenge due to certain circumstances. Yet, I imagine that will sell shortly as well. Can’t recall the last time a listing did not sell. When it does, then, I’ll have zero listings active. Bring it on.
It’s time to contribute to the new Sacramento listing inventory. We are in dire straights of needing more homes for sale (I’ve never liked that band). Lyon Real Estate called the demand from buyers insatiable, and that’s an excellent word to describe buyer activity. I’ve got new Sacramento listings coming up in Elk Grove, Natomas, Rosemont, West Sacramento and Rancho Cordova. If you’d like to get on the bandwagon with a top producer in Sacramento and get your home on the market, the time is now to call me, Elizabeth Weintraub, at 916.233.6759. Selling homes keeps me busy and off the streets, you know, where I might be tempted to succumb to delinquent behavior.
Psst: Successful people are always under the spotlight and scrutinized. It’s just the way things are.
Mind-Blowing Sacramento June Housing Market Report
County of Sacramento June Housing Market Report for 2017.
When I look at the Trendgraphix numbers for the Sacramento June Housing Market report, I am astounded. How quickly we jumped from a median price in the 7-county-region of $389K to $400,000. Prices are continuing to climb; buyers are clawing tooth and nail to buy a home, and interest rates are increasing as well. Where will it stop? At what point will people say they don’t want to move to Sacramento or they will take a job elsewhere?
Of course, in California, where else are they gonna go that’s an affordable metro area? Or will we turn into a state of tenants paying rent to foreign investors?
As a recent report pointed out, we haven’t seen a median price of $400,000 since 2006. And you know what that year was like. Falling prices, and a collapsed market. There are those who will say we are headed toward a bubble, but that’s literally impossible. Many of our transactions are cash or with high equity positions, which is the reverse of what was happening in 2006 when the market began to crash.
In the county of Sacramento, our median price in the Sacramento June housing market report is $348,000. Our days on market on average is 18 days. In the entire Sacramento Region, our days on market average is 21. Most of my listings go on the market on Thursday night and by Monday, we have multiple offers and are in escrow.
I tell potential sellers if you could pick a date in the last 25 years to sell your house that was the absolute best time ever, this is definitely that time. If your house needs work, no problem, it will sell at top dollar AS IS. If you’re a buyer, hire a strong agent with access to a lot of listings and don’t try to lowball. Be aggressive. Fight for what you deserve.
On the amusing side, there must have been some sort of investment flipper seminar held in the area lately, maybe a Chief Denny thing, I dunno. Because I’ve received a half dozen of phone calls that start out, “Hi, I am a cash investor who is looking to buy homes at a discount and flip them.” I ask: did you just go to a seminar? But they are too embarrassed to be truthful. They also obviously do not understand the Sacramento June housing market report.
Chart: Trendgraphix, used with permission.
Overachieving is Not Really a Bad Thing for a Sacramento Realtor
This leea guineensis blooms almost year round in Hawaii, and it’s in my yard.
All of my life, I have pushed myself to extremes, which is often referred to as overachieving. Most people would not do that. Apart from elevating stress levels and defining an inbred inability to organize at such a detailed point of view, it’s just not what most people like to do. Everybody I know takes it way easier than I. But it’s OK. I was thinking about overachieving as I reviewed all of the things I put into place to make the most of my short time in Hawaii over this particular 4th of July holiday period.
Yet so far, everything has fallen into place. Last winter, I picked out most of the furniture and visited a number of stores in Kailua-Kona, until I met the salesperson I knew could help me furnish our little house in Hawaii over the phone and through email. When you’ve got a couple weeks, it is pretty much impossible to shop extensively, select what you want and get it delivered. I shot photos, kept lists and knew that one day our tenants would move, and we could furnish our house in Hawaii from California.
It was a little tough. For example, Costco didn’t really want to sell me a TV and let my painter guy pick it up. I talked to their concierge and we made it happen. I also figured out how much my painter guy could sell our new TV for on the way to our house. Probably a $100. So I gave him $100 to deliver it. $20 more to take it out of its packaging and install it in place. All joking aside, the people who live on the island of Hawaii, and it takes all kinds to make this work, are special and extremely trustworthy. It’s a different attitude. Respect for all people. Everyone is kind.
I got up at 5 AM yesterday to go to the airport. By early evening in Hawaii, I had my rental jeep in the garage, the house furnished, the TV set up and groceries in the refrigerator. This morning, I get internet (goodbye hot spot) and an alarm system installed. It was a really long day yesterday. An extreme overachieving day. I was prepared for something to go wrong, but everything went better than I had imagined, actually.
Really enjoyed being picked up at the airport by National Car Rental. I thought I’d get passed by because of all the people who rushed the van a few blocks down. My suitcases were stuffed with sheets, towels, bedspreads, the type I can’t get in Hawaii or have shipped in an expedient manner. I was not pushing them down the street. But National was expecting me on that flight, gave me priority boarding, dropped me off, an employee met me at the curb and by the time I picked out the Jeep I wanted (two seconds), she had my paperwork completed, and I drove off. Three minutes to rent a car. THAT is service.
A person accused of overachieving leaves home at 5 AM and arrives at her vacation house in Hawaii by 1:30 PM. By 4:00 PM, it is furnished. By 5:00 PM the TV is there. And by 7:00 PM, groceries are in the frig. Overachieving gets a bad rap but it’s not a bad thing.
While on the plane, I watched two and a half movies. The half movie I watched was The Founder. About Ray Kroc and the brothers McDonalds. Our buddy, the Scotch enthusiast from Parks and Recreation, stars as one of the McDonalds. He analyzed everything. I recognize that behavior. Without spoiling the premise, it was he who really elevated McDonalds. And that character is a lot like me. Wish I had seen the ending. But we were landing in Honolulu. And that encompasses all of the senses. Aloha.
Some of the Things You Are Better Off Not Knowing
There are some things you are better off not knowing, but you won’t know until you know it.
Some things you are better off not knowing. As a huge proponent of education, I often quote knowledge is power when explaining somewhat boring and mundane tidbits of information to my Sacramento real estate clients. I like to freely share my knowledge. After all, I’ve got 43 years in the real estate business, have sold who knows how many homes; probably thousands. If each sale doesn’t teach a Realtor something new, the Realtor is not paying attention to her transactions.
However, I wouldn’t want you to misconstrue what I mean. This is not like Trump blubbering crazy crap. I’m not saying science isn’t real or that Sandy Hook wasn’t a tragedy or that climate change isn’t happening, because all of those things are real. Too real to ignore, even though some idiots and elected officials believe otherwise. I’m saying sometimes there are things you are better off not knowing. The problem is you won’t know you shouldn’t know until you after you acquire the knowledge.
Like, for example, how hot dogs are made. You probably don’t want to know how they do it. It’s not completely an old wive’s tale. You’d likely convert to kosher hot dogs if you knew. Or, how plastic surgeons do a full facelift. It’s really disgusting to even think about, how they slice your skull and peel skin over your nose, similar to slicing a chicken skin to stuff with garlic, except it’s your face. Or, how thousands of dust mites are living in your bed right now, this very minute. Go look.
Out of all the things you are better off not knowing, how sound is added to a movie is one of those things I wish I had never learned. Ever since I watched a documentary about how sound effects are created and inserted, I now realize every bird that chirps, every siren that goes off and every gun that is fired is not the actual sound picked up while filming. It is artificial or recorded and slipped into the sound track. Footsteps are fake. And it definitely lessens my enjoyment of watching a movie. I cannot suspend a belief that is required to fall into a movie because I can often tell that the sound is not real. It’s not truly integrated.
Instead of being swept away by the storyline, I am faced with the reality it’s make-believe, a movie.
Not only do I know the sound is not real, but I start thinking about ways I could improve upon the sound. Instead of some random guy yelling hey in the distance or watch out, I might have used a different vocal or maybe a tire screech. Some of the sound is lame. If your only job is to select sounds for a movie, don’t you think you’d be highly selective of the sounds you choose? Wouldn’t you agonize over the selections and pick only the best? Or is it like shopping in Google, you get so tired of searching that finally you just pick the last thing you looked at because you’re worn out.
Does any of this have to do with Sacramento real estate? No, not really, I just wanted to vent about things you are better off not knowing.
Look No Further for North Highlands Homes for Sale
Back yard of 4316 Aqua Ct is .27 acres with fruit trees, patio and spa.
You can spend hours combing through North Highlands homes for sale, or you can take a look at this new listing and just buy it. Why not? This home in North Highlands has everything you want and a little surprise that you might not be expecting in this price range. For starters, let’s look at the location. This street is a culdesac, which makes it’s a bit more private than other streets in this city. Yet, it’s right off Don Julio, not too far from Greenback, so it’s a short commute to reach the freeways. Which is pretty convenient, wouldn’t you say?
Second, you know how so many homes these days had gone into foreclosure or they were purchased as short sales, and you really don’t have much of a history of some North Highland homes for sale? Well, this seller was never in distress. He didn’t over-finance his home, and he’s lived in this house for more than 20 years. All of that time, he’s been puttering about, fixing up this, improving that, and poking around to make sure everything works correctly.
He has recently replaced the AC system, installed a new roof and replaced the plumbing, including the electrical. It’s almost like a new house, fairly maintenance free. And wait until you see how he has improved the back yard. It’s absolutely beautiful! A lush green lawn on .27 acres! The seller has tiled the patio, both covered and uncovered, and the pergola is made from aluminum, no dry rot here. Surrounding the perimeter of the yard you’ll find grapefruit trees, tangerines, lemons and a plum tree. There are 2 large mulberry trees and an elm.
You’ll spend many a summer day lounging about in your back yard paradise, admiring all of the seller’s handiwork. You can’t take it all in during one sitting. You’ve got to spend time in the yard to truly appreciate the splendor.
Another feature many buyers look for among North Highlands homes for sale is a three bedroom house. This home features 3 bedrooms. The floor plan is open basically, and it’s arranged so you can walk from the kitchen into the dining area, to the living room and back to the kitchen again. This is a perfect arrangement if you have a small pet who likes to play hide and seek, as I would obviously know.
The garage is set up as a man cave, but you can roll up the carpeting and park in there, if you want. There is also laundry located in the garage. You might notice the two driveways, as there is one on the left leading to the garage and another on the right. The seller once upon a time had parked a boat in the back yard, so RV access is probably possible.
Come to our open house on Sunday, June 18th, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. 4316 Aqua Ct, North Highlands, CA 95660, is offered exclusively by Elizabeth Weintraub and Lyon Real Estate at the affordable price of $245K. For more information or a private showing beforehand, please call Elizabeth at 916.233.6759.
See a few photos below, there are more at the link above, and virtual tour here.
Pretty living room features ceiling fan and is open to the dining area.
Kitchen features newer white cabinets with oak trim and all of the appliances stay.
Darling cottage and the blue shutters lends this home curb appeal.
