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Sedan Estate: Best views in Manteca
It's a home with the best views inManteca. You can step out onto the spacious balconies that cover more square footage than the average Manteca home and enjoy an unobstructed view of the sun rising over the Sierra while enjoying morning coffee or you can watch it fade away over the Coastal Ranges in the West. You can see the latest flick released on DVD by going to your own 25-seat theater with THX Sound, ...
Location, amenities & value for $189K
You want a newer home with all the architectural touches but not a Mellos-Roos tax? Want a house that's about the right size at 1,921 square feet but don't want a huge yard to maintain or worry about being surrounded by two-story homes to minimize your privacy? Do you like the idea of a swimming pool to cool down but don't want to worry about large upkeep costs? Are you looking for a home that ...
Tax credit helps stabilize Manteca home prices
The clock is running out on $8,000 in free money. A growing number of real estate agents are reporting that as more buyers enter the marketplace lured by low prices and the $8,000 first-time homebuyers' tax credit that goes to anyone who hasn't owned home the in past three years, more of their clients are getting antsy. They have 192 days left to get a home into escrow by Dec. 1 to qualify for the ...
Ready to move in for $267K
The best value on the resale market today in Manteca? The shrinking foreclosure list has a number of homes in need of a lot of work, in less desirable areas, and may even be over priced as the good deals are gone in days. Short sales look good if you can get them. The most hassle free way to go – and to find value – is in the segment of the market that isn't ...
Interactive real estate seminar for troubled homeowners this Saturday in Modesto
Manteca Realtor Christine Papworth – "the Real Estate Doctor" – is hosting a free hands-on interactive seminar for members of the public facing mortgage dilemmas at 1 p.m. Saturday at 1401 F Street in Modesto.
The proverbial light at tunnel’s end?
There is only a large enough supply of homes Manteca to satisfy the current buying pace of 121 homes a month for the next six weeks.
USDA: Zero down loans for buyers
You can buy a $170,000 home with nothing down, have a payment of less than $980 a month, have the seller possibly contribute up to 6 percent of the selling price toward closing costs and get an $8,000 tax credit from the federal government.
201 homes available & dropping
"There's nothing out there." People in the hunt to buy houses are starting to use those four words more and more as buyer interest continues to drive down the Manteca resale inventory despite foreclosures and short sales entering the market at a steady clip. As of Monday, there were 201 existing homes available. That's down from a record 651 in September 2007 and down a jaw dropping 175 since the first of the year. To ...
California contemporary living
RIPON - It's a home worthy of a cover spread in Sunset Magazine. It offers warmth, clean lines and flows inside to outside effortlessly in true California contemporary style. It was a labor of love five years in the making. It was built three years ago with an appraised value in excess of $1.2 million. The owners who designed and oversaw the building of the home with Santa Barbara sensibilities in terms of function, feel ...
Some advice on tricky short sale process
Sometimes I feel like I am living in the real estate twilight zone, you know? I mean, some of us old timers helped invent short sales about 15 years ago and I have been completely focusing on short sales for the past three years or more. In that time, I have closed well over 50 of them and have almost 30 in escrow right now. In case you don't know...that's a lot!! Now, suddenly, after ...
Big home, big pluses, big value
It is one of the biggest bargains in Manteca when it comes to getting more home per dollar. For $83.85 per square foot you get: • A five bedroom, three bathroom home with 3,518 square feet of living space. • A three -car garage. • A large 8,276-square-foot lot in a quiet neighborhood. • Well-maintained landscaping both in front and back. • A swimming pool with extensive landscaping. • RV access, dog run and a ...
Are you still waiting for the government?
During the first quarter of 2009, the first 100 days of the new President's term, you are no doubt going to hear a lot of news stories about the economic stimulus plan and the financial rescue package and their possible ramifications to the real estate and mortgage markets.
New heights with Summit Collection
What does it take to jump start serious interest in new housing in Manteca? Up to $18,000 on tax credits can help but if you really want to get traffic that includes serious buyers just roll out refined floor plans that emphasize functional spacious rooms with style as opposed to the same-old simply building bigger house trend that reached a crescendo earlier this decade. Atherton Homes – the firm that broke ground in the mid-1990s ...
Inventory dips below 300 homes for 1st time in three years
It is definitely a trend. More homes have been selling each week than are going on the market in Manteca since the first of the year. Last week, as an example, 23 resale homes closed escrow while 13 more homes became available. The week prior 24 homes changed hands while 19 homes were put up for sale. Perhaps even more of a milestone is the overall available homes through the Multiple Listing Service in Manteca ...
A unique home & neighborhood
It is arguably Manteca's best kept secret – a short segment of Joaquin Street tucked away in the neighborhood between Center Street, Yosemite Avenue, the Tidewater Bikeway, and Walnut Avenue.
Articles by Section - HOME SCENE
Create an outdoor space that ‘wows’, functions as living space
Whether you own a cozy cottage or mega mansion, as a homeowner, you likely embrace the outdoor living trend. But when you look at your deck or patio, does it leave something to be desired? By taking a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach, you can affordably create outdoor spaces that enhance the style and functionality of your home, plus add to the overall value of the property.
Single-family homes are in a number of cases no longer that
Think American Dream and images of owning a single-family home pop up.
California home prices jump 26 percent in May
SAN DIEGO (AP) - California home prices surged to their highest level in more than five years last month as demand outpaced a thin supply of properties, a research firm reported Thursday.
Rate on fixed 30-year mortgage rises to 3.98%
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fixed U.S. mortgage rates rose for the sixth straight week, putting the average rate on the 30-year loan just shy of 4 percent.
Making your home stand out in hot real estate market
The residential housing market is heating up, but before you post that for-sale sign, consider making upgrades that add style and value to your home. With many buyers seeking wood floors, kitchen upgrades and other add-ons, it's important for homeowners to highlight these features so their property stands out from the competition in today's market.
Fence & survey differ: So what do you do?
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Top remodel trends for the modern home
Thanks to foreclosures and short sales, home buyers are snatching up great houses at reduced prices and remodeling to create stylish modern homes. Lucky for those buyers, many of today's top trends are relatively easy to recreate, and will add re-sale value to their homes.
Birdfeeder basics: Bring on back yard birds with the right feeders
When you dine, do you prefer clean and attractive tableware? Does ambiance enhance your enjoyment of your food? Birds feel the same way about their dining habits - the type and cleanliness of your bird feeders directly affects the number and species of birds that will visit your backyard this season.
Race affects homebuying, renting
WASHINGTON (AP) -Minority renters and homebuyers deployed to test for housing discrimination did not run into the blatant discrimination of four decades ago, but were told about and shown fewer homes than their white counterparts with similar backgrounds, according to the results of a major federal housing study released Tuesday.
Buyers & sellers beware: It’s a jungle out there
The Real Estate Boys: Boy, I don't know how you guys do it but you seem to be ahead of the game. Many weeks ago you wrote about funds for buying foreclosed homes in bulk from the large banks and a few weeks later I read about it in Time. You both seem to have the pulse of the market - or at least you talk a good game! So, what's coming up for us amateurs to watch out for when buying or selling? I enjoy your fun articles. Keep it up.
RealtyTrac: Home repossessions rose during May
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lenders stepped up action last month against homeowners who had fallen behind on their mortgage payments, taking possession of more homes and initiating the foreclosure countdown clock on many others.
Today’s flippers aren’t the same as those who drove prices up
Flippers - the whipping boys for many who believed they played a big role in pumping up the housing bubble - are being criticized again.
Signed contracts to purchase homes at highest level in 3 years
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes ticked up in April to the highest level in three years. The increase points to growth in home sales in the coming months.
30-year fixed mortgage rate increases to 3.81%
WASHINGTON (AP) - Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages jumped this week to their highest levels in a year, signaling slightly higher costs for homebuyers. But rates still remain low by historical standards.
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