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2009 wages & 1997 prices
The South County real estate market is beginning to look more and more like a bad sequel to the 1963 treasure hunt farce entitled "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World."
Keys for cash: Play poker at your own risk
"Keys for cash" may sound like a game or a big money giveaway but it isn't. Those who reside in a foreclosed home – renting or one they once legally owned – who get a knock on the door and try to up the ante are playing a no-win game "Keys for Cash" is the moniker given to the process where banks offer those occupying a home they have repossession of "x" amount of money ...
Two homes, 14 acres for $1.999 million
If you're looking for a country spread that is out of the future path of urban development yet within 10 minutes of amenities by a quick, smooth drive you may find it some seven miles south of Manteca.
$810K buys a slice of paradise
Two acres of paradise await buyers on Northland Road just north of Manteca. Not only is the California ranch-style home spacious with around 3,000 square feet complete with a pair of master suites and one of the largest family rooms you're going to find in a single story home but it also comes with over 80 trees, a swimming pool, a mobile home with a separate address and a long list of bonuses. That mobile ...
Property tax relief coming for some
If you bought a home in the past five years you will want to read this. Next month the odds are great some tax relief is coming your way from the San Joaquin County Assessor's Office. That's when state law requires them to reassess property values based on the home's value on Jan. 1, 2009. Even though property values have declined further since then, by law that is the assessment date. You should be getting ...
Style, luxury powering Summit sales
By DENNIS WYATT Managing editor of the Manteca (Calif.) Bulletin Amidst the gloom and doom Atherton Homes is selling a steady number of homes in the Summit Collection at Union Ranch. In recent months there have been 10 closings, 13 homes enter escrow and one lot reserved. It's not the go-go pace at the start of the decade but it is a surprisingly strong pace for today's market. How are they doing it? The answer ...
Chance to win $500 Pottery Barn gift card at free design seminar
How do they get those model homes to look so nice? You can find out Saturday, June 27, and it won't cost you a cent. In fact, you could leave with a $500 gift certificate. Pottery barn is teaming up with Atherton Homes to present a free design essentials seminar from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the model home complex for The Summit Collection at Union Ranch at 2517 Edgebrook Lane of Union Road ...
The audacity of false hope
Much hullabaloo has been made over California's 90-day foreclosure moratorium that went into effect June 15.
Rising interest rates spook you?
Forget about the bottom of housing pricing. What really matters is how much a month that house is costing. That is why signs are everywhere that we've definitely hit bottom in the South County housing market. Here's why: •The price of the home isn't what matters the most, it is the monthly cost. And that cost is driven more by the interest rate than the price since when you're done paying in 30 years around ...
True country solitude for $399,000
Horse lovers – or those who like the idea of country solitude with stunning views from a home on 10.7 acres complete with a large pond – have an opportunity to buy real country property for $399,000.
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.
Articles by Section - HOME SCENE
Condo boards eyeing ‘mortgage termination’
DEAR BENNY: I am the president of a large condominium in the Midwest and have just heard about a program called "mortgage termination." It sounds fascinating and very useful for our condo, since we have a number of delinquencies with properties that are underwater. Are you familiar with this and if so, how does it work? --Phyllis
Fast, fabulous fixes to banish a boring bath
The best bathrooms are more than just functional areas - they're sanctuaries where you can escape, reset and recharge. And as one of the smallest and most-used rooms in the home, that's likely why they've become the most popular remodeling project (78 percent), according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Rate on 15-year loan at record-low 2.61 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The average U.S. rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage fell last week to its lowest level on record, making refinancing and home-buying more attractive to those who can qualify.
Easy solutions to backyard problems
For time-stretched gardeners who prefer to enjoy their backyards rather than work in them, several new products make outdoor living easier. Each offers a thoughtful solution to a common outdoor living problem, providing time-saving help to gardeners, gadget geeks and all who love to focus on fun outdoors.-
Sure-grow guidance for 1st-time gardeners
Each year, thousands of first-timers will join the millions of seasoned gardeners who already know the satisfaction of picking a perfect tomato at its peak, serving up salads from greens just grown right outside the back door, or harvesting home-grown peppers and specialty herbs never even seen at the grocery store.
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