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The Yuba Sutter Area is perfect for a seasoned or first time investor. With many homes available, the variety is vast, from single family homes, to multi-family dwellings as duplexes and apartments, and investor has a large range to choose from. Close to major metropolitan areas as Sacramento, and Chico, and the "road less taken" up to the Sierras, residents enjoy a small town feel, with modern ...

The average sales price of homes in Yuba City CA for the month of Sep 09 to the month of Nov 09 was $165,000. This shows an increase of 3.1%, or $5,000, from the previous quarter. There was a decline of 6.8% compared to the year 2008. Sales prices have depreciated at a drastic rate of 38.2% during last five years in Yuba City.

It was found that the average list price for a Yuba City home...

Home to the world’s largest dried fruit processing plant and the Sunsweet Grower’s Inc, Yuba City is the county that was born during the days of the Great Californian Gold Rush. With several wineries, Yuba City is now home to 165,000 residents. The Yuba City homes for sale are not difficult to locate. With the current boom in the real estate market, there are plenty of homes for sale. The homes he...

Located in the region of mild Mediterranean climate dominated by wet, cold winters and dot, dry summers, Yuba City was home to the Maidu people until 1800s. But in the beginning of 1800s Yuba City saw the Maidu people encountered by the Mexicans and Spanish. The ‘Gold Rush’ in 1848 saw small establishments along the Yuba River. Yuba City got its first county seat in 1856. This region is also call...

Roseville Real Estate: One bedroom homes in Roseville/Rocklin corridor have a rent of $820 per month and $813 per month is paid by Section 8 to property management organizations in Sacramento. Roseville/Rocklin’s homes with one bedroom have an average area of 750 sq. ft and there exists about 700 rentals.

Two bedroom rentals in Roseville/Rocklin corridor possess a rent of $1010 per month...

Real estate events have been quite closely watched in these fluctuating times and there has been considerable improvement on the market conditions that is favoring the buyer this quarter.

While searching for the right place to settle in, do make a thorough search on the Homes for sale section of real estate websites. Community information of the various counties in CA including Sacrament...

Home Front: Quarterly home sales worst yet for Sacramento area

Sacramento-area home builders just keep singing the blues.

July, August and September brought their worst quarter yet in this long housing crash: just 616 sales in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties, the Folsom-based Gregory Group reports today.

Actually, nearly all the region&rsqu...

Sacramento-area home sales remain sluggish

By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com

http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2130021.html


Sales of existing homes in the Sacramento area climbed 2.6 percent from June to July – far short of the surprising 7.2 percent rise nationally that sent stocks soaring Friday.

A July report showed sales of 3,495 existing ...

Home Front: Small home makes big splash in Sacramento development

By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com

http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2108425.html?storylink=pd

The K. Hovnanian-built house in Natomas has a standard-size bedroom and a surprisingly large great room that combines a kitchen and living room. But that’s about it for 817 square feet – likely...

Suburban Sacramento land rush? Big homebuilders buy up ’finished’ lots


By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com

http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2108559.html


Sacramento’s new-home sales are still down and out, but some capital-area builders are betting money that the region’s suburbs will soon resume their growth boom.

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August 10, 2009
Bad June swoon for Sacramento-area homebuilders

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/real_estate/

Ouch! Homebuilders in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo counties reported their second worst sales month of 2009 in June, selling just 197 homes, condominiums and townhouses, the California Building Industry Association reported about an hour ago.

Th...

Capital-area foreclosures keep climbing in second quarter

By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com

http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2047112.html

The capital-area foreclosure crisis raged on in April, May and June, with lenders repossessing another 4,448 homes and filing notices of default against 10,682 more households late on their payments.

The newest ...

Sacramento-area home sales fall for 1st time since April 2008

By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com

http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2033127.html

The 14-month streak is over.

Sacramento-area home sales reached their highest monthly count yet this year in June. But with fewer bank repos on the market, they failed to beat the numbers from June 2008, acc...

Small banks start feeling financial stress

By Charles Piller
cpiller@sacbee.com


http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2000836.html

At first, the Sacramento region’s small, business-oriented community banks appeared to have sidestepped the plight of banking titans that staggered under the burden of home mortgage defaults. Now some are showing signs of st...

The sales statistical graphs linked below are for the counties of Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yuba. They compare May 2009 to the year prior (May 2008), as well as data for April 2009 vs. April 2008.

California began a 90 day moratorium on foreclosures which began mid-June. Inventory in many areas is shrinking.

Many bank owned properties are receiving multiple offers from ...

Home Front: Lenders’ phones silent as rates rise

By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com

http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1940229.html


Mortgage rates, rising quickly from near-historic lows earlier this year, are already having negative consequences in the capital region.

"All of a sudden the phones just stopped ringing," said Michael McGee, ...

Use of short sales on rise in Sacramento housing market

By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com

http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1933643.html


For years real estate agents have steered buyers away from "short sales," labeling them a mind-numbing, difficult experience that could exhaust the patience of the biblical Job.

Now buyers can hardly avoid th...

Home Front: European media want close-ups of capital-area housing crash

By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com


http://www.sacbee.com/736/story/1883525.html

Europeans are making Sacramento a regular stop on media expeditions to the housing crisis that has been pounding their banks.

This year, Home Front has received inquiries from a Swiss newspaper, a ...

The sales statistical graphs linked below are for the counties of Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yuba. They compare April 2009 to the year prior (April 2008), as well as data for March 2009 vs. March 2008. The number of sales posted in March was greater than the previous year. However, in some areas for the month of April, we experienced fewer sales than the previous year. Prices have decli...

Zillow: Many in area owe more than home is worth

http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1837044.html

Home values in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties dropped by $7.3 billion in the first three months of 2009 and have lost $40 billion in the past year, according to online real estate evaluator Zillow.com.

The Seattle firm estimates that 35.4 percent of homeown...

Latest Statistics For 4 Counties

The charts linked below provide sales statistics for the counties of Sacramento. and the surrounding counties of: El Dorado, Placer and Yuba. They compare March 2009 to the year prior (March 2008), as well as data for February 2009 vs. February 2008. In most areas the number of sales posted was significantly greater to the previous year. However, prices ha...

Latest Statistics For 4 Counties

The charts linked below provide sales statistics for the counties of Sacramento. and the surrounding counties of: El Dorado, Placer and Yuba. They compare March 2009 to the year prior (March 2008), as well as data for February 2009 vs. February 2008. In most areas the number of sales posted was significantly greater to the previous year. However, prices ha...

Area’s foreclosed homes sell briskly, for less, at auction

ShareThisBy Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1795749.html

Published: Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 6B
A pair of out-of-town auction giants sold 190 more foreclosed homes in Sacramento on Sunday, earning $21 million for lenders that repossessed them for lack...

Bold business owners get in position early for economic upswing

ShareThisBy Dale Kasler
dkasler@sacbee.com

Published: Sunday, Apr. 19, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 13A
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1791340.html

From retailing to real estate and beyond, some businesses are starting to gear up for the next economic growth cycle.

In the face of an epic ...

Sacramento region’s repossessed home sales boom hits lull

ShareThisBy Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1789794.html

Published: Saturday, Apr. 18, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Months of foreclosure moratoriums, stepped-up loan modifications and bank decisions to keep repossessed homes off the market are biting hard into a s...

Sacramento region’s repossessed home sales boom hits lull

ShareThisBy Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1789794.html

Published: Saturday, Apr. 18, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Months of foreclosure moratoriums, stepped-up loan modifications and bank decisions to keep repossessed homes off the market are biting hard into a s...

Home Front: Fewer empty new homes means supply, demand in balance

ShareThisBy Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com

Published: Friday, Apr. 10, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
The first quarterly report on new-home sales in the Sacramento area during 2009 is in – and there’s one good sign amid a new low of 699 sales in January, February and March.

Excess supply ...

Clicking on the following link provides the Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba) through the month of February 2009.

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Clicking the following link provides the Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba) through the month of January 2009.

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Here are the Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba) through the month of December 2008....

GreatWest GMAC Real Estate is announcing the association of Saundra Battaglia, as the Manager of their office in Yuba City.

Saundra Battaglia has significant real estate experience, beginning in 1985. In the past she has owned and operated Red Carpet franchises in Yuba City and Colusa. And, was associated with Stromer Realty. She has a background in farm/land sales, residential sales,...

Here are the Real Estate Sales Statistics for 4 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba) through the month of November 2008....

The following graphs provide sales statistics for the 4 counties of Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yuba. They compare October 2008 to the year prior (October 2007), as well as data for September 2008 vs. September 2007. In most areas the number of sales posted was significantly great to the year prior. However, prices have significantly declined for the same time period.

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GreatWest GMAC Real Estate is a growing company in the counties of Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba and Sutter. We continue to actively recruit agents, while providing training, and valuable tools to assist them in their career.

If you are interested in a career move, and would like to join our growing and friendly team, please contact:

Brodie Stephens
GreatWest GMAC

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