Julie's Blog

I was looking at the number of homes currently on the Sacramento area market, how inventory has changed in the past year and the impact on prices and value with so many homes for sale in preparation for writing my weekly columns for Rocklin & Roseville Today and Sacramento Today.  I had promised ...

As soon as the holidays were behind us it seems like the media has again focused on the economy and in particular the negatives.  I don't know about you but when I hear too much negative news it impacts my mental attitude and slows me down.  There are some bright spots in regards the Sacramento a...

I have been using twitter for almost 2 years now and it is one of the social networking tools I enjoy the most.  It is a flow of short messages from members all around the world and allows users to follow others and read what they have to say as the day progresses.  You can carry on conversations...

I started to blog about some of the November results for our local Sacramento real estate market and quickly became bored.  For anyone who reads a newspaper or listens to the news there is nothing new to report.  Generally sales are up, median prices and average price per square foot are down.  A...

Happy New Year!  Here we are at the final day in 2008 and looking forward to the hope of a new year.  Whatever your plans are for this evening, be careful on the roads, last night was super foggy here in the Roseville area and will most like not be much better tonight.  There were some great time...

Take a minute during this busy holiday season to recognize our U.S. Troops stationed overseas.  Go to www.LetsSayThanks.com, where you can pick out a thank-you card.  Xerox and the Let's Say Thank organization will print and send it. All you have to do is click on your favorite design and either ...

In today's competitive real estate services industry there is nothing more important than client service.  I am referring to what may be called Realtor helpers such as title/escrow companies, home inspectors, lenders and others who help us get our transactions completed. It is this group of profe...

If it was housing that led the economy to where it is today, "the tank," then it only stands to reason, housing can be the way to recovery.  Sure there are other elements of the National economy that need tending but until we have some stability in housing the economy is not going to improve dram...

A good portion of the business we do at MagnumOne Realty is helping financially struggling Sacramento area homeowners avoid foreclosures by helping them qualify and negotiate with their lenders to accept less than they are owed by accepting a short sale.  Lenders tend to treat us as the enemy eve...

Just when I thought we might start seeing a decline in the number of homeowners who are facing foreclosure the next wave came crashing in.  The new wave is a combination of more homeowners who have experienced a financial setback such as a lost job or reduced income combined with continuing decli...