Ray Henson, Brokered by eXp Realty

It is looking like a good time to be a buyer after so much time without much inventory, home buyers now have options.  The market is even more appealing as interest rates start to dip again.  Will Hamm does a great job looking into the market and pointing out the benefits for buyers to be looking...

I know it is a "breach of etiquette" and that I stole the line from the movie, A Christmas Story, but isn't this movie the perfect example of a huge fish story.  Actually, the movie is a collection of idealized, nostalgic stories all wrapped into one big fish story.  There is the lamp episode, th...

     We saw average prices fall 4.4% from May to June in  July's report.  It is good to see that our market has leveled off as average and median prices are just about the same from July to August as they were at the end of June.  Elk Grove, CA is still up 8% over the past year.   One statistic t...

Endre Barath, Jr. always has a fresh perspective on the real estate market.  I noticed he was one of the first real estate experts mentioning that the market was slowing saying LA is usually ahead of the rest of the country.  At the time, Elk Grove was red hot.  It is not any more.  Our supply is...

     My dad tells a Hemingwayesque story.  On a fishing trip near the end of the day, the captain asked my dad if he would like to troll for marlin on the way back to port.  The answer was a resounding yes and he hooked into a huge one right away.  My dad asked the captain for his fish fighting b...

I love oatmeal cookies!  Roy Kelley posts a lot of recipes from the, Southern Lady Cooks, ladies.  You may not know this, but I married my own Southern Lady many years ago so I have an affinity for Southern Cooking.  I need to make these delicious looking cookies.  I may have to add raisins in my...

I am an optimist by nature, but our Elk Grove market has changed in a remarkably short time.For a little perspective, active listings were at 124 on 5/8/22.  Active listings are at 244 as of today (all those green dots in the picture).  It is a 96.7 rise in inventory over a very short time.  The ...

3427 Marsh Creek Way, Elk Grove CA 95758Open HousesSat. 7/15/22 12 to 3pmSun. 7/16/22 12 to 3pmMy clients just reduced the price over $30,000 for this Elk Grove home located in our highly desired Lakeside neighborhood.  What a great opportunity!It is a two story, five bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, 2,748...

I have to admit that our trip to Israel was not on the top of my most wanted places to visit, but Mary Margaret really wanted to go so away we went.  Three flights, two lay overs and a bus ride and we made it just in time for a late dinner and bed.  It worked out well.  We were fresh and ready to...

This weekend we will be holding four open houses, two at each of my current listings.Open Houses7/16/2022 12 to 3pm7/17/2022 12 to 3pm3427 Marsh Creek Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758This is a 5 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, 2,748 square foot two story home in our Elk Grove neighborhood of Laguna West-Lakeside....