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2014
Mortgage rates may be rising, but the housing market doesn’t seem to mind. In fact, several indicators have improved alongside rising rates, according to the HousingPulse Tracking Survey released by Campbell Surveys and Inside Mortgage Finance this week. The lending atmosphere is becoming friendl...
01/26/2014
In 2012, the City of Vallejo made history by becoming the first U.S. municipality to approve participatory budgeting city wide. PB engages all Vallejo Residences to help decide how to spend a portion of the city budget. See link attached VALLEJO BUDGET for this really important event, and like...
01/26/2014
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The American housing stock continues to age; a trend that represents an opportunity for remodelers and over the long term may signal a future increased demand for new home construction. According to the latest data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development American Housing Survey (AHS)...
01/23/2014
Did you know Interstate migration in America has remained at a mere 1.7 percent, which is far lower than the 3.5 percent mobility rate the country experienced in the 1950s. Data suggests that Americans are no longer migrating from places with low wages to places with higher wages because the reve...
01/23/2014
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They are gearing up for the second cycle of Vallejo’s Participatory Budgeting Program, a process that gives Vallejo residents and stakeholders the opportunity to directly decide how to use their tax dollars to improve Vallejo. Last year, almost 4,000 residents created and approved twelve excitin...
01/23/2014
Redfin today released its December 2013 Real-Time Bidding War Report based on Offer Insights, statistics compiled from thousands of offers written each month by Redfin agents for their home-buying clients.After falling sharply since the spring, the percentage of Redfin offers facing bidding wars...
01/22/2014
When buying or selling think of me first. 707-315-5555 Tim Garton with REMAX http://www.propertyinvallejo.com/ Calif. median home price:December 2013: California: $438,040 Calif. highest median home price by region/county December 2013: San Mateo, $1 million Calif...
01/22/2014
Hello Everyone, A Quality East Vallejo Home that I just listed for Sale. 3 bedrooms 2 Baths listed at $172,900. This home had a addition and 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom added. Contact me if your thinking of selling your home in East Vallejo or areas near Vallejo Ca. Or maybe if your just curio...
01/20/2014
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Hello Everyone, As temperatures drop ( accept for this year) and the weather chills during the winter, it may not seem like the ideal time to buy a home, but if one can bear the cold, then there are many advantages for buyers to consider if they are in the market for a home. For example, there...
01/20/2014
California home sales dipped 5.9% from 2012 to 2013 as the market felt the pinch of tighter inventory levels and higher prices, the California Association of Realtors reported this past month. Higher home prices and tighter inventory levels in December pushed out potential buyers, marking the fif...
01/20/2014
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