In spite of the abundance of bank-owned homes, foreclosures, and short sales, the Central Coast real estate market is up by 4 percent for the last four months.  The current year-to-date average price for a home in San Luis Obispo (as of 3/1/11) is $651,000. Click to receive the latest San Luis Obispo REO, Bank Owned, and Short Sale listings by email Click to view my stats newsletter and website at SLOhomes4sale.com Or, call me direct at 805 235 3221   Paul Pickering, Broker Associate Bay Osos Brokers, CA DRE #00997005 "Your San Luis Obispo Bank Owned Home, REO, and Foreclosure Expert" SEARCH ENGINE KEYWORDS: SAN LUIS OBISPO BANK OWNED HOMESSAN LUIS OBISPO REO PROPERTIESSAN LUIS OBISPO FORECLOSURESSAN LUIS OBISPO REPOSSAN LUIS OBISPO REO AGENTSSAN LUIS OBISPO SHORT SALESSAN LUIS OBISPO D... 03/04/2011

San Luis Obispo January 2011 Real Estate Market Update January 2011 January 2010 11 San Luis Obispo Homes 12 San Luis Obispo Homes Average Sales Price $867,091 Average Sales Price $614,375 130 Days on Market 139 Days on Market $292 per square foot $324 per square foot 2 San Luis Obispo CA Foreclosures 1 San Luis Obispo CA Foreclosure 0 San Luis Obispo Short Sales 2 San Luis Obispo Short Sales •·        Stick built SFR. Based on the information from the Central Coast Regional MLS. The Association, the Multiple Listing Service, nor Mint Properties guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the real estate market. 02/20/2011

Great Investment Property in Grover Beach, Ca... $489K for a Tri-Plex   I have a listing in Grover Beach that is a great opportunity for any investor in San Luis Obispo.   Contemporary Grover Beach Tri-Plex! Units are 2-Bed, 1-Bath w/ 2car Garage. Each unit is separate from another, no adjoining walls. Units have high clear story windows with tons of natural light & generous living rooms. Live in one and rent out the other 2-units. Very strong rental area & below market rental rates. Coin-op laundry on-site. Seller also ownes the Tri-Plex next door and is also available for purchase. A current expense report is available on request. Seller intends on doing a 1031 exchange.     To see more photos click Tri-Plex. Or if you would like an expense report email Traci.   "A Realtor that knows ... 02/17/2011

What's your San Luis Obispo home is currently worth?    Click for a Free/No Obligation Market Analysis of your San Luis Obispo home. Current Year to Date Statistics as of 1/31/11:    Area                               Total Sales              Average Sales Price            Market Time SLO 9         946,000            128 What will your home be worth in 2011? Based on the numbers for 2010, it would suggest that the Central Coast Market has stabilized.  Click here to see all the latest sales numbers for SLO County.  Click to Visit My Website at SLOhomes4sale.com to view all current San Luis Obispo homes for sale!   "Mr. Statistics" Paul Pickering Broker Associate, Bay Osos Brokers CA DRE License #0997005 SEARCH ENGINE KEYWORDS SLO HOME PRICES SLO HOME VALUES SLO HOMES FOR SALE SLO HOME SE... 02/02/2011

In spite of the abundance of bank-owned homes, foreclosures, and short sales, the Central Coast real estate market is up by 4 percent in sales volume for the first month of 2011.  The current year-to-date average price for a home in San Luis Obispo (as of 1/31/11) is $946,000 Click to receive the latest San Luis Obispo REO, Bank Owned, and Short Sale listings by email Click to view my stats newsletter and website at SLOhomes4sale.com Or, call me direct at 805 235 3221   Paul Pickering, Broker Associate Bay Osos Brokers, CA DRE #00997005 "Your San Luis Obispo Bank Owned Home, REO, and Foreclosure Expert" SEARCH ENGINE KEYWORDS: SAN LUIS OBISPO BANK OWNED HOMESSAN LUIS OBISPO REO PROPERTIESSAN LUIS OBISPO FORECLOSURESSAN LUIS OBISPO REPOSSAN LUIS OBISPO REO AGENTSSAN LUIS OBISPO SHORT SAL... 02/02/2011

My City of San Luis Obispo was on Oprah! San Luis Obispo, CA was named the Happiest Place in the World to live!  Our little town of San Luis Obispo was on the Oprah Winfrey Show on January 26th, 2011. It has been my home for over 13 years and I wouldn't trade my city in for anything. We were on the Oprah Show on the topic of Happiness. Yes I live here! Author Dan Buettner who wrote Thrive, said that by measuring and experiencing happiness day-to-day he found you could define happiness and pin point locations that had the most overall happiness qualities. He traveled all over the world to find the best places to live in the world and San Luis Obispo made the top four. We were the only US city to make the list. Happiest place in Europe was Denmark, Asia - Singapore and Nuevo Leon - Mexico... 01/27/2011

2010 San Luis Obispo Real Estate Market Update* It's the beginning of a new year, so many people are waiting anxiously to hear how many homes and condos were sold in San Luis Obispo last year, what the average sale price was, and how it compared to 2009.  Here you go: 2010                                              2009 250 San Luis Obispo Homes     209 San Luis Obispo Homes Average Sales Price $613,192 Average Sales Price $648,450 96 Days on Market      89 Days on Market $323 per square foot $343 per square foot 31 San Luis Obispo Foreclosures 11 San Luis Obispo Foreclosures 30 San Luis Obispo Short Sales   12 San Luis Obispo Short Sales       97 San Luis ObispoCondos, PUDS 96 San Luis ObispoCondos, PUDs Average Sales Price $340,386 Average Sales Price $353,183 88 Days on Market 94 D... 01/23/2011

      San Luis Obispo, California, is one place to find happy people according to Dan Buetttner in is new book, THRIVE, Finding Happiness the Blue Zone Way.  A Gallup-Heathways poll  ranked San Luis Obispo No. 1 in overall emotional health.  To see complete article contact Parade.com/happy town. The article is titled, "You'll wish you were here .... lessons from Happy Town U. S. A."   Some of the reasons San Luis Obispo ranked so high is access to a variety of arts, number of greenbelts, great biking, walking and hiking trails.  Also there is NO outdoor smoking and drive-throughs are prohibited. I first visited the area in 1996 and fell in love with it.  When I turned a "milestone" age (and I'm not saying which age that was!) I moved here without knowing a soul.  The place has that kind... 01/16/2011

In spite of the availability of all the bank-owned homes, foreclosures, and short sales, the Central Coast real estate market showed significant signs of stability in 2011--particularly with overall sales volume in plus territory.  The current year-to-date average price for a home in San Luis Obispo is $613,000 Click to view my newsletter for other related Central Coast market statistics Click to receive the latest San Luis Obispo REO, Bank Owned, and Short Sale listings by email Click to view my website at SLOhomes4sale.com Or, call me direct at 805 235 3221   Paul Pickering, Broker Associate Bay Osos Brokers, CA DRE #00997005 "Your San Luis Obispo Bank Owned Home, REO, and Foreclosure Expert" SEARCH ENGINE KEYWORDS: SAN LUIS OBISPO BANK OWNED HOMESSAN LUIS OBISPO REO PROPERTIESSAN LUI... 01/05/2011

Interested in finding out what your San Luis Obispo home is currently worth?  If so,   click for a Free/No Obligation Market Analysis of your San Luis Obispo home. In the meantime, here is the total number of sales, average price, and number of days homes in San Luis Obispo spent on the market in 2010:    Area                               Total Sales              Average Sales Price            Market Time SLO 250         613,000            96 What will your home be worth in 2011? Based on the numbers for 2010, it would suggest that the Central Coast Market has stabilized.  Click here to see my year-end numbers for SLO County.  Click to Visit My Website at SLOhomes4sale.com to view all current San Luis Obispo homes for sale!   "Mr. Statistics" Paul Pickering Broker Associate, Bay Osos B... 01/05/2011

If you are a San Luis Obispo home owner who may be interested in how selling a distressed home can affect your credit, click to the following link: "Short Sale & Foreclosure Affects on Credit." Depending on your situation, there may be an alternative to either but you must act quickly. You can call me direct at 805 235 3221 for a complete and confidential analysis of your distressed property situation. Or, Click to visit my website: SLOhomes4sale.com Paul Pickering Broker Associate, Bay Osos Brokers CA DRE License #0997005 SAN LUIS OBISPO BANK OWNED HOMES SAN LUIS OBISPO REO SAN LUIS OBISPO SHORT SALES SAN LUIS OBISPO REAL ESTATE AGENT SAN LUIS OBIPSO HOMES FOR SALE SAN LUIS OBISPO FORECLOSURES SAN LUIS OBISPO DISTRESSED PROPERTIES SAN LUIS OBISPO REAL ESTATE BROKER SAN LUIS OBISPO REAL... 12/17/2010

As I was reading through some blogs today I found something that gave birth to my idea for my personal blog. I have always had the intention of utilizing this blog to help the general public understand local real estate, activities,community issues and any other important information for San Luis Obispo. It has also been a goal to make the information on my blog easily accessible with various domain names, links from all of my correspondence and now QR CODING on my blog! Hooray! Hooray! Okay, I admit it. I am geeking out over having some new fangled technology on my blog buuut for any of us in this world that understand how cool it is to look up something with a QR code, this is a neat little feature. To understand QR code more you can simply check out the wiki. Many of you may be sayi... 12/16/2010

In spite of the availability of all the bank-owned homes, foreclosures, and short sales, the Central Coast real estate market is showing significant signs of stability-particularly with overall sales volume in plus territory.  The current year-to-date average price for a home in San Luis Obispo is $618,000 Click to view my newsletter for other related Central Coast market statistics Click to receive the latest San Luis Obispo REOs or Bank owned listings by email Click to view my website at SLOhomes4sale.com Or, call me direct at 805 235 3221   Paul Pickering, Broker Associate Bay Osos Brokers, CA DRE #00997005 "Your San Luis Obispo Bank Owned Home, REO, and Foreclosure Expert" SEARCH ENGINE KEYWORDS: SAN LUIS OBISPO BANK OWNED HOMESSAN LUIS OBISPO REO PROPERTIESSAN LUIS OBISPO FORECLOSU... 12/03/2010

Since the beginning of time as we understand it history has been made at the hands of man. Man made fire, tools and the wheel; all essential to the advancement of our species and worth noting as major milestones in our history. NOW it is time for history to be available in our hands! What the heck am I talking about? I am talking about the ability to use your smart phone to get a private guided walking tour of San Luis Obispo. That's right, you can now download a guided walking tour of San Luis Obispo, CA onto your iPhone, iPod, iPad or just about any smart phone. The San Luis Obispo Historical Society and local business owners and citizens teamed up to provide locals and guests alike a special opportunity to see old photos of significant buildings like Mission San Luis Obispo and the W... 11/29/2010

Friday night was the turning of another page for me. I have been an agent for almost 5 years now and with each year I find that the business gives me yet another blessing and honor. 2010 has definitely been one of those years as I have had the privilege to serve as a Local Director for the San Luis Obispo Association of Realtors®. It's been a great experience and while I am still serving on my first half of the term I look forward to what will come in 2010.  On Friday night we held our annual End of Year Banquet at the Embassy Suites in SLO and announced and installed our 2011 Board of Directors. The air in the room was light hearted and joyous and all of the agents, brokers, AEs and guests were able to enjoy an evening of humor and set aside the troubles facing our industry. As always ... 11/22/2010

San Luis Obispo and Singapore made it to the list as the top four happiest places on earth.  According to ABC's interview with Dan Buettner who researched and published a new book, "Thrive"; Denmark and Nuevo Leon, Mexico also have the highest number of happy residents.  "Thriving is not about just being happy, but involves how one thrives day to day", the author reported.The Danes scored high in job satisfaction.  Apparently, it's not the amount of money one makes.  An annual wage of $75,000 seemed to be the cut-off point on the balance of work and time. Workers in Denmark get to take advantage of a full six-week vacation.  When the full six weeks could not utilized, many smaller shorter vacations are recommended.Back in San Luis Obispo, many little things make the city qualify as one ... 11/14/2010

               Searching for "SAN LUIS OBISPO BANK OWNED HOMES, REOs, or FORECLOSURES?"                                         It's easy, just . . .    Click to receive "Bank Owned Homes, REOs and Foreclosures by Email," or Click to view My Latest Home Sales Statistics for San Luis Obispo, Click to search San Luis Obispo Homes and Condos under 300K, Click to search San Luis Obispo Properties from 300-500K, Click to search San Luis Obispo Luxury Homes  500K-2Million, Click to view my website SLOHomes4Sale.com, and Click to send me an email paul@slohomes4sale.com SEARCH SAN LUIS OBISPO NEIGHBORHOODS ALTA VISTA ANHOLM ARBORS BERKEMEYER APARTMENT BROAD STREET BUENA VISTA CALIFORNIA MISSION CEDAR CREEK CEDARWOOD CHUMASH MOBILE CHUMASH VILLAGE CLEARVIEW AT SLO COUNTRY CLUB CRAFTSMAN COLLECTI... 11/12/2010

According to Beacon Economics, in an economic summit held today, "the worst is over for the San Luis Obispo economy."  Beacon is also suggesting that "the area's economy has reached bottom and is beginning to slowly head upwards." Click to View entire story as reported by KSBY-TV 6 Click to View entire Calif. Assoc. of Realtors 2011 Economic Housing Report  Click to View the latest SLO County homes Sales Stats  Click to View my website SLOhomes4sale.com Or, call me direct at 805 235 3221  Paul Pickering Broker Associate, Bay Osos Brokers CA DRE License #0997005 SEARCH ENGINE KEYWORDS SLO COUNTY REAL ESTATE AGENT SLO COUNTY HOME VALUES SLO COUNTY HOMES FOR SALE SLO COUNTY HOME PRICES SLO COUNTY REAL ESTATE AGENT SLO COUNTY REAL ESTATE BROKERS SAN LUIS OBISPO HOME VALUES SAN LUIS OBISPO H... 11/05/2010

As of 11/1/10 local home sales volume is up by 8 percent (when comparing the previous two 12-month periods), and The Average Central Coast home price is $475,000* Click to view the most recent San Luis Obispo home sales stats Click to view all available homes in San Luis Obipso County  Click to visit my website: SLOhomes4sale.com Or, call me at 805 235 3221. * based on SFR averages from Paso Robles (w/in city limits), Templeton, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, Cayucos, Morro Bay, Los Osos, Pismo & Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande and Oceano, only.  Paul Pickering Broker Associate, Bay Osos Brokers CA DRE License #0997005 SEARCH ENGINE KEYWORDS San Luis Obispo HOME PRICES San Luis Obispo HOMES FOR SALE San Luis Obispo HOME SEARCH San Luis Obispo Home Values San Luis Obispo Real Estate Broker Sel... 11/04/2010

  A review of the home sales and sale prices in San Luis Obispo revealed that prices began to decline in 2006, from the median sales price of $615,000 to $455,000 in 2009. During the same period, with the exception of 2007, the number of homes sold also declined every year.    The chart above also illustrates the challenges faced by sellers during this period, in terms of marketing time and net sales prices.Notes:The above data is based on sales of all single-family residences, including mobile homes, condos, stick-built single family homes, etc., in San Luis Obispo, CA for the period from 2005 to 2009.  Data is culled from the Central Coast Multiple Listing Service, and deemed accurate at time of report but not guaranteed.**DOM refers to Days on Market**SP v. LP refers to Sale Price vs... 10/30/2010