Real Estate and Life in Redding

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2017-02-10T09:07:00.001-08:00

4482 Eagle Nest Rd

2016-05-20T13:03:00.001-07:00

Fast Times At Coldwell Banker

2016-02-16T10:30:00.001-08:00

2620 Starlight

2016-02-09T12:35:00.001-08:00

2015-12-02T09:03:00.001-08:00

$179,500, 3Bd/2Ba Single Family House, 1560 sqft.

Ingrid Hall BRE#01274720 | Coldwell Banker C&C Properties | 530-949-8984rockstarrealtor77@gmail.com |

14058 Lake Blvd, Shasta Lake, CA 96019

Move in for the Holidays!

3Bd/2Ba Single Family House

$179,500

Year Built	2003
Sq Footage	1560 sqft.
Bedrooms	3 Beds
Bathrooms	2 Baths
Floors	1
Laundry	In Unit
Lot Size	0.3 Acres
Website	www.coldwellbanke...

DESCRIPTION

Here is the home you've been waiting for! Privacy! Convenience and space! This home has an open floor plan with a remodeled kitchen. Located on a flag lot you have the feeling of nearly complete privacy without a lot of maintenance. This home is in move-in condition so lets get you moved!

Shasta Lake

see additional photos below

Unit Features

- Living room	- Walk-in closet	- Master bath
- Office	- Range / Oven	- Dishwasher
- Balcony, Deck, or Patio	- Central A/C	- Ceiling fans
- Double pane / Storm windows	- High / Vaulted ceiling

Community Features

- Off-street parking

- RV parking

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

Contact info:

Ingrid Hall BRE#01274720

Coldwell Banker C&C Properties

530-949-8984

rockstarrealtor77@gmail.com

For sale by Agent/Broker

Posted: Oct 30, 2015, 1:51pm EDT

Open floor plan with lots of privacy!

2015-10-30T11:35:00.001-07:00

15901 Tadpole Creek

2015-08-04T16:25:00.001-07:00

Wild Chickens of Kauai

2015-06-17T21:15:00.001-07:00

For some reason- actually there are a bunch of theories, there is a booming wild chicken population on the island of Kauai.

Is it just me?

2015-06-04T08:40:00.001-07:00

Is it just me?

I've been thinking about my home. Now that the kids are moving on, I don't need as much space. But then when they all come over for holidays, I need more space. If I have too much space they want to move in again. This is a dilemma. Instead of having more money, I spend more - on travel to visit kids, on chatzkies for the grandbaby, college, weddings. I need a smaller, less expensive, nicer, bigger home. Does that make sense? I'm getting closer to retirement age - but we Realtors don't actually ever do that -theoretically.

Oh well. We plug along. Send me a shout out if you have the same dilemma and we can work together to figure it out.

Oh yes, my youngest son is graduating from high school tomorrow. Now I really am bummed out. Proud for him, bummed for me.

And here's the grandbaby, still cute as a bug.

Beautiful Home in Pacific Heights

2015-05-15T14:52:00.001-07:00

Definitely not the house from the movie of the same name.

New Listing in Cottonwood!

2015-04-30T11:15:00.001-07:00

Merry Christmas 2014

2014-12-26T17:35:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all this beautiful December Day! This year I have been absolutely blessed. I have gotten in a lot of travel, My Grandbaby is doing well, my children are healthy and I paid all the bills. Lol about the last part but that hasn't always been the case. There are still a few lingering issues out there but overall this has been a great year. Thank You all for your part in it!

In my travels this year, I have seen

Germany

Love this Woman's pose! - Photo Bomb!

But really - How are they doing this?????

Science Museum - Bremen, Germany

Oregon

Okay - the sunset is from California - but I'm sure they could see it in Oregon too..

Italy

You just can't beat the colosseum at night

You may recall that I've been to Italy before but it's still amazing there - very close to my heart. Germany was a first for me, I love the German people. They are really friendly, and punctual - which I love! Oregon's southern coast was beautiful, all the jagged rocks jutting out of the ocean - so cool! However, there's no place like home and I'm so happy to live in such a beautiful base.

We hiked in Lassen

and Whiskeytown this year. Just Beautiful. Add in a Business trip to Los Angeles, a couple of jaunts to Lake Tahoe and Monterey and it certainly has been the traveling year. Let it not be said that I did not live, because I truly believe that life is not meant to be spent in one place.

Real estate in Redding has slowed a bit this year but we are seeing a return to a more "normal" growth rate. In 2014 Prices rose on average about 8% over 2013. Right now, Inventory is down, there are currently 981 Active listings in our MLS. Feel Free to call me anytime for statistics for your neighborhood or just to see what your home would sell for!

(This year I closed 18 sides - so all this traveling has not slowed me down!)

Oh yea - almost forgot, got a puppy for Christmas, - He's exhausted.

Time Flies When You're a Grandma!

2014-02-26T13:54:00.000-08:00

Pretty much lately this is how my day goes. Wake up, have coffee (because really, who can function without coffee? - not me), Go to work, work like a fiend, go home, eat, pass out. Wake up and do it all over again. Except on Sundays. Sundays are the best. Grandbaby days. I live for Sundays. - I could bore you all endlessly with the details of how the little tyke is doing but that would probably be too long for me and too agonizing for you. So, we'll just suffice with one little pic and move on to Real Estate.

This is us watching ourselves.

For the first time in many years Real Estate seemed to come back to life last year. Multiple offers, rising home prices, many many homeowners back in an equity position. YAY! To me it seemed like some were thinking the housing bubble had reared its ugly head again. Nay-sayers warning of crashing prices doom and gloom. Where do these people come from? It's like they are afraid to be happy. What we really experienced was a return to Normal. Normal. - What does it cost to build a house? It costs about $135-$150 per square foot to build a house. - just a regular house - not a mansion mind you - those cost more. But a regular, average joe house costs about $135-$150 to build. If you find a 1400 sq ft house and it costs $180K that equates to $128 a square foot. I personally think anytime you can buy something for less than it cost to make it its a good deal. - Now, does that help our economy in the long run, are you smelling a housing bubble? I think not.

The following chart is courtesy of Bob Sprenkel - a local Redding area appraiser

Time Period	Area	Average Sale Price	Average Price/SF	Price/SF 0 – 10 Yrs	Price/SF 10 – 30 Yrs	Price/SF 30+ Yrs
Q3 2011	Redding	195,797	107.01	128.68	115.07	87.89
Q4 2011	Redding	181,025	103.01	123.41	111.69	86.14
Q1 2012	Redding	191,593	104.80	137.12	108.37	86.49
Q2 2012	Redding	195,276	109.34	133.17	117.09	89.52
Q3 2012	Redding	205,356	113.74	133.47	121.67	95.86
Q4 2012	Redding	216,633	117.46	139.57	124.12	97.17
Q1 2013	Redding	214,550	119.08	143.65	124.53	97.62
Q2 2013	Redding	231,254	129.42	148.05	138.54	109.87
Q3 2013	Redding	236,121	132.74	148.63	143.10	113.03
Q4 2013	Redding	228,028	133.07	156.43	142.80	114.02
Jan 2014	Redding	237,506	136.53	155.37	149.94	116.50

Reminder: These averages are for Redding only per Shasta MLS data. When you get outside of Redding, the averages are generally lower.

The easing in the Redding market the past two months can be seen in the following statistics per Shasta MLS:

(The search criterion was for houses in Redding between 1500 -2000 SF.)

12/01/2013 – 01/31/2014

Average sale price $226,014
Average cost/SF $130.02

06/01/2013 – 11/30/2013

Average sale price $234,869
Average cost/SF $135.71

Check out the numbers - What do you think? Ok - Stats for today---859 total residential listings in Shasta MLS - 361 of those in Redding. 210 Pending sales (Redding only) and 5 under 100K, 49 under 150K, The rest are 200K up.

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Is Summer Really Almost Over?

2013-08-10T10:30:00.000-07:00

I'll bet you've been wondering where I went - havent you? I have been working my bumm off! So, you know when you go on vacation and everything piles up while your gone and then you come back all nice and refreshed and ready to go - sometimes the universe is with you on this. The Universe has definitely been on my side keeping me busy - but not only that, a ton of really fun things are going on in my life right now. Some are Real Estate related and some are personal.

I AM A GRANDMA!

Yup, Baby Girl made me a Grandma. Of course, I have the most beautiful 3 week old Grandson on the planet - How could he be anything but beautiful?

His Momma is Gorgeous!

Yup. It's absolutely the coolest thing to ever happen to me. If or when your a grandparent - you'll get it.

You could say, I've been a little pre-occupied.

Add to that, I have a new computer. It's a Mac. I've been getting used to the new keyboard. It really is hard to get used to a different feeling. Also, I'm having some issues uploading Pics and Videos of listings onto the blog here. Sorry. I'll get it worked out but not in time for this post.

Real Estate is Hopping! - Inventory levels are up but we are still a little short. Shasta County MLS has been averaging around 200 sales per month. We currently have 844 Active listings in Shasta County. That's up considerably from the last blog post but at our average rate - its only around a 4 month supply and an average healthy market has a six-month supply. The real interesting thing is that in Redding we have 316 Active listings, only 12 are priced under 100K. - 29 are between 100-150K and 78 are from 150-200K. Prices are going up - a lot. Some sellers, as usual, are pricing their properties a little on the optimistic side I think, but homes priced right, SELL.

Well, I'm going to figure out what's wrong with my uploads and get back to you later. Have a fantastic day!

Call me or email me for more information about the Redding Real Estate Market or for a Personal Real Estate Consultation.

Getting Back To Work!

2013-04-10T20:49:00.002-07:00

Awesome Featured Listing Today!

This is a beautiful home set in the hills of Ranchland Acres. Breathtaking views from every room.....Lassen during the day & city lights at night. This house is set up for the whole family to enjoy downstairs or upstairs in the bonus room on game night. Entertainers dream kitchen w/granite countertops, custom cabinetry, open floor plan to family room & outdoor patio/pool area. Gated entry for privacy, 4386 Square Feet with 4 bedrooms and 4 full bathrooms.

Okay, so I toured this house the other day and I can tell you this house is Gorgeous! The views really are incredible and the pictures cant begin to accurately portray them! The smell of the Jasmine when you get out of the car and walk to the front door is intoxicating. I loved it!. The kitchen is a gourmet cooks delight, storage everywhere! - I wanted to start cooking and note - and I hate to cook.

Well, Real Estate in Redding has truly picked up a full head of steam. It's crazy busy out there as you may have guessed. Several flattering pieces have appeared on the Redding.com site about Real Estate and it turns out that Redding, CA has one the the largest shares of new home housing starts in the state!

Also, in the news lately was that Real Estate Agents have one of the most satisfying jobs and are happier than other professions! I like that - I think its true.. I am very happy.

604 Active Single Family homes today on Shasta MLS and 240 of them in Redding.

Here's a cute little house I listed - got it into contract in 4 days! Didn't even have time to blog about it! Sorry!

Well alrighty, Have a great day! In case your wondering... Rome pages coming soon. (still under construction)

Back to Real Life

2013-02-12T14:33:00.001-08:00

Evidently, while I was on vacation - all the houses sold. Yup, it's true. No more homes. I guess I should just go back. Seriously though, there are only 558 active listings today on Shasta MLS. WTF??? stands for What The Fudgesicle?

I have a new listing coming soon, it's a 2 bedroom, 2 bath home in Shasta Forest Village in Shingletown. Cute as a button - I'll be getting pics and details to ya on Friday, this week.

So, a few of the things that I have noticed since I've been back: 1) Jet-lag is a very real phenomena. Man - that is NOT fun at all. 2) Americans (me) eat way too much processed and junk foods. 3) We all (me again) really need to stop rushing around! The day is so much more enjoyable when you actually notice it! and 4) I'm really happy to be home in Redding. Not that I can compare it at all with Rome - Rome is a huge city, full of History and people and art and churches. Redding is quiet and peaceful you can hear the sounds of the river and of the wind, the views of the snow capped mountains. Nature shows off here. I love my home here. I missed my other kids. I know after 17 days, they REALLY missed me!

My blog of the Rome trip is going to appear on a separate page available by a link on the top of this blog. There was just too much to say and too much to write about to split it into this little blog. So look for it coming soon and when you have nothing to do for a while you can read all about it.

Some Homeowner advice: Spring is almost here! If you were thinking about listing your home this year do it now! I would love to help you do it! One, two hour, open house this weekend yeilded 17 buyers and resulted in a sale!
Buyers advice: Don't give up! Your house is out there! - Call me and together we will find it.

This is just too good not to share:

The destination.

2013-01-25T07:52:00.001-08:00

She has a driver named eddy. Eddy is an Armenian transplant, been in Rome for years. Really sweet guy who drives like a maniac! He has mastered the streets of Rome and can cut off a bus like a pro. I never felt in any danger because he was just so assured and confident. Talking and pointing out the sights while me and my daughter caught up a bit. He drives like a Dragon fly flies. Zip, zip zoom.

We drop off my daughter at her work, and Eddy gets me to her apartment, it's a nice building.
The elevator barely holds Eddy, Me and my luggage- Eddy says everything in Rome is little. Honestly, the showers in Rv's are bigger than that elevator! The lock is being difficult and after much struggling the doorman is summonsed to open it- takes him less than half a second. Eddy leaves after seeing my luggage and me safely in

I unpack a bit and wait for my daughter and The Italiano to get home. I'm so incredibly happy to be here. I have a smile on that just wont stop. Even here, in their little apartment I'm just so happy. Finally, actually not very long, The Italiano and my daughter get home. He starts cooking dinner- she can't really cook- life in Italy I find out revolves around food. Not food like we have in America where my idea of an appetizer is potato chips, real food- he slices bread- I ask for butter- Big mistake- he says no, and gives me instead some olive oil for dipping, cheese and a glass of wine- I can get used to this for real! Who needs butter? Not me!
Dinner is pasta with clams and a chili tomato sauce. Wow! Clams are one of my favorites. Then there is more pasta with pesto and clams. - for dessert there is a chocolate volcano that is delicious and gelato.

After 23 hours awake, all this food is really welcome. More wine, more wine, lots of laughter and I'm out!

I'm sleeping with my daughter- we fell asleep around 1am, remember- I'm in a different time zone and I've been up for 23 hours now. She wakes up at like 4am- I can hear her. I feign sleep but like the little girl she was on Christmas mornings, she knows I'm awake- "momma" she whispers, "I can't sleep, I'm too excited!"
"Me too" I say
"Let's go for a walk"
I'm thinking- this girl is crazy but okay, I'm here, I'm awake, why not?
I pull on my sweatshirt as she tells The Italiano we are going out- he says something- but I'm not sure what it was- he's sleeping on the couch (poor guy).
I put on my slippers because I think we are just going for a walk around the block. Wrong. It's now around 4:45am, maybe 5 latest- I'm not sure but it is dark. She heads across the street- there's a McDonald's there- nope, they don't open until 11am she says. We are standing on the sidewalk when a bus pulls up. She grabs me to get on the bus! Please note here, I have my pajama shirt and pants on under my sweatshirt, and my slippers!
" Hey", I say, "where are we going?"
"You'll see"
"I have my pjs on!"
"It's okay, no one will know"
Jeesh. Like a kid on Christmas really! We get off the bus after 10 stops or so and turn down this alley- it's dark and its early and there is no one in sight. I'm a little freaked out but she isn't. Who is this brave, or crazy, girl?
We turn another corner and see a sign that says "Bar". There are a few guys standing around outside of it. We go in. Alrighty, evidently bar in Italy is not bar in America, it's a coffee bar. I order a cappuccino, I get the smallest cup of cappuccino I have ever seen! It's so tiny, like my moms miniature tea set. Cute.

Rome in the early hours is so peaceful. We pass pilgrims, or homeless, sleeping in an alcove. Just walking around its so quiet, no cars, no scooters, no crowds. Just Rome, My daughter and me, what a fantastic way to greet the day.

Day One and Two- The Journey

2013-01-18T00:34:00.001-08:00

I decided right away that I was not going to miss one moment looking towards the next one. The journey is just as exciting as the destination.

I'm on the plane that's taking me to LAX, I have the whole row to myself!
Airplanes always make that loud revving the engine sound before take off and it makes you think maybe that's they're way of testing the brakes- it gets my blood racing. They make me turn off my tablet. See you in LA!

I'm feeling absolutely so grateful for this trip- we are starting our decent now - I was going to say I can't wait to get there but getting there and being here now. That's awesome- just loving the moment, the anticipation and the thrill of it.
Amazing view out my window- good morning California.
Final approach now. Everything off :(

After 5 hours in LAX- something I do not recommend to anyone- they (Air France) made me leave one of my bags or wanted me to pay $100 to take it- no way am I wasting that much so they can bring an extra bag that weighs 10 lbs! Fortunately, my best friend who lives in LA, was planning on meeting me and I gave him the bag after transferring the 10 lbs to my carry-on. We have great lunch that he brought me and we catch up on old times. We have been best friends since high school and although we don't see each other often, he's like a brother to me. I give him the bag with pink flowers and green sea turtles and although we make a joke about how he's going to look on the train ride back to work in downtown LA, he takes the bag without a fuss at all.

I am finally boarding my Paris leg. This plane is huge!!!!! 516 passengers and everyone squished together on seats you can only find in the air.- I know the drill- gas is expensive- more people=same gas consumption blah blah blah. Ok that's absolutely all the complaining I will do.- there is this wired thingy on the seat back in front of me which looks like a phone but has no numbers- I'm hoping someone knows what it is.
I was thinking the problem with leaving the US, is how we expect everyone to speak English. My seat mate is Russian, she doesn't speak English or she doesn't know how, the guy on the end of our row is French(?). I met a very nice woman in the waiting area who spoke only Italian. We had a very nice conversation, I made it up in my head. I have no idea what she really said, but! Big But, she did come and find me to tell me that it was time to board. So gratzi to her!
I think it's kinda funny that right before I left his sight, my husband said- don't talk to strangers!
How can I do that? Me?

Ok Air France people think we all speak French first. Then English but it still kinda sounds French to me.

Oh- the thingy in front of me are speakers! To plug headphones in!
Guess nothing is on right now. Bummer. Later.

Oh yea- so ken says not to talk to strangers and I talked to a guy on the first leg from Sacramento who told me where the terminal was ( I didn't listen, still got lost) - then I talked to this very nice lady from Cameroon, then the Italian lady and finally a couple of people in the boarding line- oh yea and two really cute and friendly little girls heading to Dubai.
Ok- according to the captain we should be pushing off by now....or now.... We leave Paris an hour and a half later than we should have. (there's snow here)

The plane flew over the alps. Wow. I'm used to the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The alps look completely different. The Sierra Nevada range is one long continuous range- the alps are all pushed together- looks like the are angry- sharp peaks. In a way it's like someone crunched a piece of paper into a ball and buried half, leaving the other half showing in a weird and amazing topography. I keep using amazing but it is. One thing I notice first in my first glimpse of Rome from up above is that the city looks so green! I was expecting something more urban. All I can see are green stretches and a buildings and more green. Why, did no one tell me it was green? It is beautiful, trees, parks, I thought I caught a glimpse of the colosseum and it was surrounded by green.
gorgeous city from the air.

I arrive in Rome finally, still not listening to Kens advice about talking, I had a vey nice conversation on the plane with a gentleman from Napoli. He has two teenage boys. Evidently there are daredevils in Napoli too. We call it Naples. Anyways, I get my bag and head out to leave the airport. I walked though those doors and literally into the arms of my daughter! She had told me she was sending a car but there she was. That was better than the Alps.
She is so happy, I am so happy. I admit, I cried a bit. Happy tears.

Rome is Calling

2013-01-11T15:17:00.000-08:00

Today's Featured Listing

This home is a quality, custom, detailed Les Melberg designed traditional home on approx. 3.5 acres with Mt. Lassen views - within walking distance to Grant School. 4 bedrooms & office that could be a 5th bedroom. Main floor master with 2 walk in closets, spacious master bath. Upstairs bedrooms have jack-and-jill bath.(Don't you just love those?) Charming Kitchen w/granite. Beautiful manicured grounds, sparkling pool. - I just love how charming this house looks and feels. It feels like a "real" family home.

Well, it's 3 days from now I will be leaving on my trip - this really is going to be "The trip of a lifetime" for me. I mean, I'm not one of those people who has never been outside my hometown or never been on a plane, or never visited a foreign country before. I have travelled quite a bit for someone my age I feel. But...This is different. See, I grew up Catholic and whatever I think or feel about religion now, the home of the Vatican and Catholicism is stirring up some very buried feelings. I'm also the daughter of a pretty famous artist and I grew up with very real art appreciation - especially renaissance art. Leonardo, Michelangelo, Bellini, Rafael, Botticelli - These guys are like The Avengers to me. Totally cool superheros! To see their art in person - not out of a book- that's going to rank right up there with the time I saw Joe Montana at the Mall!

On the Real Estate side of my life - everybody wants me NOW! Auughh! It's my fault - I put it out there. I said "Let's go shopping" and "Now is the time to buy" and all that. And there really is never a good time to go on vacation, but I know you guys - you love me. Right? You'll wait for me to come back, right??? Right?...No? Okay well then, I have a very trusted associate who is going to help my clients for me while I am gone then. Because, let's get real here - Real Estate waits for no one!

It's getting leaner out there - only 613 Active,Residential listings in Shasta MLS today. And it is January but Jeeze! Where did they all go???? 248 of those are in Redding. I kinda really like the house featured today. Get it before it's gone.

Countdown Continues

2013-01-08T12:23:00.001-08:00

Click to see Today's Featured Listing

Okay - I know I was going to feature only Italian inspired homes this week, but this one is so pretty! With Mt. Shasta and Lassen Views! 4,800 sqft, 5 Bed,5 Bath, 6 Car Attached Garages! Stunning, Quality Home on 5+ level, private, gated, fenced, acres! Granite counters w/backlit onyx trim, soaring ceilings, 4 Heat & A/C Units, Thermador stainless steel 6 burner stove, double ovens, great room, fireplace in master suite. Area for an elevator. Per PG&E 12 month avg. bill is $146 / month total gas and electric! - Just the Electric bill alone is reason enough to buy this home! Doesn't it kinda remind you of Tara? From Gone with the Wind? Classic American style, in my opinion.

It's 7 days till I am on my way to beautiful Rome, Italy. - It's going to take me 22 hours total travel time to get there but so worth it! Can you tell I'm a little bit excited? I took the kids to the Sundial Bridge here last night, the Sundial Bridge is 217 Ft high. My first planned stop in Rome is Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. The Dome at the Basilica is more than 450 Ft high. So, I was looking at the Sundial Bridge and just trying to imagine how high the ceiling is in St. Peters. I can't really grasp that so I just have to wait and see. I'll be sure to tell you all about it.

St. Peters

Sundial Bridge

Now, all of us here in Redding treat this Bridge with much respect and awe. We bring all our tourist friends here and show it off. So, it's really not fair at all to compare it - I was just using the reference from the perspective view - in case anyone got snippy.

Alrighty, back to work - List your home for Sale NOW! - Call me! If your are looking to buy - DO IT NOW! - like that?

Sellers! - We have a huge shortage of homes right now! If you want your home to get all the attention it deserves now is the time - you have no competition out there!

Here are some stats that might sway you... Average sales price in Dec 2011 for Shasta MLS - $165,174 - Average sales price in Dec. 2012 - $189,693 - 14.8% increase. These are just averages but take it from the girl in the trenches - Things are looking real good for sellers right now.

Buyers! There are proposed changes rumored out there that will impact your ability to get financing! If you thought it was tough now, wait and see how tough they can make it. Rates are awesome right now but who knows how long that is going to last. If you were waiting for the bottom, you missed it. Get in now! - I'm not saying there will never be a downturn again, I'm not saying that the "shadow inventory" isn't lurking out there somewhere. But, if you find a home that you love and it works for you, don't think that there is something better out there. (It's like a Spouse - Once you find one - Stop thinking there's a better one.)

Only 624 Residential listings in Shasta MLS today. 246 of those in Redding. 12 New listings today and 13 new Pendings - they are selling faster than we can list them!

Have a Great Day!

Happy New Year!

2012-12-31T12:47:00.000-08:00

Amazing River, Mt. Shasta & Lassen Range Views! This newly remodeled Tuscany Style home is truly a rare find! Incredible hardwood floors are found in the gourmet granite kitchen & through out the dining areas. Romantic master suite offers a beautiful granite & tile bath along w/a veranda to take in the views! Area offers Boat Launch, Pool, 3000' Private Airport, Equestrienne, 108 Acre Lake

Click Here for a Video of Today's Featured Home

Let's take a look at that for a moment...3000' Private Airport... Private airport...PRIVATE Airport.. So I was thinking "How can you have a private Airport of your own?" - then I looked closer and it is a gated community featuring a Private Airport - which is still pretty darned good - actually Amazing - but for a moment in my blondness I was thinking -"Where is there room in this house for an Airport? - Is it over the garage? - not mentioning... how in the heck are you going to deal with all those International Travelers coming through your home! And if it's Private, Why do you need an air"port"? Okay, I admit I was really perplexed. Now the agent is going to call me and I'm going to have to tell her how blond I am, because I called her to figure it out.

For the next few weeks, I will be featuring Italian inspired homes in our area - "Why are you doing that?", you may be wondering... Well, it's because - drum roll please....I'm Going to Italy!!!!!! Life is good and I am truly blessed because my oldest daughter loves me and misses me and sent me tickets to visit her in Rome!
On January 15th, I will be flying to Los Angeles, catching a flight to Paris, looking briefly around the airport in Paris and then hopping a plane to Rome - or as they say in Italy, Roma. So far, I have scoped out a few things on my list of must see's and working on learning a few needed Italian phrases. Evidently, according to my daughter, the way Americans pronounce certain phrases are incorrect and she is helping me to learn the correct way. I always (when pretending to be Italian) would say GRAT-ZEE, This I have learned is wrong... She says it Grat-Zee-A (long A sound). I'm pretty jazzed to go and see all the sights there including all the Piazza's and the churches. I'm pretty much a people watcher so I will be doing a lot of that. I'm bringing my computer so I will be able to blog from there. It's my dream to be a travel writer so we'll see how good at that I really am. I probably should stick to what I know though - Real Estate - and just have fun.

I have been extremely remiss in my blogging here, but the holidays always take so much time and there is so much to do.Wah Wah. There, that's my lame excuse.

What's going on in Redding Real Estate - because really that's why you're here right? - Alrighty then. The market inventory is Awful! - We need more listings! You have to call me and list your house! - There are only 658 Residential listings currently available in Shasta MLS. 257 of those are in Redding.
Since my last post, there have been 287 new listings, 298 Closed and 347 Pending. As you can tell, the 257 current listings are not going to last long at this rate. (Only residential listings included in these numbers).
Prices are going up as you can see on the chart below.

Time Period	Area	Average Sale Price	Average Price/SF	Price/SF 0 – 10 Yrs	Price/SF 10 – 30 Yrs	Price/SF 30+ Yrs
Q3 2011	Redding	195,797	107.01	128.68	115.07	87.89
Q4 2011	Redding	181,025	103.01	123.41	111.69	86.14
Q1 2012	Redding	191,593	104.80	137.12	108.37	86.49
Q2 2012	Redding	195,276	109.34	133.17	117.09	89.52
Q3 2012	Redding	205,356	113.74	133.47	121.67	95.86
Oct-Nov 12	Redding	224,047	118.23	141.51	126.83	97.33

Here's one of those nifty little charts I get from Bob Sprenkel, an appraiser here in town.

Have a Happy New Year - be safe - don't drink too much and remember Designate a Driver if you are going out.

Thanksgiving!

2012-11-16T14:32:00.000-08:00

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Here is my new listing, just a great little starter home!

This adorable little 3 bedroom 2 bath home has more space than you think! Extra long driveway to two car garage plus 2 additional rooms off the garage and a workshop with laundry hook-ups! Natural gas hooked up to the property. It has a very nice little covered patio in the backyard.

It has happened, the holidays are rapidly approaching and full scale chaos is just around the corner. Thanksgiving is next week and the kids are coming home! - AAUGH! I'm not saying that I don't relish this chance to see the babies and the kids and have everyone all together, in fact that the very best part - the AAUUGHH is for all the work to do before this happens. You know what I'm talking about. The carpets have to be cleaned. The shower in the second bath which hasn't worked in months has to be fixed. Babies and toddlers will be in the house - which is definetly NOT childproof! - I don't worry about them breaking stuff, I worry about them eating stuff. Stuff that I would never consider eating, babies and toddlers will eat.
I did seriously consider taking a suite at a nearby resort, but ruled out that option. The only other option is to clean like mad, crawl around my home and put stuff away and clean it again.

One year, when I was a newly familied young person, my mother decided that we would all just rent a three bedroom in a resort in Oceanside. We had our Thanksgiving dinner at this really posh resaurant and me, my husband and our baby girl joined with my parents and yournger sister eating at this huge table. My beautiful baby girl didn't like her dinner. In fact, she hated it, she hated the restaurant, she probably hated the little fluffly dress I had her in and she wanted to make sure the whole restaurant knew it. She THREW her plate across the room like a champion frizbee player. Yup, everyone in the restaurant knew.

The thing about Thanksgiving is that real families can be really messy. Literally and metaphorically. That was the last time I took my Thanksgiving public. So, here we are.

Usually, Thanksgiving at my house is pretty tame. We all sit around eating too much and talking all at once, I look around the table at all the different personalities and all the beautiful people who sit around me and I feel so very blessed. I'm always the one who gets all emo when we say our thanks. Thanksgiving really is my favorite holiday. No expectations really, feed everyone and be together. That's all.

So, although I still have a lot of work to do at my house this week, I know it's all going to be worth it.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.

Meanwhile Real Estate keeps going. Only 714 Active, residential listings in Shasta MLS, 287 of those in Redding. If you want a bargain, there are only 12 homes priced under 100K.

Way Too Much Coffee Today

2012-10-19T16:01:00.002-07:00

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A long gated private driveway leads to this impressively designed home featuring master bedroom suite on ground floor. 1 half bath designed for pool use, the other for guests on main floor. 3 other bedrooms, bonus room (currently used as office) & 2 full baths located on upper level. 2 large walk-in closet in master, area to build shop to west of current parking area. See supplement for more...
Granite slab island and granite tiled counter-tops are highlighted by stainless steel appliances. Maple cabinetry throughout combines with durable blond ash flooring in traffic areas & marble floors in 2 baths. Home feels comfortable with formal dining and nook eating areas. A quaint living room could house a grand piano. This is not the same-o-same-o design as one north wall is 2X8 construction with beautiful arches highlighted by unusual lighting fixtures throughout. The home has the benefit of a master cool system in addition to air conditioning.

You know, I'm a real sucker for a great backyard! - I love backyards more than interiors. The saddest time for me is when I can't go outside anymore because of the weather. I need a covered patio at least so I can sit outside and enjoy the rain. It seems like a really long time since it last rained here. I know about the drought and all that and I'm pretty sure I did a fair amount of complaining in earlier posts about the rain, but I'm ready now - it can rain. - This house has an awesome backyard - I mean the house isn't anything to complain about for sure - but look at the yard!!!! ( wow just read that back - way too much coffee today)

Ok - I was thinking maybe I'm not giving value here in my blog - too much nonsense maybe - My big girl says more pictures! More Video! - Still working on that video angle... So - there's another picture...

Can you say "Inventory Shortage"? It's getting quite dire out there - 727 Residential listings on Todays MLS, 276 in Redding - Average sales price for Sept 2012 was $200,633 - up from last years average of $176,876 for the same time. But, it's deeper than that. Homes priced on the low $100K range are few and far between right now - competition is fierce for those. - 11 offers on a house I looked at today which came on the market 8 days ago.( And it was priced at $185K!) Too late. Homes priced about 300K are in demand but there are limited options available. Interest rates are crazy wicked low right now too, 3.4% or ish there. - that means a 200K home that had an interest rate of 5% was costing $1073.65 per month and now at 3.4% it costs $886.96 per month (excluding taxes and insurance - blah blah disclaimer) Now you can afford more home for less money. (See my Facebook for a great article on lending guidelines I found.)

I was going to tell you how much Today' Featured Listing would cost but then I would have to take up a whole other blog site with the disclaimers so - I'll say this - email mark.stander@mortgagefamily.com if you really want to know. and of course email me at Rockstarrealtor77@Gmail.com if you want to see it!

Dreams of Glory

2012-10-08T15:20:00.000-07:00

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This spectacular ranch style home in Palo Cedro sits on a fully fenced 5 acre lot. This home has a gourmet kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Hand scraped hickory hard wood floors run throughout the home. Newly upgraded master bedroom/bathroom, beautiful tile/glass shower and Jacuzzi bathtub along with separate vanities & large walk in closet. Large 3 bedrooms, den,

an abundance of storage space. Backyard features pool, built in BBQ and competition size horseshoe pit, perfect for entertaining or just to escape! Outdoors also includes 4 stall barn, 2 car garage plus 2 car detached shop A must see home!

Well, it has just been a flurry of activity here since I came back from Hawaii. At first it was really hard to get back into to grove. Then, I finally seemed to hit my stride again. But - now the hard part...It's football season. I am a really die-hard football fan. My team is of course the San Francisco Fourty-niners who I have had a love-hate relationship with for the past ahem..cough..many years. But really, I'll watch all the teams. Of course, I'm not a fan of the arch nemesis of most 49er fans - the Oakland traitors - I mean Raiders but I will stay and watch them lose. The past two seasons for the 49ers have put hope back into my heart for the return to glory of this team. So, if you try to track me down on Thursday evening, Sundays or Monday evenings you know where I am. Parked in my living room - on my sofa.

The market has not slowed down at all here, it seems to be picking up momentum daily actually. There are 741 Active residential listings in Shasta MLS today, 279 of those are in Redding. Of the listings in Redding - I think it's interesting to pint out that only 12 of those are under 100K and the majority of those listings are between 200-350K!
33 Bank owned and 52 shortsales on the market today.

Call me to list your house today! We need more inventory!

Hawaiian Adventures

2012-09-24T12:00:00.001-07:00

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Nestled in Shingletown below the pine trees. This 1910 square feet home has 3 bedrooms, 1 3/4 bath. A huge picnic area with built in BBQ. Large 1144 sqft shop with a bathroom, RV Parking with power and water hookups. Property backs up to PG&E land where Battle Creek awaits your fishing pole. This is 3 continuous acres which separated into one acre fully fenced parcels. Features an outhouse with fully functional commode!

Well, I made it back safe and sound from the awesome state of Hawaii! Remember I said it shouldn't take 10 days to get my sister-in Laws house prepped for sale? - It did. It took all the days, then- because of cats... we missed the flight home, it took one more day! I did have a great time at the Polynesian Cultural Center . We had a great day there, ate at a Luau and saw a fantastic show. H'a, Breath of Life. Because no trip is ever worth bragging about without pictures - here are a few I took... Also, I will never again underestimate the amount of work - physical work - involved in getting a house ready to sell. It also made me realize how incredibly out of shape I am!

Fun day at the Cultural Center

Amazing sunset from Bellows AFB

REWARD!

So, I ran some numbers from while I was away...just out of curiosity...

132 new listings,127 Pended listings, 82 Closed, 37 Bank on the Market in Shasta County MLS. 10 days in Real Estate really is like a year in any other business.

Leaving 744 Active listings on MLS today, 273 in Redding. 15 under 100K, 32 listings between 100-150K

Most Importantly, here is my Sis-in Laws Home - now listed (effective Oct 1) at $635K

a fantastic bargain!