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A Place to Call Home!

There is a reason a home like this stays within the family for years and years. Now is your chance to own this cherished property. Enjoy your three large bedrooms for family and friends. Entertain your guest in the vaulted ceiling family room while overlooking your NID Irrigated garden and a view of the Sierra’s. Play board…

88% of home buyers browsed the Internet to look at listings.

#1. Lighting: Lighting often sets the mood for buyers to imagine themselves living in the home.  Open your curtains to allow natural light from the outside to illuminate the best parts of the home’s interior. #2. Clutter: Move very large or non-essential furniture and decor to another room or into storage to give buyers a better view…

Buyer Facts

Buyer Facts: 19% of home buyers own more than one home. 51% of buyers said that finding the right property was the most difficult part of the buying process. Home Buyers by Household Type: 64% Married Couples 18% Single Women 10% Single Men 7%  Unmarried Couples 1 % Other Factors Influencing Neighborhood Choice: 67% Quality of neighborhood…

Testimonial

June 4, 2012 Dear Jamie, We want to thank you so much for all the work you did to sell our manufactured home. You took care of every detail and always answered our questions clearly and quickly. During the six months or so that it took to make this “hard sell”, you called us every…

Testimonial Sent to My Brokers

May 28, 2012 Dear Kathy & Bill, We must commend you on your hiring of such an exemplary employee as your Jamie Barber!  From our very first contact to the grueling process of finalizing our “short sale” he continually went above and beyond the “norm” in assisting us. We have just moved down here from…

The Sacrifices For Homeownership

25% of buyers cut spending on entertainment. 20% cut spending on clothes. 12% cancelled their vacation plans. 34% cut spending on luxury items or other nonessentials to purchase a home. 70% of American view owning a home as part of the American dream! 74% of homeowners feel that owning a home is the best long-term investment! Typical House Purchased: 1,900…

The State of America’s Housing Market

70% of Americans view owning a home as part of the American dream. 62% of consumers feel that buying a home in the current market is a good investment over the next 10 years. Homeownership rate rose to 66.1% in Q3 2011, up from 66.0% in Q2 2011. 95% of metro areas are expected to…