Archive for August, 2008
Real Estate Sales Continue to Turn Around
A couple recent articles talking about signs of the bottom of the market may be upon us. One is in the San Francisco Chronicle and another in Reuters … both speaking about the positive indicators of things turning around. Never saw it in our local paper ..always have to look to the outside world for positive news. Donald Trump also said ..Buy Now ..on ABC’s Good Morning America the other day …
Real Estate Print Advertising Doesn’t Work
Recently the Los Angeles Times stopped printing it’s real estate section.
Read the article here Los Angeles Times Stops Sunday Real Estate Section
Not that surprising … the internet has been the shopping choice for over 85% of home buyers for awhile now.
The weekend real estate section of the Redding Record Searchlight has gotten a lot thinner over the past year.
Some assume it’s the slower real estate market in Shasta County and Redding leading real estate agents to spend less.
The fact is this … it doesn’t work ..and yes ..it’s expensive ..not to mention it sticks in one’s real estate craw to read all the negative articles that are printed with very little positive coverage. (yes there are positive signs)
Internet marketing is more effective… results-wise and cost-wise.
Check out our state of the art search software on our websites …you’ll get hooked .
Beats trying to read a gutter soaked newspaper.
Best Breakfast in Our Area?
Where is the best place to eat out for breakfast?
Could be your standard eggs and bacon kind of place.
Could be a Eggs Benedict or Eggs Florentine kind of place.
My experience is that they usually aren’t the same spot.
I’ll post my favorite place in a few days …see if anyone else likes it also….
What Olympic Event is Your Job Most Like?
Olympic Games kick off today.
Just curious, what Olympic event resembles your job?
A marathon ….long run during the day with a Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t Confuse Success with Wisdom
One thing I have learned, observed and experienced over my 25 years of running a business is that many times the general public (myself included) tend to equate a companies apparent success with wisdom.
One example that most are aware of, regardless of your age, is IBM. … aka known (or was known) as Big Blue. Back in the 70’s and 80’s they were the company to work for, having had early success in the computer & technology markets. While today they are no slouch company they are not the dominant force they once were.
Like many others, IBM thought themselves invincible because of their market dominance at the time … they scoffed at people like Bill Gates, Michael Dell, to name a few….. oops Read the rest of this entry »
Find your “dream home” in Redding, CA
According to a recent article by RisMedia – when asked to identify a location for a “dream home”, 305 U.S. Homeowners were surveyed and the following results were noted. Keep in mind, the average annual household income is $754,000.
Location of Dream Home/Percentage of Respondents
Island/27%
Rural or Country/22%
Suburbs/18%
Inernational Destination/18%
City/hi-rise with amenities/13%
City/single-family home/10%
Why are we blogging about this? Simple. Shasta County in California perfectly fits the picture for the 22% respondents whose “dream home” is in a Rural/Country location. That’s no surprise to those who live here. Many of the folks that move into our area come here because of the “country-feel” yet they can find top-notch medical services, retail and business ammenities, recreation and city-like restaurants within 20 minutes of their “country home”.
Take a look at these pre-selected homes from our local inventory – these amazing properties are truly gorgeous in every sense of the word. And we have them right here in Shasta County – see for yourself CLICK HERE TO VIEW THESE 12 PROPERTIES.
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