Redding Ca Real Estate : Richard Goates ECO Broker Redding Ca Real Estate (LUX Real Estate Group at Keller Williams)

Surrounded by much more expensive homes you find this 3/2 with approx 1500 sq.ft. Located in North East Redding this home is in the Blossom Park Subdivision and is ready for new owners..

Priced at $225,000...it's the best deal in the area....check it out and see....

They always say buy the least expensive home in the nicest area that you can afford....this may be it!

Owners are ready to move on and paid $320k for it 4 years ago!!!

Call me to view this offering today...

Rick Goates

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Call today to view this great home....super convenient location...

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Looking for a large land parcel? Want views and the convenience to the city but be up out of the heat? Look no further...this large 637 acre parcel has views,deeded access, level to roling terrain and is only 8 minutes to Shingletown, 15 minute to Mt Lassen and less than 30 minutes into the City of Redding California.

Contact me today for more info if you are looking for land in Shasta County....

Regards

Richard Goates

530-248-5627

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As if it were a surprise...NAR survey shows us that 90% now start their home search online....that's 9 out of ten!

Where can you be found on the Internet? Where can your listings be found on the Internet....

The choice is clear...the Internet is getting a higher share each and every year....

It also shows us that the majority of the public have an internet connection or access to one.

Read more about the survey if you like here now.

Regards

Richard Goates

Eco Broker

Redding Ca

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Do you live in the highly desired White Hawk Estates in Redding California? Are you wondering why your home is not selling or why it did not sell last time you had it listed? There are many reasons that properties don't sell....

Here is what has happened in "White Hawk" in the last year.....

White Hawk is a premiere West Redding Subdivision close to Downtown Redding and the legal and Medical area's.

Price Range Statistics Statistics For Entire MLS As of Monday, March 8, 2010 5:14:10 PM From 3/8/2009 to 3/8/2010 Search Parameters: Property type Residential Status of 'Closed'; Area of '01 - NW Redding', '02 - NE Redding', '03 - SE Redding', '04 - SW Redding'; Subdivision of 'WHITE HAWK'. Sold Listings List Price Range Number of Listings Average Days to Sold $0-$19,999 0 0 $20,000-$29,999 0 0 $30,000-$39,999 0 0 $40,000-$49,999 0 0 $50,000-$59,999 0 0 $60,000-$69,999 0 0 $70,000-$79,999 0 0 $80,000-$89,999 0 0 $90,000-$99,999 0 0 $100,000-$109,999 0 0 $110,000-$119,999 0 0 $120,000-$129,999 0 0 $130,000-$139,999 0 0 $140,000-$149,999 0 0 $150,000-$159,999 0 0 $160,000-$169,999 0 0 $170,000-$179,999 0 0 $180,000-$189,999 0 0 $190,000-$199,999 0 0 $200,000-$224,999 0 0 $225,000-$249,999 0 0 $250,000-$274,999 0 0 $275,000-$299,999 0 0 $300,000-$349,999 0 0 $350,000-$399,999 0 0 $400,000-$449,999 0 0 $450,000-$499,999 1 84 $500,000-$749,999 2 160 $750,000-$999,999 0 0 $1,000,000+ 0 0 The average price for the 3 properties is $553,333. The highest price is $695,000. The median price is $515,000. The lowest price is $450,000. The average Market Time is 135.

As we can see there has not been a lot of activity in this subdivision in the last year with only 3 closed homes on the Realtor's MLS. There may have been an additional home or two sold that is not on the MLS but we can see that the activity is fairly slow in there right now...

So how do we get homes sold in area's like this? Call me today and I am happy to discuss exactly how we can do this!

Regards,

Richard Goates

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What's the market doing? How long will it take to sell my home? How much am I down? All great questions....there are some numbers for the number people out there to digest,,,,Keep in mind your home will sell when the price is the best in the area and the condition goes along with that...

Price Range Statistics Statistics For Entire MLS As of Monday, March 8, 2010 5:01:37 PM From 3/8/2009 to 3/8/2010 Search Parameters: Property type Residential Status of 'Closed'; Area of '01 - NW Redding', '02 - NE Redding', '03 - SE Redding', '04 - SW Redding'. Sold Listings List Price Range Number of Listings Average Days to Sold $0-$19,999 0 0 $20,000-$29,999 1 164 $30,000-$39,999 0 0 $40,000-$49,999 2 171 $50,000-$59,999 1 61 $60,000-$69,999 8 85 $70,000-$79,999 11 83 $80,000-$89,999 17 75 $90,000-$99,999 18 90 $100,000-$109,999 28 117 $110,000-$119,999 29 102 $120,000-$129,999 38 137 $130,000-$139,999 48 99 $140,000-$149,999 55 123 $150,000-$159,999 36 115 $160,000-$169,999 45 106 $170,000-$179,999 64 140 $180,000-$189,999 69 118 $190,000-$199,999 59 119 $200,000-$224,999 124 116 $225,000-$249,999 123 124 $250,000-$274,999 76 119 $275,000-$299,999 61 149 $300,000-$349,999 98 152 $350,000-$399,999 71 171 $400,000-$449,999 17 100 $450,000-$499,999 13 166 $500,000-$749,999 33 187 $750,000-$999,999 5 183 $1,000,000+ 3 204 The average price for the 1153 properties is $233,325. The highest price is $1,100,000. The median price is $210,000. The lowest price is $22,000. The average Market Time is 128.

To read the chart look at the price range.Next to the price range is how many homes sold in the last year and next to that was the number of days it took to sell the home...

As we can see the majority of the action is in the $200-250k range....no surprise here!

You can also see that only 3 homes last year sold OVER a Million....

The "Average" price is $233,325.....

Are you trying to find out why your home didn't sell? Call me...we can discuss this....There is a reason....

Regards,

Richard Goates

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The market is picking up steam especially in the lower price ranges.Here is the current data for the end of Feb 2010

Active homes on the MLS = 1378

Pendings=454

Active Available homes= 924

REO's =182

Short Sales= 245

SEARCH FOR REDDING AREA HOMES ON THE REALTOR'S MLS BELOW NOW.....INSTANT ACCESS!

Search for homes in the Under $200k range here now.

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Regards,

Richard Goates

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When your hours are cut back or you get divorced and things change sometimes making all your bills can be difficult.If you are experiencing problems paying all your bills you may consider seeking some free help to talk about your situation.

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The most important thing to do if you are having difficulty is to reach out and ask for help!

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Free call....free help....good luck to you!

Regards

Richard

Interest is heading UP....and according to many it will not be in the 5's again for a LONG time!

Reason number 1 to buy now-Interest rates!

Reason number 2-take advantage of the tax credit!

Reason number 3 inventories are still great to choose from!

Waiting to purchase can cost you in these three ways....Paying more per month on that payment.Not getting the current and soon to expire tax credit.Waiting may pose you to more competition as the inventories go down....more competition usually means higher prices for the most desirable homes!

Regards

Richard

Foreclosures are still a hot topic in the real estate world. A recent survey shows that investors are getting back into the real estate market at a fast pace!

The survey showed that approx twice as many people are interested in investing in real estate VS. in March of this year.

On the buyers side of the equation approx 25% are after Foreclosures.

The largest age range that are interested in purchasing foreclosures is the 35-49 age range.

73% of these buyers expect their homes to appreciate at least 10% over the next 5 years.

28% of these buyers expect to have appreciation of at least 20% or more in the next 5 years!

Almost 25% think that prices are about as low as they are going to go with interest very reasonable.

Foreclosures and Short sales should make up a large part of the business for the next 1-2 years.

Regards,

Richard

Picking the right auto/home/life insurance company to represent you is an important decision in life.As with Realtor's there are some that are better than others and some that just do a better job.

It's the same in every industry...some stand out as great and some have a "reputation"...

Here you can check out companies that sell Home Insurance and see how many problems they have had.

Chances are your company is on this list.

To making informed choices!

Regards,

Richard

This is a great site if you or your clients have questions on the new tax credits offered and the extension of the former tax credit for first timers etc.

There is a ton of info and site out there with information on the tax credits but this site is the best one I have come across to get ALL the questions answered in one place.

The new bill will allow people that already own and want to trade up to take advantage of up to $6500 in tax credits if they purchase before the deadline date.

These credits will hopefully help spur the home buyers out there that have been sitting on the fence and waiting.

With interest rates at historic lows and inventory plentyful to choose from these factors should help to create one of the best buying times in recent history!

Regards,

Richard

The senate voted to extend the first time home buyers tax credit and has offered up a move up tax credit to purchasers that have lived in their homes for 5 more years.

Here are the highlights to the new Bill-HR 3548

Trade up buyers that have owned for 5 or more years=up to $6500 credit.

First Timers or anyone that has not owned for 3 or more years=up to $8,000

Buyers MUST sign the purchase agreement by April 30th and close by June 30th 2010!

The credit is phased out for those with incomes above $125k single or $225k for joint filers.

This is a tax credit and not money back.

Looks like a GREAT time to trade up while interest is still low and inventory is high!

Regards

Richard

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Everyone is shopping for a deal...I am no different. The fact that the majority of the deals are in Short Sales and in REO's can not be overlooked.The banks unlike many sellers want to get their properties sold Quickly!

The banks for the most part reduce the price automatically every 30-45 days if they don't have an offer...Sellers can learn from this....Sellers can also as learn from the banks that price right in the beginning and get multiple offers!!

Here are some greater Redding area REO's to check out.

Where are the deals??? IN the REO's and Short Sales is the answer!

Regards

Richard

The Senate recently passed a bill that out laws the up front fees that many attorney's and real estate people and companies have charged.

Now similar to Realtor's the client pays ONLY if there is a successful result! This is the way it has always been for real estate agents and Realtor's...no sale....no pay....now it's the same for Loan Modification.

This is a good thing.It's good because too many people hired companies off the Internet to do their loan mods and they didn't get done!! They still had to pay and got nothing for their money!

I had some clients that paid upwards of $3,000 to have a loan mod done...I begged them to do a short sale and they refused....There comes a time in the process where as a homeowner that has stopped making payments you have to go left or right at that fork in the road....if you go left and spend time on a loan mod and it doesn't work then your home may indeed go back to the bank.

It's hard to decide no doubt because many people truly want to stay in their family homes...I can relate to this...but also if and when the time comes and you are not getting anywhere at least consider a short sale...yes you have to let the home go back but it is much better than a foreclosure on your record.

With a Fannie Mae loan backed product they say you can own again in TWO years if you do a short sale...VS. 7 years if you let it go to foreclosure....it's a big difference....even if you don' t think it is right now in this moment...you may in the future Wish you had done a short sale!

To getting the job done...to getting paid after the job is done!

Regards,

Richard

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It was bound to happen sooner or later.The market went too crazy for too long and some lenders took advantage and did some things that they should not have.The local news here in Redding Reports that a former local lender is behind bars and others may indeed be investigated in this latest rash of crimes.

In the Real Estate and Mortgage business reputation is Everything! Redding might only be 90k+ but word does indeed travel fast....especially of the bad or negative nature.

I am sure there will be others in the news in the near future that fell for the easy money...

It's a shame as it give the entire industry a black eye...there is such a thing as "Guilty by association".It is a fact that many will rush to judgment and will not thoroughly investigate before forming options.

Sooner or later it seems that Justice does indeed take place...or Karma or what ever you want to call it...what comes around...certainly does go around...sooner or later.

To keeping a good name and doing the right thing!

Best,

Richard

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The active available inventory has been hovering around 1450 now for some time.

We should continue to see more short sales as we progess and probably less REO's in the next year.

Many banks are figuring out that a short sale is the way to go instead of paying all the money in Foreclosure expenses.

There are still around 50 properties in and around the greater Redding area that are under $100k!

There are some Tremendous deals on the upper end estates! One in particular that came out today is approx 5200 sq.ft of custom quality at $995,000....That was a $2. something Million dollar home at the top!

The weather is cooling off and there are still some great buy out there...many even pencil out! Something that you couldn't find 3-5 years ago!

Regards,

Richard Goates

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We work in a service business...there are varying degrees of knowledge and service.Very few buyers or sellers ask their potential Realtor some easy and simple questions that will help them make a great choice on who they end up working with.

Questions that buyers should ask their potential Realtor-

1.Are you available? Are you available at least 6 days a week?

2.If I call you what is your usual response time? 1 hour,2 etc.

3.Do you show the properties yourself to me or is your assistant going to do that for you?

4.If I DO sign a Buyer/Broker agreement what is your policy if you don't live up to your end of the bargain? Can I cancel it?

5.Can you accommodate me on showing me early or late instead of the 8-5 schedule?

6.How many years in the business full time?

7.Are you a transactional or relational Realtor? If they don't know what you mean

on that one they are Transactional....you are another number to them....

Relational Realtor's are as concerned/more concerned, about you and your family as they are about

the commission check...

These are just some of the questions to start with....It will help you get a good start by

starting out with someone that you can work well with...

Regards,

Richard Goates

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P>S> if you need help finding a GREAT Realtor in your area let me know...we help interview them

and love to make it a great match for you and your personality!

They say buyers beware....I am thinking there is a real reason for this! I just came across a home that is a couple months from Foreclosure....they owe approx $10k in back fees/penalties etc...The same people have this home listed for sale as "FSBO" on the Internet....ok no problem yet.....

They are advertising they will carry the paper and no need to qualify etc...just need to make the payments....

Any guesses what will happen when the new home buyers move in and get all excited and "Think" they just purchased a home??? Can you imagine the look on the face of the buyers when the agent shows up at the door and asks them to move out as the BANK has just taken the home back!!!!

Even with a Wrap around mortgage the sellers will have to have enough money to cover what they owe to the bank in back fees/expenses etc AND bring their CURRENT mortgage up to date before they can EVEN come close to making it work....

BUYERS WITHOUT AGENTS/REALTORS....BEWARE!!!!

Why would you NOT want to have some professional representation for free as a buyer??

If someone doesn't want you to talk with an Attorney or Realtor find out EXACTLY WHY!!

We have noticed some real scams lately here in Redding....and it may indeed get worse!!

Regards,

Richard

This end of the road parcel is located in the city of Redding Ca and has a year round creek that goes through it.

Located at the end of a dead end street with a locked gate this parcel features wildlife and a get way from it all feel!

14 acres...Priced at $180,000 or best offer....

Utilities are available with some on-site!

Regards

Richard Goates

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