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Are Distress-Sales Listings Dominating The Market In Your Town?

May 3rd, 2009 categories: Benicia, Contra Costa, Fairfield-Gr Valley, Foreclosures / Short Sales, Investors, Market Update, Selling, Solano, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo

distressed-property-recap-shadow-4-27-09New Distress Sale Listing Report Shows Similar Percentages, But Far Fewer Actual Distress-Sale Listings


Like the old song says, the more things change, the more they stay the same. At least that’s the case when it comes to comparing our latest Distressed Property Update Report to the one I prepared back in late February.

That’s because the same five cities that led our market area in the percentage of distress-sale listings in Feburary again top the list in the current report. Those ‘honors’ again go to Pittsburg, Antioch, Vallejo, Oakley and Suisun City. Read the rest of this entry »

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Why Savvy Real Estate Investors Are Now Licking Their Chops…Especially In Places Like Antioch, Fairfield and Vallejo

September 5th, 2008 categories: Buying, Contra Costa, Foreclosures / Short Sales, Investors, Market Update, Solano, Vallejo

Four or five years ago, when prices were skyrocketing month after month, buyers often lamented about being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

These Antioch homes are all more than 2,200 sq. ft. and below $300,000

These Antioch homes are all more than 2,200 sq. ft. and below $300,000

I’d pull up a property’s history and when they saw that the home they were about to pay $600,000 for had been purchased a dozen years earlier for $210,000, they’d say “if I’d only bought several homes back then when I had the chance.”

The ‘good ‘ol days, were long gone, with prices outpacing rents by such a long shot that any savvy real estate investor didn’t even have to crunch the numbers. Unless they were in it for a quick flip, they knew that the numbers didn’t come close to penciling out when a $550,000 home would only rent for $1,500/month. Read the rest of this entry »

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