Benicia, California Real Estate- Benicia Real Estate Market Update For March 2013     The Benicia California Real Estate Market Update is put together to help buyers and sellers know what is going on in the Benicia Market. Having the right information can save you money, headaches and hassles when making an informed buying or selling decision In March 2013, the Benicia, California Real Estate Market had a total of 22 homes sold, nine more than in February 2013. The average sales price in Benicia was $439,000. Homes that were sold in Benicia, California had an average listing (asking) price of $429,086. The number of days on market decreased in December to 63 days. Benicia, California Homeowners gained an average of $107,825 from March 2012 to March 2013. With interest rates historically... 04/04/2013

Benicia, California Real Estate- Benicia Real Estate Market Update For February 2013   The Benicia California Real Estate Market Update is put together to help buyers and sellers know what is going on in the Benicia Market. Having the right information can save you money, headaches and hassles when making an informed buying or selling decision In January 2013, the Benicia, California Real Estate Market had a total of 13 homes sold, seven less than in January 2013. The average sales price in Benicia increased in February, to $444,077. Homes that were sold in Benicia, California had an average listing (asking) price of $439,661. The number of days on market decreased in December to 64 days. Benicia, California Homeowners gained an average of $86,168 from February 2012-February 2013. With ... 03/08/2013

Benicia Ca home values increased in February 2013 over February 2012.  In this market report I am excited to report our home values are continuing to go up. Last February 2012 our local Bay Area Real Estate Information resource* reported 14 homes were sold.  The lowest priced home was $66,000 and the highest priced home sold for $575,000.  The median price range for this point in time was $270,000. In February 2013 16 Benicia CA homes were sold with a highest price of $595,000 and the lowest price of $77,000. The median price was $355,000 That is a difference of $85,000 or 31% increase in value for this point in time of February 2012 compared to February 2013. The bottom line is we are seeing fewer homes on the market.  As of today there are 20 homes for sale in Benicia Ca.  One is a ba... 03/05/2013

   Benicia, California Real Estate- Benicia Real Estate Market Update For January 2013   The Benicia California Real Estate Market Update is put together to help buyers and sellers know what is going on in the Benicia Market. Having the right information can save you money, headaches and hassles when making an informed buying or selling decision In January 2013, the Benicia, California Real Estate Market had a total of 20 homes sold, two more than in December 2012. The average sales price in Benicia decreased in December, to $403,212. Homes that were sold in Benicia, California had an average listing (asking) price of $407,879. The number of days on market decreased in December to 85 days. Benicia, California Homeowners gained an average of $87,000 from January 2012-January 2013. With i... 02/07/2013

  Foreclosure Alternatives for American Canyon Homeowners- Keep Your Home California   Hey underwater American Canyon homeowners. Have you heard about "Keep Your Home California”?  It’s a 2 billion dollar State run program designed to assist low to moderate income homeowners in distress. The program is free to homeowners.   Fifty-five mortgage servicers are now participating in this program that offers mortgage assistance to help families stay in their homes. To date, more than 10,000 homeowners have either received funding or are in the process of getting financial help from Keep Your Home California.   The 55 participants include six of the largest servicing companies in the state: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, GMAC, CitiMortgage and EMC Mortgage.   These important pro... 01/25/2013

  Foreclosure Alternatives for Benicia Homeowners- Keep Your Home California     Hey underwater Benicia homeowners. Have you heard about "Keep Your Home California”?  It’s a 2 billion dollar State run program designed to assist low to moderate income homeowners in distress. The program is free to homeowners.   Fifty-five mortgage servicers are now participating in this program that offers mortgage assistance to help families stay in their homes. To date, more than 10,000 homeowners have either received funding or are in the process of getting financial help from Keep Your Home California.   The 55 participants include six of the largest servicing companies in the state: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, GMAC, CitiMortgage and EMC Mortgage.   These important programs include:... 01/25/2013

 What’s for Sale in Water’s End?  Benicia Real Estate January 2013 Here is a list of the most current homes and condos in the real estate market.  If you are thinking of selling, use this list to get an idea of what your home may be worth.  If you would like a friendly, no obligation, no strings attached, analysis of the value of your current home, feel free to give me a call. Street Address Listing Price Mcallister Dr Benicia, CA 94510 599,000 Kearney St Benicia, CA 94510 575,000 Need to sell your Water’s End Home?  Want to know how much your Water’s End home is worth?  Need an effective and personable Water’s End listing agent?  Want advice of what it will take to sell your Water’s End house for the best price, in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of stress?  When we w... 01/24/2013

  What’s for Sale in Benicia?  Benicia Real Estate January 2013 Street Full Address Property Subtype Listing Price E E St Benicia, CA 94510 Condo/Coop 250,000 Belvedere Dr Benicia, CA 94510 Single Family 555,000 Southampton Rd #142 Benicia, CA 94510 Condo/Coop 85,000 Military St E Benicia, CA 94510 Single Family 358,000  E G St Benicia, CA 94510-3229 Single Family 744,000  Carolina Dr Benicia, CA 94510 Single Family 340,000  W I St Benicia, CA 94510 Single Family 539,000  Hubbs Ct Benicia, CA 94510 Single Family 549,000  Carlisle Way Benicia, CA 94510 Single Family 354,900  Mcallister Dr Benicia, CA 94510 Single Family 599,000 Military St E Benicia, CA 94510 Condo/Coop 144,900 Kearney St Benicia, CA 94510 Single Family 575,000 Viewmont St Benicia, CA 94510 Single Family 329,900 W M St B... 01/22/2013

  How’s the Waters End Real Estate Market?  Benicia Real Estate January 2013 Active: 6  Pending: 4  Sold: 1  Other: 0  Total: 11                    PERCENTAGE OF HOMES ACTIVE, PENDING AND SOLD AVERAGE DAYS ON THE MARKET   ORIGINAL PRICE VS. SELLING PRICE    Need to sell your Waters End Home?  Want to know how much your Waters End home is worth?  Need an effective and personable Waters End listing agent?  Want advice of what it will take to sell your Waters End house for the best price, in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of stress?  When we work together, I will advise you on the ways to get the best price for your Waters End home as well as how to stage your Waters End home to sell.  We will sit down together and decide the best way to sell your Waters End home.  Feel ... 01/18/2013

How’s the Benicia Real Estate Market?  Benicia Real Estate January 2013    PERCENTAGE OF HOMES ACTIVE, PENDING AND SOLD      AVERAGE DAYS ON THE MARKET       ORIGINAL PRICE VS. SELLING PRICE Need to sell your Benicia Home?  Want to know how much your Benicia home is worth?  Need an effective and personable Benicia listing agent?  Want advice of what it will take to sell your Benicia house for the best price, in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of stress?  When we work together, I will advise you on the ways to get the best price for your Benicia home as well as how to stage your Benicia home to sell.  We will sit down together and decide the best way to sell your Benicia home.  Feel free to call, email or text me to set up a meeting to successfully sell your Benicia hom... 01/16/2013

Debt Forgiveness for Short Sales Extended-Waters End-Benicia Real Estate Homeowners in Waters End-Benicia can breathe a sigh of relief because Congress has extended the Debt Relief Forgiveness Act until the end of 2013.  But please know that if you are considering a short sale, you need to act soon.  It is STILL taking banks several months to approve short sales. Many people who put their homes on the market in September of 2012, we not able to close their short sales by the end of the year and were waiting on pins and needles until the Act got extended. Don’t let this be you.  Consider putting your home on the market now and putting the stress of wondering what to do behind you and start living your new life now.  For more information, please visit the IRS site at: http://www.irs.gov/I... 01/11/2013

Debt Forgiveness for Short Sales Extended-Benicia Real Estate Homeowners in Benicia can breathe a sigh of relief because Congress has extended the Debt Relief Forgiveness Act until the end of 2013.  But please know that if you are considering a short sale, you need to act soon.  It is STILL taking banks several months to approve short sales. Many people who put their homes on the market in September of 2012, we not able to close their short sales by the end of the year and were waiting on pins and needles until the Act got extended. Don’t let this be you.  Consider putting your home on the market now and putting the stress of wondering what to do behind you and start living your new life now.  For more information, please visit the IRS site at: http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/The-Mortgag... 01/11/2013

  Benicia, California Real Estate- Benicia Real Estate Market Update For December 2012   The Benicia California Real Estate Market Update is put together to help buyers and sellers know what is going on in the Benicia Market. Having the right information can save you money, headaches and hassles when making an informed buying or selling decision   In December 2012, the Benicia, California Real Estate Market had a total of 18 homes sold, three less than in November 2012. The average sales price in Benicia decreased in December, to $418,283.   Homes that were sold in Benicia, California had an average listing (asking) price of $408,106. The number of days on market increased in December to 91 days.   Single Family Residences December 2012 November 2012 December 2011 # Sold 18 21 25 Averag... 01/04/2013

Mortgage Debt Relief Act Extended Until December 31, 2013   The last-hour vote in Congress to avoid the "fiscal cliff" included a provision that extends the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act through 2013, which is important to sustaining the housing recovery here in Napa and Solano Counties.   The debt relief act, scheduled to expire at the end of last year, waives forgiveness of mortgage debt from being counted as taxable income by the Internal Revenue Service.   That applies mainly to short sales of homes, or lender-approved sales for less than the principal mortgage balance. A homeowner who owes $150,000 on the mortgage and short sells for $100,000 would then be taxed on the $50,000 difference as income, placing them in a higher tax bracket.   Struggling homeowners who are conside... 01/03/2013

  What Homes Sold In Water’s End? What’s My Water’s End Home Worth?  Benicia Real Estate January 2013 THERE WERE NO HOMES SOLD IN WATER’S END IN DECEMBER 2012.  Great time to sell, since there is no supply, but still lots of demand! Or Check out HARP 2.0 link below if you need to refi. Need to sell your Water’s End Home?  Want to know how much your Water’s End home is worth?  Need an effective and personable Water’s End listing agent?  Want advice of what it will take to sell your Water’s End house for the best price, in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of stress?  When we work together, I will advise you on the ways to get the best price for your Water’s End home as well as how to stage your Water’s End home to sell.  We will sit down together and decide the best way t... 01/03/2013

  What’s Sold in Benicia? What’s My Benicia Home Worth?  Benicia Real Estate January 2013   Original $ SqFt Original Pr/SqFt DOM/CDOM Sale $ Selling Pr/SqFt $356,196 1871 $191 62/63 $363,657 $195   Address   Selling Price 207 Riverview Terrace  Benicia, CA 94510 460,000 495 E 5th St Benicia, CA 94510 250,000 814 Oxford Way Benicia, CA 94510 525,000 341 E 2nd St Benicia, CA 94510 280,000 803 Oxford Way Benicia, CA 94510 450,000 891 Rose Dr Benicia, CA 94510 335,000 1586 London Cir Benicia, CA 94510 220,000 343 Columbia Cir Benicia, CA 94510 297,000 854 W I St Benicia, CA 94510 549,000 332 Weldon Ct Benicia, CA 94510 490,000 1551 London Cir Benicia, CA 94510 275,000 873 Channing Cir Benicia, CA 94510 400,000 544 Wisteria Ct Benicia, CA 94510 359,100 823 Oxford Way Benicia, CA 94510 365,00... 01/03/2013

 TIPS FOR DOWNSIZING SENIORS While moving into a home of any size can be a large undertaking, for buyers looking to downsize, the transition is often more challenging. But whether they are empty nesters requiring less space, young professionals moving to a new city for job opportunities or families looking to save, more and more buyers in today’s real estate market are opting to downsize.   Though moving to a smaller space may involve making a few sacrifices, having less room does not mean having to scale back on style. In fact, a homeowner with minimal square footage to work with can maximize their home’s overall charm just by using a bit of creativity.  Below are eight effective tips from Nicole Monary of Coldwell Banker Solano Pacific on how to downsize with style:   Keep, sell, dona... 12/29/2012

At Delgado Property Management, in the process of working towards what we believe any Benicia Property Management company should be, it seems that we’ve established a new standard.   In the past several months we have received a steady stream of both new clients and renters with repeated comments such as; “I’ve interviewed four other property management companies are you are the most knowledgeable and the most professional.”  We’ve also heard comments regarding our covering the “basics” more thoroughly when we are told; “the other guys don’t return phone calls like you do.”  These types of comments are not the occasional but are now the very regular comments that we hear, on a near daily basis.   Yes, we do hold high standards with all aspects of our business, down to even the “little”... 10/06/2012

Selling a home in Benicia Ca is kinda like Whitey in this picture.  Who is Whitey or we also call him/her Big Whitey?  He is a huge cat that thinks he is hiding under all the birds feeding at our bird buffet we keep stocked with delectables. It reminds of buyers flocking to a home for sale, yesterday I heard in our office a home for sale recieved 35 offers!!  Yes 35!  We received 12 offers in two days for a lovely home but 35 is an excel nightmare to put on paper for a seller.  Whitey is that seller sizing up which one he wants. The bottom line is we have NO inventory in Benicia CA.  I have written earlier blogs about our inventory being "gasp" only 51 homes for sale......that aint' nothing.....we has as little as 22 two weeks ago.  Today we are really going to town with 29 homes and co... 09/12/2012

Get help from a Benicia Short Sale Agent today!  It boggles my mind as to the amount of information out on the internet about short sales in Benicia.  There were a few of us who have focused on helping homeowners who are upside down with their mortgage for the last 3 years.  During that time there were many foreclosures going on and the banks were being obstinate about approving short sales.  Since then the Homes Affordable Foreclosure Alernatives was rolled out.  We have the Mortgage Debt Relief Act to help with the tax consequences.  We have the recent Department of Justice settlement with the big Five Lenders-Bank of America, Citimortgage, Ally, WellsFargo and Chase. If you are underwater and need to move on, you need questions answered and solutions for your situation, now is the ti... 08/25/2012