Met an interesting guy at Homestead Mortgage in Jackson CA yesterday after doing a 203k inspection. He specializes in the Steamlined k whie I was doing a "full 203k" for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage - Jacob Warren. Jacob is one of the more knowledgeable renovation lenders in CA. Lots of people say they do the 203k but not everyone can close them in a timely manner.  This home is a newer home that has been neglected and needs some TLC... no problem for the 203k loan program, why, then is it a "full 203k" and not a streamlined k? Simple due to the amount of work being just too close to that $35,000 threshold.  It is a falicy to thing it is really a $35,000 limit for  "non structral repairs". The $35,000 also includes costs and fees. If you go over about $34,200 or if your lender requires a c... 07/22/2011

Right now Jackson, CA. has 75 current residential Real Estate listings , with an average price of $ 282,330 down more than nineteen thousand dollars from February’s $ 301,723 average. In the last month 8 homes have sold but 17 have been newly listed. Jackson’s listings have been on the market for an average of 214 days.Jackson’s median price today, offered at $ 239,000 is a 1168 square foot, three bedroom one bath home on a .17 acre lot on Argonaut Hill. This nice home has lots of extras like a breakfast nook and an in ground pool, It is not a short sale or bank owned. Today we have a new lowest priced home in Jackson, a 1056 square foot manufactured 2/2 in Rollingwood. It is offered at $34,500 without land down from an original price of $49,500. The highest priced home in Jackson is s... 04/03/2010

Right now Jackson, CA. has 73 current residential Real Estate listings , with an average price of $ 301,723 up only a couple hundred dollars from February’s $ 301,509 average. In the last month 6 homes have sold but 14 have been newly listed. Jackson’s listings have been on the market for an average of 232 days.Jackson’s median price today, offered at $ 255,000 is a 1680 square foot, three bedroom two bath home on 2 acres. With RV access and a big water tank (big savings on insurance) the one shows lots of pride. We have a new lowest priced home in Jackson, as of today, a 1056 square foot manufactured 2/2 in Rollingwood. It is offered at $ 39,500 without land. The highest priced home in Jackson is still the 4134 square foot 4 bedroom 4 bath Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Arts & Crafts Sty... 03/06/2010

Right now Jackson, CA. has 74 current residential Real Estate listings , with an average price of $ 301,509 up about a thousand dollars from January’s $ 299,752 average. In the last month 1 home has sold but 10 have been newly listed. Jackson’s listings have been on the market for an average of 228 days a little bit up from last month’s 216 days. Today three listings tie for Jackson’s median price, offered at $ 250,000.A 1498 square foot, three bedroom one and a half bath log home on over ¾ acre, just off of highway 88. A short Sale 3/2 with great views new carpet and paint near the high school. And a 1201 square foot 3/2 not a short sale, with a great patio area in the back overlooking pastures. The lowest priced home in Jackson as of today is still the 1248 square foot manufactured 2... 02/02/2010

Right now Jackson, CA. has 69 current residential Real Estate listings, with an average price of $ 299,752 down about four thousand dollars from December’s $ 303,935 average. In the last month 1 home has sold but 10 have been newly listed. Jackson’s listings have been on the market for an average of 216 days a little bit down from last month’s 221 days. Today four listings today tie for Jackson’s median price, offered at $ 250,000.A 1498 square foot, three bedroom one and a half bath log home on over ¾ acre, just off of highway 88. A short Sale 3/2 with great views new carpet and paint near the high school. And a 1718 square foot 3/3 also a short sale, with mature flowerbeds and patio area in the back. The lowest priced home in Jackson as of today is still the 1248 square foot manufact... 01/02/2010

  Right now Jackson, CA. has 77 current residential Real Estate listings, with an average price of $ 303,935 down about five thousand dollars from November’s $ 309,264 average. In the last month 7 homes have sold but 15 have been newly listed. Jackson’s listings have been on the market for an average of 221 days a little bit down from last month’s 238 days. Jackson’s median price listing today is a 1299 square foot (approx) 2/2 on a .15-acre lot. It has both a garage and freestanding carport and is offered at $ 249,000. The lowest priced home in Jackson as of today is still the 1248 square foot manufactured 2/2 in Jackson Highlands estates. It is offered at $ 38,500 without land. The highest priced home in Jackson is still the 4134 square foot 4 bedroom 4 bath Frank Lloyd Wright inspir... 12/03/2009

Right now Jackson has 72 current residential Real Estate listings, with an average price of $ 309,264 up over five thousand dollars from October’s $ 303,883 average. In the last month 9 homes have sold but 11 have been newly listed. Jackson’s listings have been on the market for an average of 238 days. Jackson’s median price listing today is a 1800 square foot (approx) 3/2 on 1.81 acres. It is on Upper Previtali Road, has hardwood and new tile, a big basement workshop and is offered at $ 249,000. The lowest priced home in Jackson as of today is still the 1248 square foot manufactured 2/2 in Jackson Highlands estates. It is offered at $ 38,500 without land. The highest priced home in Jackson is still the 4134 square foot 4 bedroom 4 bath Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Arts & Crafts Style Ex... 11/01/2009

Right now Jackson has 72 current residential Real Estate listings, with an average price of $ 303,883 down forty five thousand from September’s $ 349,272 average. In the last month only 3 homes have sold but 11 have been newly listed. Jackson’s listings have been on the market for an average of 226 days.Jackson’s median price listing today is a 1290 square foot 3/2. It is on Hoffman Street and is offered at $ 246,050.The lowest priced home in Jackson as of today is a 1248 square foot manufactured 2/2 in Jackson Highlands estates. It is offered at $ 38,500 without land.The highest priced home in Jackson is still the 4134 square foot 4 bedroom 4 bath Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Arts & Crafts Style Executive Home on 2 acres. This home is offered at $1,395,000.Jackson has quite a spread of ... 10/02/2009

Right now Jackson has 87 currant residential listings, with an average price of $ 349,272 down twenty two thousand from August’s $ 327,202 average. In the last month only 3 homes have sold but 8 have been newly listed. Jackson’s listings have been on the market for an average of 239 days. Some quick sales have brought that average down from last month’s 344 days.Two homes tie for Jackson’s $299,000 median price listing today. One is a 1659 square foot 3 bedroom 2 bath contemporary with a xeriscaped yard, 2-car garage, and a great view overlooking Jackson from the deck. The other is a 1250 square foot 3 bedroom 2 bath on Peak Hill, also with a nice view of town.The lowest priced home in Jackson as of today is a manufactured 2/2 in Rollingwood estates. It is offered at $ 44,500The highest... 09/01/2009

Right now Jackson has 103 currant residential listings, with an average price of $ 349,272 up nine thousand from July’s $340,442 average. In the last month only 3 homes have sold but 13 have been newly listed. Jackson’s listings have been on the market for an average of 344 days.Two homes tie for Jackson’s $325,00 median price listing today. One is a 1960 square foot 4 bedroom 2.5 bath two story Short Sale contemporary. The other is a 1568 square foot 3 bedroom 2 bath updated Victorian, piece of Jackson history.The lowest priced home in Jackson as of today is also Amador County’s lowest priced home, a tiny 1/1 that is most likely a tear-down, but it is on the market at only $14,900. It has great walkability but some engineering challenges due to the creek in back. This would be a great ... 08/01/2009

Right now Jackson has 103 currant residential listings, with an average price of $340,442. In the last month 18 homes have been listed and four have sold. Jackson’s listings have been on the market for an average of 334 days.Three homes tie for Jackson’s $335,00 median price listing today. One is a 1646 square foot 3 bedroom 2.5 bath two story. One is a 1715 square foot 2 bedroom 2.5 bath “ranch” on almost 8 acres. And one is a 1643 square foot 3/2 with views of the hills…The lowest priced home in Jackson as of today is also Amador County’s lowest priced home, a 672 square foot manufactured 2/1 offered at $14,950 with $435 space rent.About a mile and a half out of town the highest priced home in Jackson is a 1200 square foot 3 bedroom 1 bath on 52 acres with out buildings and great pote... 07/01/2009

As of today, Jackson Ca . has 88 current active homes for sale listed, with an average asking price of $341,234. The average number of days on market for these is 363 days. In the last month Jackson, the seat of Amador County , has had 12 new listings. The median priced house for sale in the area right now is an 1159 square foot 108 year new Victorian 3/2 on North Main Street listed at $310,000. The lowest price home for sale in Jackson is a manufactured 2/1 in “The Highlands” park with an asking price of $19,500.  This does not include the land. The highest price home in the area has been operating as one of the nicest Bed and Breakfasts in the area. With seven bedrooms and seven and one half baths, on 5 acres, close to both Sutter Creek and Jackson with an asking price of  $989,999. F... 05/01/2009

As of today, Jackson Ca. has 88 current active residential listings, with an average asking price of $361,865. The average number of days on market for these is 348 days. In the last month Jackson has had 5 new listings and 3 listings have sold. The median priced house in the area right now is a 1680 square foot 3/2 on 5 acres listed at $359,000.The lowest price home for sale in Jackson is a manufactured 2/1 in “The Highlands” park with an asking price of $19,500.  This does not include the land. The highest price home in the area is one of those “been in the family for years” gems on over 52 acres that used to be a working dairy, with an asking price of  $1,200,000.As you can see, Jackson has quite a range of real estate. If you would like to talk about your specific real estate needs,... 03/02/2009

Right now there are 138 properties listed for sale in Jackson with prices starting at $19,500 up to $5 million (information gathered from ACAR MLS). 7 commercial listings 37 land listings 3 multi-family 91 residential The highest listed price for a home is $1,200,000 (3 BD with 52 acres) and the lowest price is $19,500 for a mobile home.   02/22/2009

Jackson, CA. real estate market data so far this year, as of September 2nd. 2007. These numbers can tell you quite a bit about the real estate market here in Jackson, but they can be a bit confusing sometimes, as they don’t paint a very simple picture. If you would like to sit down over a cup of Joe and a piece of pie, and crunch these numbers some more, Please contact me at Mainstreet Brokers.Anyhow, so far this year Jackson, CA. has had 113 residential properties listed with an average listing price of $452,830.00. On average they have been on the market 162 days. 61 properties have sold, that works out to 40.67% and the average sales price for the properties that sold was $361,245.00. Even though the average list price for houses that sold was$379,077.00. That is a sale price to list... 09/04/2007

Jackson, CA. real estate market data so far this year, as of March 15th 2007. If you would like to sit down over a cup of Joe and a piece of pie, and crunch these numbers some more, contact me at Mainstreet Brokers. Anyhow, so far this year Jackson, CA. has had 105 residential properties listed with an average listing price of $470,891.00. On average they have been on the market 123 days. 11 properties sold, that works out to 39.53% and the average price for the properties that sold was $308,617.00. That is a sale price to list price ratio of about 95.08%. The average sale was on the market for 173 days. The average list price of unsold properties this year in Jackson is $466,847.00, and 13.95 % of the listings expired. 03/15/2007

Next Weekend March 17th and 18th will be the 35th Annual Dandelion Days spring festival on Historic Main Street in the  quaint gold rush town of Jackson, CA. A family oriented event Dandelion Days is lots of fun for people of all ages and with all kinds of interests. From a 5k run to an huge outdoor bazaar and flee market, Jackson rolls out the red carpet, inviting everyone local or not, to come out and enjoy the community flavor that defines Jackson, and Amador County. Mainstreet Brokers will be celebrating our office grand opening by manning a booth and giving away free prizes with a spin of the wheel. Be sure to come by and say hi! For more info go to Jackson Lions Club Dandelion Days  03/06/2007