Turlock CA Homes - Sellers Home Inspection Sellers inspections can be the best marketing tool for a home owner looking to sell their home or property. Getting a sellers inspection allows for a broad range of advertising tools.    Providing a potential buyer a copy of an unbiased home inspection report does two things. It informs the buyer that there are no hidden details the seller is not willing to disclose, forthright goes a long way. It can be a great advertising tool that emphasizes key features of a home.     Getting a sellers inspection allows the seller to take a step back and really look at their home from the perspective of a professional. It helps to put things in perspective and may point out safety concerns or potential area's that are due for maintenance. It is said that ro... 06/10/2012

Stanislaus County Home Sales - May 2012 -TURLOCK -  The sales figures for Turlock California for May 2012 are in.  The totals below are for single family homes sold in Turlock.   Total Sales - 70  (81 Homes sold in May 2011)   Bank owned Sales - 24 which was 34% of all sales.   Short Sales - 20 which was 29% of all sales   Overall, distressed sales (Bank owned and short sales) made up 63% of all sales.   The lowest price home sold in Turlock during May 2012 was $32,000.     The highest price home sold in Turlock during May 2012 was $675,000   The median home price in Turlock during May 2012 was $159,100.   The average days on the market was 61.   As you can see the volume of home sales in Turlock in May 2012 was less than last year.  The inventory of available homes contines to shrink. ... 06/07/2012

Farmers Markets and Fruit Stands in Stanislaus County - Part 2 Today I was able to visit another one of the many farmers markets in Stanislaus County.  This one was the Friday morning Turlock Farmers Market.  The Turlock Farmers Market is held downtown on Broadway at Main St.  In addition to the delicious looking produce available there were spices, humus, jams and jellies, baked goods and some delicious English Toffee.   How do I know it was delicious?  Let's just say a bag of that toffee somehow ended up in my office. The Turlock Farmers Market is held every Friday from May 4th through October 26th.  Of course the selection of locally grown fruits and vegetables changes through out the season.   I also picked up some beautiful strawberries this morning.  I can't wait to have a few ton... 05/25/2012

Stanislaus County Home Sales for April 2012 -TURLOCK -  The sales figures for Turlock California for April 2012 are in.  The totals below are for single family homes sold in Turlock.   Total Sales - 64  (70 Homes sold in April 2011)   Bank owned Sales - 66 which was 25% of all sales.   Short Sales - 16 which was 25% of all sales   Overall, distressed sales (Bank owned and short sales) made up 50% of all sales.   The lowest price home sold in Turlock during April 2012 was $55,000.     The highest price home sold in Turlock during April 2012 was $518,000   The median home price in Turlock during April 2012 was $155,050.   The average days on the market was 55.   As you can see the volume of home sales in Turlock in April 2012 was very similar last year.  Distressed sales are still a large... 05/12/2012

Stanislaus County Home Sales for March 2012 -TURLOCK -  The sales figures for Turlock California for March 2012 are in.  The totals below are for single family homes sold in Turlock.   Total Sales - 68  (87 Homes sold in March 2011)   Bank owned Sales - 26 which was 38% of all sales.   Short Sales - 19 which was 28% of all sales   Overall, distressed sales (Bank owned and short sales) made up 66% of all sales.   The lowest price home sold in Turlock during March 2012 was $44,000.     The highest price home sold in Turlock during March 2012 was $556,000   The median home price in Turlock during March 2012 was $159,500.   The average days on the market was 43.   As you can see the volume of home sales in Turlock in March 2012 was well below last year, mostly because the inventory is lower... 04/05/2012

Turlock Ca Short Sale - On Market 48 Hours - 10 OFFERS!!   I'm sure a lot of people believe that the current real estate market is terrible.  If you watch the nightly news, listen to the radio or read the newspaper most of the time you are being told how terrible the market is.   Of course the saying is that bad news sells.  The problem with these news reports is that they all try to paint all markets with the same brush.    There is another saying and that is that "All Real Estate Is Local."  What I mean by that is every market is different and that you can't compare what is happening in the Turlock Ca Real Estate Market with what is happening in the New York City real estate market or pretty much any where else.  Sometimes you may even find different markets within the same city.   Wh... 03/12/2012

Stanislaus County Home Sales for February 2012 -TURLOCK -  The sales figures for Turlock California for February 2012 are in.  The totals below are for single family homes sold in Turlock.   Total Sales - 55  (69 Homes sold in February 2011)   Bank owned Sales - 16  which was 29% of all sales.   Short Sales - 24 which was 44% of all sales   Overall, distressed sales (Bank owned and short sales) made up 73% of all sales.   The lowest price home sold in Turlock during February2012 was $50,000.     The highest price home sold in Turlock during February 2012 was $400,000   The median home price in Turlock during February 2012 was $140,000.   The average days on the market was 82.   As you can see the volume of home sales in Turlock in February 2012 was well below last year, but the inventor... 03/02/2012

Stanislaus County Home Sales for December 2011 -TURLOCK -    The sales figures for Turlock California for December 2011 are in.  The totals below are for single family homes sold in Turlock.   Total Sales - 79  (84 Homes sold in December 2010)   Bank owned Sales - 28  which was 35% of all sales.   Short Sales - 24 which was 30% of all sales   Overall, distressed sales (Bank owned and short sales) made up 65% of all sales.   The lowest price home sold in Turlock during December 2011 was $42,000.     The highest price home sold in Turlock during December 2011 was $380,000   The median home price in Turlock during December 2011 was $162,000   The average days on the market was 46.   As you can see the volume of home sales in Turlock in December was almost the same as last year.  Distressed... 01/06/2012

California State University Stanislaus 10,000 Students and Hundreds of Geese! Turlock California is the home of California State University Stanislaus.  (CSUS) The state legislature established what was then known as Stanislaus State College in 1957.   The school opened in September of 1960 at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds in Turlock.   In 1965 it moved to it's current 228 acre location in Turlock at the corner of Monte Vista Ave and Geer Rd.  In 1985 it was awarded university status and the name was changed to California State University Stanislaus.   The fall 2011 student population was 9246 which includes 7921 undergraduate students and 1325 graduate students.  For the 2010-2011 school year  there were a total of 1806 degrees awarded.  Of those 1442 were Bachelor's degrees, 351 w... 01/04/2012

Home Sales for November 2011 In Turlock - Stanislaus County   The sales figures for Turlock California for November 2011 are in.  The totals below are for single family homes sold in Turlock.   Total Sales - 71  (63 Homes sold in November 2010)   Bank owned Sales - 31  which was 44% of all sales.   Short Sales - 20 which was 28% of all sales   Overall, distressed sales (Bank owned and short sales) made up 72% of all sales.   The lowest price home sold in Turlock during November 2011 was $50,000.     The highest price home sold in Turlock during November 2011 was $360,000   The median home price in Turlock during November 2011 was $144,000   The average days on the market was 59.   As you can see the volume of home sales in Turlock in November was slightly higher than last year.  Distres... 12/09/2011

Home Sales for October 2011 In Turlock - Stanislaus County   The sales figures for Turlock California for October 2011 are in.  The totals below are for single family homes sold in Turlock.   Total Sales - 85  (The same number as October 2010)   Bank owned Sales - 35  which was 42% of all sales.   Short Sales - 27 which was 32% of all sales   Overall, distressed sales (Bank owned and short sales) made up 74% of all sales.   The lowest price home sold in Turlock during October 2011 was $25,000.     The highest price home sold in Turlock during October 2011 was $420,000   The median home price in Turlock during October 2011 was $151,000   The average days on the market was 68.   As you can see the volume of home sales in Turlock in October was the same as last year.  Distressed sales are ... 11/08/2011

September 2011 Sales - Stanislaus County - Turlock California   The sales figures for Turlock California for September 2011 are in.  The totals below are for single family homes sold in Turlock.   Total Sales - 91  (an increase of 21% over September 2010)   Bank owned Sales - 38  which was 42% of all sales.   Short Sales - 17 which was 19% of all sales   Overall, distressed sales (Bank owned and short sales) made up 61% of all sales.       The lowest price home sold in Turlock during September 2011 was $30,000.     The highest price home sold in Turlock during September 2011 was $385,000   The median home price in Turlock during September 2011 was $157,500   The average days on the market was 39.   As you can see the volumne of home sales in Turlock in September rose over last year.  Di... 10/05/2011

This home is located in Turlock. Quaint & Cozy 3 bedroom 2 bath home in an established area of Turlock. This is a HUD Home. There are no negotiations between buyer and seller when you buy a HUD Home. This can be a real advantage. There’s no haggling about price–everything is spelled out in black and white. What’s more, your offer is responded to promptly, and if it’s accepted, closing on the home usually will occur within 30-60 days.  Turlock Home for Sale | HUD Home $146,000 | 3942 Heartland Way, Turlock, CA 95382 Overview Maps Photos $146,000 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms2 BathroomsInterior: 1263 sqftLot: 4,792 sqft Location 3942 Heatland WayTurlock, CA 95382USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below: The Mother ... 09/11/2011

Turlock's Crane Park - Bringing Out The Kid In Me Not only am I a Short Sale Specialist in Stanislaus County and the Town of Turlock but I have lived in the area all my life.  One of the great things about living in Turlock are all the parks in town.  The one that I remember the most from when I was a kid is Crane Park.   This park is located right across the street from Turlock High School.  Crane Park is one of the oldest parks in Turlock.  There are hundreds of large trees in the park including redwoods, eucalyptus, ash and others.  There is always a shady spot in this park.  As I was walking through the park this morning taking pictures tons of memories came back to me.  I remember playing on all the "toys" in the park as a kid.  There were several very tall slides, at least they se... 08/24/2011

Turlocker Makes Texas League All Star Team A former Turlock resident has just been named to the Texas League Double A All Star Team.  Tommy Mendonca from Turlock Ca and a graduate of Turlock High School and Fresno State was named as a reserve for the south division.  Tommy has been on a tear as of late and is leading the team the Frisco Roughriders in batting average and RBI. He is also tied for first in doubles and is second in home runs with 14.   He was also named the Texas League player of the week last week after going 16 for 33 with 12 RBI.  Last year Tommy played in the Single A California league with the Bakersfield Blaze.  I got out to one of the games last year when He and the Blaze were in town to play the Modesto Nuts.  Unfortunately that was the game that his coach decided ... 06/23/2011

Stanislaus County Short Sales and Trains A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a gentleman in Colorado.  His name was Ray and he has a website about Train Travel.  The website is is pretty cool if you like trains and train travel, and I do.  The website has what looks like to be pretty much all the passenger train routes in the U.S.  There are maps of the routes and photos of all the stations along the way.  In addition to the photos of the stations is a second page with area photos of each stop.  This brings me to his email.  He was working on the section of the website that features the San Joaquin line that runs up and down the Central Valley of California.  There is a stop just outside of Turlock in a tiny little town called Denair.  (They call it the Turlock stop because i... 06/09/2011

Turlock Ca - My First Video Blog I have lived in and around Turlock Ca (mostly in) for all of my life.   While I can remember Turlock as a small town of about 13,000 people it is much bigger now.  The population of Turlock is now just over 70,000 people.  Turlock has just about anything a person could need.  We have all the usual shopping destinations such as Wal Mart, Target, Home Depot, Lowes, Kohls, Costco, Major Grocery Stores, all the fast food places and some nice restaurants. You can start Kindergarten here in Turlock and not have to leave town all the way through college.  Turlock has several award winning schools, two high schools and California State University Stanislaus.   Turlock also has a respected modern hospital in Emanuel Medical Center. While Turlock is no longer the ... 05/24/2011

Why you need to price your home correctly Part 2 (Read Part 1 Here) This is another true story of why I think it is so important to price your house correctly.   Back in May of 2008 I was asked to list a very nice home here in Turlock Ca.  This home was over 4000 sq ft with five bedrooms and 5 baths.  Three of the bedrooms were suites.  The home was in great shape.   This was also about the time that the Bank Owned Homes (REO's) started to emerge in our market. We listed the home at $799,000.  This price was near the top of the market for Turlock at that time.  As I mentioned before this is when the REO properties started to dominate the market.  After a month with very little activity we approached the owners with the idea of a price reduction.  The owners were not receptive to doing a... 05/17/2011

Stanislaus County Short Sales - Can't be Oblivious The post office in the city of Turlock was built in the late 1960's when the population was probably under 15,000.   Today the population is just over 70,000.  So you can probably imagine that at times it gets a little crowded at the post office.  There are 8 or 9 parking spaces in the parking lot along side the building. Most days if you get one of those spots you can consider yourself lucky.  Today I had to make the trip downtown to the post office for stamps.  As I pull into the parking lot there is a car in front of me.  It looks like there is an empty space but the car drives by it.  It's then that I notice a car with its rear drivers side door wide open.  The door is sticking out into the open parking space.  On the passenger side... 05/11/2011

Better than any Real Estate Transaction - My Second Grandchild is Born! On Friday April 22nd I received something that is better than any Real Estate transaction I have ever been involved in.  On that day my second grandchild was born.  At 5:50 am little Maxine Lois entered this world at 6lbs 5oz.  Both mother and daughter are doing well (and Dad too!).  I couldn't be more proud of my daughter and son in law, they will be great parents.  As for me I know it's hard to believe someone as youthful looking as myself can be a grandpa but it's true.  Maxine joins Avery as my two favorite (and only) granddaughters.  LET THE SPOILING BEGIN! 04/27/2011