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We have discovered a wonderful new restaurant in Roseville, Paul Martin’s American Bistro. The restaurant has a modern, warm, decor with brick, leather, and lots of wood.  According to one of the owners, Brian Bennett, they are concentrating on seasonal and organic ingredients they get from local farmers and producers.  What I can tell you is everything we had was wonderful, especially the shrimp scampi and the service was attentive and friendly.  This is the kind of place that is going to quickly develop a regular clientele.   You can count on seeing me there often!

This week went by much too fast!  We were busy at MagnumOne but not to the extent I would like.  I had a few showings on our listings but nothing that appears to be headed toward an offer. …

We have all heard it and most of us have said it, this is a buyer’s market.  There are thousands of homes on the market, asking prices continue to decline and the number of active buyers is small.  All of this should combine to make buying a breeze for homebuyers.   My latest client buyers, Joe and Laura, found just the opposite.  Check out my latest article and column at Rocklin & Roseville Today, “No Breeze for Buyers!” for the full story.  I have also published the article on my Real Estate News page at jalone.com.

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I have been working with a real estate industry publication, Broker-Agent Magazine to complete a feature story on me and MagnumOne Realty.  It has been very flattering to be nominated for this honor and fun working with the writer.  This past Friday, I spent a few hours with their photographer, Jill Wagner Photography.    We took some photos at my son’s school, Sierra Elementary, with the Principal Bob Capp (see photos below).  From there we got some in my home office and then went to one of my listings.  It was a fun experience and Jill did a great job of getting some shots that even I liked!

The editors at Broker-Agent are putting the final touches on the story and it should be published in their Sacramento December… Read Full Post

With the war in Iraq so controversial and politicized it is easy to be distracted from honoring those who have served to protect the freedoms we have.   Today should be a day of opportunity to say “Thank You” to those who, in some cases, gave everything.  It is an opportunity to teach children what sacrifice means and an opportunity to set aside our differences, if only for a day.  More information on Veterans Day can be found here.

For my family, today we say thank you to my husband Michael who served in the US Army in Vietnam and his son, Mark who is an active duty soldier who has served three tours in Iraq and proudly wears the Purple Heart  which is the most recognized and respected medal awarded to members of the US armed forces.  The medal was…

From the online NAR magazine:  How do you fix a troubled housing market? Forbes.com asked that question of a broad range of housing experts, including CEOs of real estate firms, real estate practitioners, economists from lending institutions, and research directors at analytics firms. Here are five of their best suggestions.

1. Restore investor faith. "Mortgage fraud, by both borrowers and insiders, must be identified and prosecuted in order for faith to be restored in the market," says Anthony Sanders, professor of real estate finance at Arizona State University.

2. Expand Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration loans. "Our local banks and community banks have done a great job providing funding. (FHA) should be there as a… Read Full Post

There is another foreclosure auction coming to town and this weekend is the “Open House” for over 200 properties that will, check that, may be sold at auction on November 18th.  Check out may latest column at Rocklin & Roseville Today, “Foreclosure Auction” for the details and my warning to be careful.

It amazes me, with all the bargains in today’s market and homes that go for weeks without a showing, this weekend some of these auction properties may get as many as 50 potential buyers through them.   The allure of huge discounts appears too much for some of us.  The unfortunate truth is that most of these homes will be sold at current market price or above!

If you are interested in the foreclosure auction and would like me to help select, value, bid and…

Right now I have two short sale escrows and as of “this moment” both look like they will close successfully.  If you have not been involved with a short sale, let me tell you, they are a great deal of work and more often than not it is frustrating dealing with lenders who act like they have nothing to lose by taking all the time in the world to make decisions.   Even with all the work we put in getting these two sales to this point, my hat is off to the buyers.  In a world of instant gratification where you can more often than not get anything you want today or worst cast, overnight mail, they waited and waited without any assurance the transaction would go through.  Patience is a rare commodity these days and I want to acknowledge that without the buyer’s…

I can’t point to anything concrete but I am getting the feeling we are starting to get some increased activity in the Sacramento real estate market.  I have been contacted by several potential buyers in the past week who all seem serious about wanting to buy now.  I have made one offer and hope to be making another later this week.  In addition, we have had a few more showings of some of our listing this past week.  This is not a big turnaround but maybe a spike of activity before we move into the holidays.

Congratulations to Kelly Baker, who has obtained her real estate license and this past week has joined the MagnumOne Realty team.  Kelly was our administrative assistant last year and we are delighted she has taken the next step in her real estate…