Fresno California Real Estate Market

Facing Foreclosure? Received a Notice of Default?                                                     Fresno California First of all - BEWARE OF FORECLOSURE SCAMS. If you're behind on your house payments and at wits end as to what to do, here is what I suggest: #1) Find a HUD approved counselor  ...

Take a look at this young man's lifestyle. Jay Shafer has been living in homes smaller than some peoples closets. His entire living space is smaller than the small home office I am sitting in right now. But after watching his videos I have to admit that my inner hippy cries out " I WANT ONE!" Wit...

News just out about ANOTHER hijacking by pirates on the high seas. And the artilcle concludes with this comment: “I think they will demand good money because it’s a brand new ship,” said Andrew Mwangura, of the East Africa Seafarers’ Assistance Programme. “I think they have hit the jackpot.” The ...

These brief snapshots really help you get a feel for what is going on in the market. what you are seeing are the numbers for the last 24 hours on the Fresno MLS. As you can see from the numbers in the graph below the ratio of price increases to price reductions tells the story as to where prices ...

Interesting article in the Fresno Bee today discussing the uptick real estate sales.  According to the article the same investors who sold property 2003 - 2005 and went to the sidelines are now coming back in. Fresno Association of Realtors reports preliminary figures of  612 units sold in Octobe...

First of all, you're not alone. Hundreds of thousands of households all across America are facing foreclosure.     First: BEWARE  OF  FORECLOSURE SCAMS. I had a homeowner call me recently that asked for help in retrieving the money she gave to a company to save her home from foreclosure.  The com...

Awhile back I submitted an offer for clients on a Mobile Home that our MLS states to be a 1979 on a permanent foundation. The date of manufacture and the foundation are critical to what kind of financing you can obtain.  I'm not an expert on Mobile Home sales but I do know that to get the best fi...

Lazarus Realty recently represented a lender in the sale of a bank owned property and for all intents and purposes you can just throw out the rule book when conducting these  transactions.  I forwarded a disclosure package to the lender and NEVER got a response.  Not all of the disclosures that I...

There is a  Renaissance Festival today and tomorrow at the St. Paul Newman Center in Fresno.  Its a fairly LARGE event and its FREE!  The Newman Center is located at 1572 E Barstow.  Its on the north side of the street between Millbrook and Cedar - YOU CAN'T MISS IT.  There is something for every...

...The police helicoptor flying overhead in circles above my FJ cruiser was issuing a command through a bullhorn as my oldest son and I were talking to each other yesterday in the late afternoon.  We didnt have a clue as to what was going on but we KNEW we were the only ones in a yellow SUV in th...