The Lakers came to the party tonight and fought to the end for this W!!  They started off with a good lead, and the Thunder roared back eventually, but it was a close game all the way.  The Lake Show goes on tomorrow night at 7:30, again from Staples Center in Los Angeles, and they have to win that game...Read More!

Are you wondering why there are so few homes for sale in the Santa Maria Valley?  I'm asked frequently by buyers who are often influenced by national real estate news, and information garnered from the internet: why is it so difficult to buy a home here? INVENTORY As of this moment, our Multiple Listing Service (MLS) has 89 active residential listings, including...Read More!

Unbelievable! I ran a search tonight for a buyer who is looking for a condo in the Santa Maria Valley. Now, no one is more aware than I am that we are very low on inventory, since I do my Monday market updates every single week on this blog. Thing is, I don't separate the property types (single family homes...Read More!

For years, the Santa Maria Association of REALTORS® has been giving scholarships to local high school seniors who are headed towards college and careers in either business or agriculture.  During these tough times over the past 5 years, we've no longer been able to draw from our budget for the scholarships, but we want to continue helping.  Last week, we...Read More!

The New York Times published a story on May 8 about Bank of America's latest efforts, which you can read in its entirety right here.  To be eligible for the principal reductions, homeowners will have to meet certain criteria, including: having a loan owned or serviced by Bank of America; owing more on the mortgage than their property is worth;...Read More!

Will we ever be getting any of that so-called "shadow inventory" the banks are supposedly holding?  Yes, I'm sure we will, but hopefully it will be a slow trickle, and not a torrential storm of foreclosed homes raining down on our hapless communities! Some real estate forecasters say banks are starting to be more agreeable to helping folks modify their...Read More!

Can't help it --- have to give a big "Congratulations" to my team, the Los Angeles Lakers, for closing out the first round of the Western Conference NBA play-offs against the Denver Nuggets! It was a nail-biter game, but a W is a W, and now it is on to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in the next round!  Monday...Read More!

Beautiful wishes to all the wonderful mothers out there today who have done everything in their power to make the lives of their children the best possible! Lucky me to have received a lovely arrangement of yellow roses and purple irises from Nick, my son in New York.  Always thoughtful, he knows I'm sweating bullets over the Los Angeles Lakers...Read More!

All God's creatures appreciate a cozy nest provided by Mother!                   Just in time for Mother's Day, these three little babies were discovered today in our Jasmine vines by my husband.  They are hard to see, so I drew a blue circle around them to help.  I hope they all grow up healthy, and one day we will watch them fly away!   Interested...Read More!

Please support Welcome Home Military Heroes and Military Parents and Friends by enjoying a wonderful BBQ lunch!   If you aren't familiar with the good works of these organizations, click here for the link to the Welcome Home Military Heroes or here for the Facebook page.  This is a local group founded by Cheryl and Robert Tolan, that started out in 2010...Read More!