That really isn't true.  I wish I could say I planned, planted and cared for the bountiful garden in our backyard, but to be perfectly 100% honest, I have to give all the credit to my husband, who has given so generously of his time and efforts!  I get to enjoy the end result, and believe me, I do! I wanted...Read More!

Last week showed little change in activity from the prior week (click here to see the week of July 15-21), so the real estate market is calm, cool and collected here in the Santa Maria Valley!  Of course we still are in dire need of more inventory, but what is new?  Traditional, regular sales are an increasing share of the...Read More!

And it is a tax, no matter how it is labeled.  Santa Barbara County is considering parking fees at its seven county beaches. They are: Rincon Beach, Loon Point, Lookout Park, Arroyo Burro Beach, Goleta Beach, Ocean Beach and Guadalupe Dunes Park.  Do you use these beaches and parks?  Do you care about one more layer of taxation on our...Read More!

Trends are not established in the short term, but rather in the long term looking backward.  Of course, that's why we don't know when the market has "hit bottom" until at least 6 months have passed, so if you are trusting someone to tell you when it has hit, I hope you believe in crystal balls.  If you believe in...Read More!

Fresh on the market today, in one of Santa Maria-Orcutt's best neighborhoods, Foxenwood Estates!  This is a lovely two story, 3 bedroom home of approximately 2400 square feet on nearly a quarter of an acre lot, complete with an in-ground swimming pool! Located at the end of Meadowbrook in the cul-de-sac, this home has been lovingly renovated with designer details...Read More!

Why not have a laugh now and then, it's mid-week and there seems to be a disease going around in some of the local kitchens we can peek at and wonder "what were they thinking?".  It is called too much information, or perhaps overload of kitchen clutter, or wow, that's more than needs to meet the eye!  In any case,...Read More!

Hurry, there is still time to register for the first annual poker tournament benefit for the Santa Maria Firefighters Benevolent Fund! Since I had to do a little adjusting to make the flyer small enough to fit my blog, I will give you the phone number which is a wee bit too small to read!  Just call (805) 886-6004 to get...Read More!

Monday sure sneaks up on me --- does it sneak up on you too?  Where do those weekends go, anyway!  Last week we gained 6 new listings over the  prior week, and 45 buyers put their signatures on contracts and opened escrows!  Keys were handed over to 27 lucky new homeowners as their escrows closed and deeds were signed, sealed...Read More!

Have you ever wondered what the process is for homes that end up on the market as foreclosures, now owned by the banks that made the loans?  It's common knowledge that somehow the homeowner was unable or unwilling to continue making mortgage payments, but what is the process that led to the home being put on the chopping block, so...Read More!

Saturday promises to be a fun-filled day in Old Orcutt, so come on out and wear your walking shoes! You'll be strolling from the west end of Clark, where you will find the majority of the Bent Axles car club displaying their most awesome pre-1949 automobiles, all the way east to Gray and Clark where the big Antique Marketplace will...Read More!