According to the latest report from the California Association of REALTORS® dated August 29, 2012: Highest Since 2008 The median home price in California continued to climb on a year-to-year basis for the fifth straight month, recording the highest mark in almost four years at $333,860 in July 2012, as compared to $320,540 in June 2012 and $296,160 in July 2011. The...Read More!

In the excitement of buying a home, there is sometimes a tendency to want to gloss over the mechanics of the contract and just cut to the thrill of getting it accepted. While it's often a time of tension, it is really a good thing to take a big deep breath and sit still for the length of time it...Read More!

I want to remind you about the FREE EVENT tonight at the Minami Center for homeowners that I posted on Sunday!  Hope you go and enjoy it, and please tell your friends and neighbors (and the folks at emPowerSBC) that you heard about it here on SantaMariaHomesOnline.com!! Here one more time is the flyer! Read More!

It was business as usual last week, a little slower, again due in part to the annual "back to school" activities. A total of 28 homes went under contract and 21 closed escrow, and 14 new listings were added. As of 8/25 there were a total of 93 active listings, single family, condo and/or PUD. My reports do not include...Read More!

On August 28, emPowerSBC will be serving up BBQ at the Minami Center at 600 West West Enos!  For lots of great information about how you can conserve energy in your own home, be sure to attend this FREE event!                                 This is terrific information and a chance to improve your personal living environment.  It will also increase your home's resale value! ...Read More!

Two new listings have come on since my last Foxenwood Estates update on August 9, and they are both regular sales and single level homes!!  How's that for hitting the jackpot!  Foxenwood homes are more likely to be regular sales than most areas in the Santa Maria Valley, and one reason may be because when people move here, they tend...Read More!

I ran a search today for a buyer who thought perhaps a condo might be suitable.  Unbelievably, there were only six available units in the entire Santa Maria Valley, in ANY price range!  Here they are!     2338 Westbury Way     $299,000 Beautiful Somerset Gardens near the intersection of Broadway and McCoy where you'll find shopping, banks, restaurants and more! Built in 2003, this...Read More!

This past week showed signs of a little slow down in activity in our local Santa Maria Valley real estate market -- just a little, but kind of as it should be, what with school starting. Take a look at the prior week of August 5-11 here to compare. Nothing radical, and we are down again in inventory, but maybe...Read More!

And we need one of these in Santa Maria and why not in Old Orcutt?  Lots of good locations for it, maybe as an adjunct to one of our wine tasting rooms!  I enjoyed this unique experience Thursday evening with my sister and two nieces and a large group of wild women at The Painted Cabernet, on State Street in...Read More!

I always focus on local real estate, but now and then it's good to take a quick look at what the state is doing overall.  Here are some facts provided by the California Association of REALTORS® in yesterday's newsletter: Calif. median home price: June 2012: $320,540 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. highest median home price by region/county June 2012: San Mateo, $825,000 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. lowest median home price by...Read More!