Homescopes

Below is the links to see the sales comparisons for the all the Napa County cities and areas for years 2000-2008 as reported in my MLS, BAREIS.

For Napa County, Napa City, Calistoga & St. Helena

http://www.bareis.com/private/about/napa-yr-end/cnty-napa-cal-sthel.html

For Berryessa, American Canyon, Yountville & Angwin 

http://www.bareis.com/private/about/napa-yr-end/berry-amer-yount-ang.html

For Oakville, Rutherford, Pope Valley, Gordon Valley North, Circle Oaks

http://www.bareis.com/private/about/napa-yr-end/oak-ruth-pope-gord-circ.html

This is a weekly feature to keep you informed about the real estate happenings in Yountville. Besides just real estate info, I hope to give the readers of my blog some insight into the heart of Yountville using a variety of media including photos, tidbits, gossip and other fun things. If this is of interest to you, I would love hearing from you. If there are other cities here in the Napa Valley, such as St. Helena or Calistoga, you would like this feature expanded to, let me know. 

STATS FOR LAST 7 DAYS

new listing 1, sale pending 0, sold 0, expired 0, withdrawn 2

new listing              1885 Colombard Way, $695,000, 3 br 2 ba, 1,280 SF

new pending          

new sold

new expired                                                

withdrawn            28 Ivy Court, $849,950, 4 br 2 ba, 1,800 SF

                                  4 Harvest Court, $1,595,000, 4 br 3 ba, 3,100 SF

AVERAGE PRICES, DAYS ON MARKET                  

current listings for sale    17   avg price $1,007,879 avg days on market 172

current sale pendings         1    avg price $550,000 avg days on market 35

sold in last 6 months         10   avg price $910,415 avg days on market 154

          Facts, numbers, SF from BAREIS and/or Napa County

                     tax records,  accuracy is not guaranteed

The Facebook building at 164 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto just came on the market at $9.1M.

This 10,395 square foot office building is listed by Vince Schwab.

2 years ago, I very much enjoyed selling a house located on Addison right across the street from HP’s founding garage location.

Now I will work on Facebook’s building.

Downtown Palo Alto is happening.

With real estate values down, there are excellent buys in real estate for long-term investment - both here on the San Francisco Peninsula and elsewhere in the country. I have developed experienced real estate contacts in other areas of the country like Sacramento, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Kansas City, Raleigh, NC, and elsewhere.

There are solid long-term investment opportunities available on the San Francisco Peninsula.

Would you prefer to have greater control over your retirement funds?

Would you prefer to invest your retirement funds in real estate - a tangible asset that people need for shelter?

Yes, real estate values in most areas of the country are down.
But I would submit that stock portfolios are down even more.

If you would like more information on investment opportunities and/or purchasing real estate with your 401(K) or retirement funds, please contact me for a FREE 50 page Q&A about self-directed IRA real estate investing.

I am happy to meet with you for a NO OBLIGATION consultation and explanation of the process.

The foreclosure described in my Oct 26 2008 post:  has now closed escrow.  Sold Price is $710K.  The new owner is an experienced architect/builder planning a major renovation with the goal of selling the transformed home in a year or so. 

The ONLY other foreclosed home in Piedmont, a two Bedroom/one Bath priced at 769K, accepted an offer on Dec 8, 2008 is currently Pending. 

There are currently 19 active listings of single family residences (SFR) located in Morgan Hill, CA on the Multiple Listing Service priced $400,000 and under.  These prices were unheard of in 2005 and 2006, and, while those higher prices are long gone now, they will be back.  Smart buyers are taking this opportunity to purchase their first home or an investment home.  Many of these investment homes are cash-flowing positively due to the low interest rates currently available to investors.

A home in a nice east-side Morgan Hill neighborhood came on the market yesterday.

1420 Kelly Park Circle is a 3 bedroom/2 bathroom, 1299 sq.ft. home on a 5,227 sq.ft. lot.  This is a bank-owned home (i.e. usually smoother transaction than a short sale.)  The Kelly Park Circle community has an HOA pool/spa and the association fee covers many amenities for approximately $193/month.  This neighborhood feeds into Nordstrom Elementary School.

Homes in the Kelly Park Circle neighborhood sold in the mid-$600,000s during the peak of 2005 and 2006.  For more information on this home or other residences in our South County area, please contact me.  I am also able to lead you through an investment analysis to determine if any property will suit your needs.

Finding a few new interesting folks on Twitter this morning, I came across “DariusDunlap”.  He writes a blog about tech, music, politics, etc., which looked interesting, so I started following him.  He tweeted that New Leaf Market will be donating 5% of all sales today to Square Peg Foundation, a program to enhance life skills by working with horses.  This caught my attention because my daughter started riding and living in a world with horses at age 5 and I believe it changed the way she viewed the world.  We still have a horse that needs a new home.  She’s now in college.  Check out this local program, or you could stop by New Leaf on this crisp winter day for some of their delicious warm soup…or stock up on junk healthy snacks for Superbowl Sunday.

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Students at Havens Elementary School in Piedmont will be relocated during the construction next year to a campus in Emeryville.   The Board voted 3:2 choosing the Emeryville site over several Piedmont options. Several weeks prior   to Tuesday’s Board of Ed meeting Piedmont Residents were encouraged to email their opinions to the District.  About 50% of emails from Havens parents were against the Emeryville site.  Parents of Beach and Wildwood Elementary Schools attended the meeting in full force and were in favor of the Emeryville site which is estimated to be a less expensive alternative by $500K-$2 M.  Their concern was that Measure E money for retrofitting Beach & Wildwood Schools would run out if a Piedmont site were selected. 

Video of the Jan 27 Piedmont Board of Ed meeting 

Measure E Bond Program    

Havens School Design & Mark Becker proposal 

If you are looking for something to do this weekend that doesn’t involve 300+ pound men smacking each other around in order to move a ball over a goal line, I strongly recommend ZAP’s Zinfandel Festival.  

ZAP, Zinfandel Advocates and Producers, is having it’s annual Zinfandel wine festival. Tickets to all available events can be purchased here.  

Zin Fest begins today with a showcase of Zinfandel wines (unfortunately, it’s sold out).  

Thursday is the day to go if you want to enjoy food paired with Zinfandel wines. Various restaurants and their chefs will be creating and serving food that is matched with a variety of Zinfandel wines.   The Cevapcici served with an Opolo Vineyard Zin or Lamb Chops paired with a Manzanita Zin sounds delicious.

Friday evening’s program, an Evening With The Winemakers, is also sold out. 

I will be attending Saturday’s 18th Annual Grand Zinfandel Tasting.  At the Grand Tasting, one has access to approximately 250 wineries pouring their latest offerings.  The Grand tasting will again be held in the Herbst and Festival buildings at Fort Mason and the wineries are arranged in alphabetical order between the two buildings.  

Tip:  you might go to the “R” area early because there tends to be longer lines at those wineries.

Enjoy the the depth and breath of Zinfandel wines, take public transportation and be smart about driving after the event.

Click here if you want to see what Gary Vaynerchuck has to say about ZAP.

See you there…. Enjoy!