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Arden Oaks Neighborhood Arden Oaks is an Arden-Arcade community located just outside downtown Sacramento. Arden Oaks has grown into one of the most desirable Arden-Arcade of single family homes neighborhood. Arden Oaks has street-side mailboxes, a country-type atmosphere endures, close to shopping and major thoroughfares just outside the neighborhood. Looking for a home in Arden Oaks? Interested in Arden Oaks real estate homes for sale Click that link to find Arden Oaks homes for sale. The Arden Oaks Neighborhood is bordered by Watt Avenue, Arden Way and Eastern Avenue. The style of the street lay out makes Arden Oaks more [&hellip

Sacramento home styles change with the times One of the fascinating aspects of real estate is the changing styles of houses. If you look at Sacramento neighborhoods over the years it can tell you a lot about our society. At one time we all wanted to look alike and the cookie cutter subdivision neighborhood was born. Then we wanted big houses with big yards for families and outdoor living. Of course government and social planners had to have their hand in housing styles. They tried urban habit trails and large building that their claim to fame is how big an [&hellip

The California rural area fire prevention fee not tax deductible The IRS’s Office of General Counsel said the California rural area fire prevention fee is not tax deductible. The IRS said that the fee didn’t qualify as a deductible real property tax because it was imposed only against specific property to provide a local benefit. It also was imposed only against property in areas where the state provided fire protection services, not on all property within the state’s jurisdiction. And it did not qualify as a deduction because it was not based property value or structure size — instead, the [&hellip

Real Estate is roaring back on strong numbers Sacramento real estate is partaking in the real estate come back with strong numbers of its own. These real estate come back numbers are from the national real estate market. If you feel it time to check out the Sacramento real estate market ether as you primary resident or investment property contact HousingSacramento.com for a FREE individual evaluation. We can help you make the most of the comeback real estate market. Andy Fulton writes “After five long years of bad news, the prognosis for the health of the U.S. real estate market [&hellip

Sacramento housing prices are moving up! CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® reports “Sales and Median Prices for Existing Detached Homes The County MLS median price and sales data in the table below are generated from a survey of more than 90 associations of REALTORS® throughout the state, and represent statistics of existing single-family detached homes only. Sample data has been refined and modified recently to increase accuracy of the statistics; historical numbers have been revised to reflect the change of the sample. County sales data are not adjusted to account for seasonal factors that can influence home sales. Please click below to view the [&hellip

Sacramento top ten remodeling projects The top ten remodeling projects in Sacramento that offer the most bang for the buck include new sidings doors, kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, new windows, decks, new entryway door, basement remodeling and the addition of living space. Homeowners in the Sacramento area are trying to increase the value of their homes through remodeling projects. Many projects do add value to your home, and improve your family’s quality of life. By working on these projects now, you can enjoy the benefits and updates before you sell the house. My wife knows when I think it is [&hellip

Coffee Real Estate –Sacramento & Foothills the real estate solution You heard of the guy who likes the business so much he brought it. Well I hated mine and my family’s real estate experiences so much I felt a mission to start one. I thought there must be a better way to offer real estate service with compassion and fair prices without all the stress. I wanted a professional real estate service that could communicate clearly the complexities of the real estate transaction. For that reason I started Coffee Real Estate –Sacramento & Foothills with the mission to serve our [&hellip

The two big challenges when creating a new home wish list Creating a new home wish list in Sacramento can be challenging. Not because you can’t find everything you want but because so many houses in Sacramento are feature rich. Therefore making a house wish list useful instead of a function in futility is recognizing the two keys challenges and making them work for you instead of against you. The first key is balancing price with the list. The tension that price puts on any home wish list is unrelenting. If you like to put a positive spin on it, [&hellip

Should I buy or rent in Sacramento? The question should I buy or rent in Sacramento is a personal one. What is right for you is right. It is that simple. The hard part is getting all the good information to decide what is right for you to buy a Sacramento house or rent. The advantages of renting have a common theme of risk.  First, only a reasonably small expenditure of money is required to rent, usually the first and last months’ rents and a security deposit. The risk is less in renting because your initial outlay is limited. The [&hellip

Make over a typical Sacramento house into a family home Moving into a new Sacramento house and making it into a home can be daunting. In a new article in Housing Sacramento Magazine, Christina Walker shared how to make a house a home. Here are some highlights. Making a house a home is equal parts personalization and actually using and enjoying your new space. Personalize your houses with fresh paint.  Paint is the cheapest way to renovate or redesign a room. Add personality by finding a way to display some of your collection in every major living area. They individualize [&hellip