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Oakhurst Real Estate for Sale Homes, Land, Real Estate for Sale in Oakhurst, Bass Lake, Coarsegold, Mariposa, Ahwahnee, and Yosemite
NEWSLETTER
“Yosemite Gateway Properties and Lifestyles”
See also: http://www.realtydirect.net/news/?PUB=13067
A Locally Focused Newsletter for Property Owners, Residents, Visitors, Home Buyers, Home Sellers, Realtors®, Owners with Real Estate, Homes or Land, for Sale, and Others, Interested in Mountain Homes and Lifestyles in the Southern Yosemite Communities of Oakhurst, Bass Lake, Ahwahnee, Coarsegold, Mariposa, Midpines, Bootjack, North Fork, Spring Valley, Raymond, Yosemite Lakes Park, and Sierra Mountain and Lakes area living
August 2007
Features
Ed Note
If you’re planning to buy or sell a home in our mountain area, you won’t want to make a pricing decision until you have read this report.
Mountain Area Single Family Home Sales Six Month Period Ending July 31, 2007 with Month-to-Month and Year-to-Year Comparisons (Compiled from MLS Records* by Ed Bailey, Editor)
Although unit sales for the 6 month period in 2007 were down by 25 percent, the median purchase price was down only 1 percent, and is still 4.8% higher than the same period in the banner year 2005.
Many, far too many, of the homes on the market today are priced above what buyers are willing to pay for them. The median asking price of homes in our market today is $450,000, or a whopping 32% above purchase prices over the past six months. We have an inventory of 539 single family homes on the market (as of July 31), and with fewer buyers (averaging 28 per month), that’s a 19 months inventory. We are likely to see the median purchase price continuing to drop in the coming months,
Buyers, with the help of their agents, are shopping for value, and only those homes priced at or below current market value are selling. The good news for buyers is, the selection is wonderful, interest rates are near record lows, and prices are good. It is a buyer’s market again!
Home of the Month
Goldside, Golf – and Like New!
This lovely Goldside home has been made new inside, outside, top and bottom – new roof, floors, paint, appliances, cabinets, fixtures, doors, double pane windows, and yes -- even new drywall. It has three bedrooms, two baths, 1352 square feet of living space and mature trees all around. It’s a great home for the golfing family. $325,000 Click Here to View Listings
Some Sound Home Advice
Modern science has brought us scores of energy-saving advances to make our homes more comfortable--argon-filled windows, high-efficiency heat pumps and polymer sealants to name a few. Though most of these are born of technology, a child of the Industrial Revolution is still one of the most sensible solutions to home comfort: the ceiling fan. Fans have been a simple but charming supplement to home heating and cooling for more than 100 years. Of course, fans have enjoyed a number of improvements during this century. The best of today's ceiling fans benefit from better motors, materials, finishes and controls than their air-churning ancestors. And thanks to the fan's lasting popularity, today's selection is staggering. A visit to a lighting showroom, lighting store or a fan specialty shop will reveal scores of styles, configurations, sizes, materials, finishes, prices and accessories. Or you can request catalogs from manufacturers listed in the resource guide below. Ceiling fans make sense More importantly, there's the fan's practical side. It makes a room more comfortable and lowers energy bills. By forcing warm air downward in the winter and stirring up breezes in the summer, it decreases demands on heating and air conditioning systems, operating on just a few pennies a day. In the winter, a fan will recirculate warm air that naturally rises in a room and is trapped at the ceiling. You simply turn it on in the reverse direction (most have reversible motors). By bringing warm air down into the living space, the furnace is needed less.
Sell That Home Faster - for More Money
It takes “more” than just listing a home to get it sold As your agent “more” is what I do for you, including all the following:
I will also:
Let’s Put Marketing Strategies that Work, to Work for You. Let’s Talk
An Oakhurst Area Mountain Treasure – Honorary Mayor Team Emma, Oakhurst Honorary co-Mayors
Congratulations to Emma and Carol! The Honorary Mayor of Oakhurst contest is an annual fundraiser for mountain area charities. This Year’s candidates raised nearly $70,000
And the winner: Emma the poodle and J. Carol Graham. Graham was in tears as she gave her acceptance speech with Emma, as always, in her arms. Oakhurst Area Business Opportunities
Want to be in Business in our Mountains? We Have10 Businesses for Sale in our Mountain Area
Some Best Buys in Mountain Area Homes All these homes have 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and 2 car garage capacity. They range in living space from 1,368 to 1,747 square feet. They are priced below $175.00 per square foot and have been on the market less than 80 days, as of August 1.
Want a Home With a View of Bass Lake?
View My Listings
Click For Thumbnail Views Click for More Photos and More Detailed Information Note: Multiple Listing Service information is presumed to be accurate but nor guaranteed Art in the Mountains By Joan Brumley An Oakhurst Area Place of Worship
Calvary Chapel has been serving North Fork Since 1990
For more information go to: http://www.calvarychapelsierra.com
For more information on other mountain area places of worship, go to: http://www.emccc.net/resultsMemberCat.php?catName=Churches&Submit2=Find+by+Category
Did You Know?
Oakhurst Group Seeks Maintenance District for Business Area By Kathy McCorry
The new Oakhurst Downtown Development Committee is working on the formation of a maintenance district for the business area in Oakhurst. The maintenance district will contain 5 ordinances; parking, lighting, sidewalk, sign and architectural. Once these guidelines are in place, Oakhurst will be able to start creating a more pedestrian friendly and visually appealing business environment.
We are simultaneously working with the county on the “mixed use river front project” as it is called for in the Oakhurst Area Plan. The future development of our region lies in hands of the planners and businesses of today. The Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce takes this responsibility seriously and we are working hard to ensure a beautiful and successful future. We are currently working with the county and several business leaders to create innovative ideas that will promote our region, in order to recruit new businesses and well suited light industry to the area.
Kathy McCorry Executive Director Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce
The Golden Chain Theatre’s 2007 Season is Going Strong
You can get top quality Piano and/or Voice Lessons in Oakhurst. UCLA educated teacher, 25 years experience, with great references. Call Sheila at 642-4329
You can receive an e-mail, whenever you wish, showing all homes that have been listed in Yosemite Gateway MLS in the last seven days, along with a link to pictures and detailed information about each of them. Just send me an e-mail or call me. It’s FREE!
You can receive list of all homes sold through our local MLS during the previous calendar month with addresses and purchase prices. Just send me an e-mail address. It’s FREE!
You can download a copy of the most recent Yosemite Gateway Real Estate Buyer’s Guide? Read about lots of homes and other properties for sale in our Oakhurst, Bass Lake, North Fork, Mariposa, Coarsegold, Ahwahnee, Yosemite area!
You can get the Oakhurst Area Homeowners Guide Newsletter sent to you each month free. It has lots of helpful information for homeowners. Just send me your e-mail address and you're in. It will arrive in your in-box on the first Monday of each month.
If a move is in your near future let me make it a little less stressful for you. I will be happy to send you a free 39 item checklist of smart things to do; (1) before the move, (2) on moving day, and (3) after the move. Just give me a telephone call at 559-313-1081 or send an e-mail request to: edb@EdBaileyRealtor.com.
You can find out how much your home is worth (without giving your life story to an internet “lead generator” company) on the current market FREE. Get a local Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) with no obligation or commitment on your part. Find out what homes similar to yours have recently sold for, what sellers are asking for similar homes on the current market, and asking prices for listings have expired without selling. Just go to: http://www.edbaileyrealtor.com/sellers.html and fill in information.
Are you or Your Friends Looking for a “Home for Sale” in the Oakhurst, Bass Lake, Ahwahnee, Coarsegold, North Fork, Raymond, or Mariposa area? Refer them to a listing of all real estate, land and homes for sale in our mountain area. Just go to: http://www.edbaileyrealtor.com/search.asp
Dining out in the Mountains You can read customers’ Reviews and Ratings of Oakhurst area restaurants at: http://oakhurstrestaurants.com/
You can get FREE help with your “For Sale by Owner” (FSBO). I’ll mail you a copy of the “For Sale by Owner Manual,” It will give you helpful pointers on how to go about preparing and selling your home. I will also be happy to provide you with suggestions for an open house, comparable sales information, and help you arrive at the right asking price. Would you like to borrow some “Open House” signs?
Better yet, let me list your home for you, for a faster sale and a better bottom line net return. Research by the National Association of REALTORS®, shows that the average difference between asking price and purchase price, for homes “sold by owner” is about twice what the customary real estate commission would have been.
What’s Happening
Over the past five years, Sierra Art Trails has grown to become the largest and most anticipated annual arts event in the Yosemite Foothills! The show is focused on the communities of Eastern Madera and Mariposa counties. In 2006 the show featured 116 artists and ...
http://www.sierraarttrails.org/ Mark it on your calendar – September 15 and 16, 2007
View the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events
http://www.oakhurstchamber.com/events.php
Share with Us
Do you have a question about our Oakhurst area? Do you have a real estate question?
Do you have a suggestion for additional features in this newsletter? Send me your thoughts and your ideas.
Also tell us, in 50 words or less, what you consider the most interesting of our Mountain Treasures, and why. Examples of Mountain Treasures: Timberline Gallery; Sierra Mono Museum; Mariposa County Courthouse; the Wild, Wonderful, King Museum (vintage clothing); the Children's Museum of the Sierra; Fresno Flats Historical Park; the California State Mining and Minerals Museum in Mariposa; Sierra Scenic Bypass; the Little Church on the Hill; the Talking Bear; Sierra Art Trails; the Elegant Auction; Heritage Days; the Fall Arts and Music Festival; the Loggers Jamboree; the Coarsegold Rodeo; the Christmas Tree Auction; the Honorary Mayor Contest; the Wild, Wonderful Chocolate Festival; Jazz on the Lake; the Bass Lake Fishing Derby; the Mountain Bear "Angels Amongst Us" Annual Awards Dinner; The Wall of Heroes Annual Awards Dinner; or name your own Mountain Treasure. E-mail it to: edBailey@sti.net. You may call us at 559-683-5193 or toll free at 888-683-5193. Yosemite Gateway Links:
www.EdBaileyRealtor.com/news.html
Ed Bailey Realtor Broker Associate - Century 21 Ditton Sierra Realtors A Higher Level of Professionalism
Knowledge and Experience Make the Difference http://www.oakhurstchamber.com/ http://www.yosemitethisyear.com/ Oakhurst Real Estate Bass Lake Real Estate North Fork Real Estate Coarsegold Real Estate Marposa Real Estate Yosemite Real Estate Oakhurst Area Real Estate |
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