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Oakhurst Real Estate for Sale
NEWSLETTER
“Yosemite Gateway Properties and Lifestyles”
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 Other Nearby Places
June 2007 Features
Ed Note There’s more to selling your house than placing a sign on the lawn and an ad in the paper,, if you want to get something close to market value for it, that is.. These two actions, no matter how large the sign and which paper, or papers, you use, will reach only a very small fraction of the people you will need to reach - compared to the wide coverage of a Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Besides, in the MLS you reach prospective sellers – Professional Real Estate Agents - who scan those listings daily looking for a home that will fit the needs of someone on their prospective buyers’ list. It just might be yours.
Don’t get me wrong, you can sell it with that sign and that ad, if you’re willing to drop the price enough. Research shows that you can save about six percent by not paying a commission, if you are willing to accept a lower selling price equal to about twice the amount of the commission you will be saving.
Besides, there are those 26 specific statutorily mandated disclosures. Do you know what they are? Do you know how to do all of them – some of them?
There’s a better way. Sell it faster at a better price, and come out better in the long run. Call a REALTOR®. if you don’t already have a REALTOR® that you wish to work with, Call me at 559-313-1081 or toll free at 888-683-5193
Some Sound Home Advice
Should You Refinance? Here is some advice from Smart Money.com - with a worksheet to help you answer that question. http://www.smartmoney.com/home/living/index.cfm?story=refin&hpadref=1
Sell That Home
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:
We Can Put Marketing Strategies that Work, to Work for You. Let’s Talk
Disclaimer – If your property is listed with any real estate company, please do not consider this a solicitation
An Oakhurst Area Mountain Treasure Check Out the Excellent Assortment of Museums in our Mountain Area
http://www.southyosemitemuseums.org/
Oakhurst, Bass Lake, Mariposa Area Real Estate Market Update Mountain Area Single Family Home Sales Six Month Period Ending May 31, 2007 with Month-to-Month and Year-to-Year Comparisons (Compiled from MLS Records* by Ed Bailey, Editor)
Home of the Month
Oakhurst Area Business Opportunities We Have Eleven Businesses for Sale in our Mountain Area
A Million Dollars or More What kind of home can you buy in our mountain area for a million dollars, or two or three? We have 36 homes on the market with asking prices in excess of $1,000,000. Have a look.
Some Best Buys in Mountain Area Homes These homes are in Oakhurst, priced under $200.00 per square foot, and have been on the market less than 30 days. Click Here to View Listings
These homes all have a lake view (Bass Lake), and are priced under $400.00 per square foot. Click Here to View Listings
These homes are all in Yosemite Lakes Park Subdivision (south of Coarsegold), are in the 1600 to 1800 square foot range, have three bedrooms and two baths. Click Here to View Listings
My Listings Art in the Mountains By Joan Brumley I' m just bragging to all my Fresno friends that living in this community (YLP) is such a pleasure. Living anywhere in the foothills is so preferable to living in the "flatland". Ron and I have lived in YLP for over 23 years. We have known several people who have moved away, and most have said they have never been as contented as when they lived up here. We visited our family "down in the valley" the other day, and we both remarked how fortunate we are to live here- We are out of the bad air; out of the traffic; and out of the concern for our property. When we lived in Clovis, there were so many worries about forgetting to bring things in--that they might disappear if you left something on the front porch. We have been so happy living "in the mountains" (well....foothills). Our dogs and cats just looked over my shoulder and read what I am writing, and said "ditto" !! Oh well-enough about that. . If you haven't been out to see the new gallery in North Fork--you should take a leisurely drive over there and look at it. There are wonderful things to be seen in that gallery. And Chuck Nugent has re-opened the gallery at Bass Lake--now called "Bass Lake Gallery" and it is located in the old real estate office in the Bass Lake Village. Very Nice!!
I just finished another painting of a cabin at Bass Lake. I have had many people who have bought homes, there, who want a picture of it for their friends at home to see. And many will make Christmas cards or note cards with the picture on it. For all of you who show and sell houses, it makes a wonderful closing gift for your clients.
There are many people in the mountain communities teaching now. So if you are interested in taking any kind of painting or sculpture, or photography classes or whatever, you can e-mail me and I will try to steer you to a class of your choice. Or if you are teaching some classes please let me know so I can put in a plug for you. Or if you want to commission a piece of art, there are painters, photographers, and sculptors that can fill the bill for you. We are so blessed to have so many talented people living in our mountain communities.
Also--I am still teaching classes in my home studio. If anyone is interested in seeing what your local painters can do, you are welcome to come by and see some of the student work.
I saw the great show in Oakhurst at the Stellar gallery that was a competition for Yosemite Western Artists. I hope some of you went by to see it--there are many talented people in this area. They put on two or three competitions each year, and this was the best I have ever seen.
If there is anything about art you would like to see in this article--let me know. I am just giving you the scoop on the art community, but will find out whatever you need about art. Most of the local artists have a website that you can view. I will tell you about any that I hear about. Mine is www.sierratel.com/jbart Please e-mail me at jbart@sti.net.
Oakhurst Area Places of Worship
welcome to Christ Church OAKHURST
http://www.christchurchoakhurst.org/
For 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?
You can receive an e-mail, whenever you wish, with a list of 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 with your request along with your e-mail address. It’s FREE!
You can download a copy of the current 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! Just click on: Yosemite Gateway Real Estate Guide Volume 13 Number 4
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 on the current market FREE. Get a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) with no 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 which 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.
Better yet, let me list your home for you, for a faster sale and a better bottom line outcome. Research by the National Association of REALTORS®, shows that the average difference between asking price and purchase price, for homes sold by owner is 13%. That is about twice what the customary real estate commission would be.
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
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
Yosemite Gateway Links: http://www.oakhurstchamber.com/ http://www.yosemitethisyear.com/ |
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