Jeanean Gendron, Your Shasta County Real Estate Specialist: October 2008

Well, I came home last night to read about the new feature that ActiveRain is introducing this AM. I'm just getting comfortable with my efforts with New Localism which I am very excited for our consumers. Drilling down to the local communities and providing color and market trends will take using the computer to learn about markets to a whole new level. We are building an amazing knowledge base that will help the consumer tremendously.

I am also taking some new coachng that I have projects going and a couple of new projects on market niches for first time home buyers and the golf course lifetsyle. My plate seems pretty full and now we get to look at whole new universe that's being created on listings and pay per click for the 7 million.....did Bob Stewart (ActiveRain) say 7 million people that click into ActiveRain each day.

ActiveRain continues to be completely focused on the ability of Realtors and Real Estate Agents to bring to the consumer every conceivable feature and capability in learning about and finding that professional relationship with a Realor that can delivery their real estate goals. They continue to build an infrastructure designed to deliver real estate trends and knowledge to the consumer.

This new feature that is being introducted this AM is the abililty to begin searching within the ActiveRain environment for the homes or properties the consumer is looking for. It is an ingenius solution for helping a consumer go further by connecting to listings directly.

One thing you have to say for these incredibly creative bunch (the AR Team) is that they provide good instructions with the combination of the post, the video and follow up with Brad's step by step....made it fairly easy. The system had a few hiccups....however it all got done and so we are off on another adventure....me and my consumer. There is never any doubt on my part....after all I'm a change agent and technology junkie.....so I would always be compelled to give it a try. I am all set up and ready for my consumer to find those properties they are interested in. We are making it easier every day.

So...I'm off to work today to start a project on Time Blocking, making my coaching calls, working on three short sale files.....plus updating websites on three lowered prices for three listings....Yeah.....please let them sell. I'm heading out to Bella Vista to replace a sign and try to figure out how to get a "Reduction" rider on the signage....somehow.....double-stick tape....I guess. I'm planning a "First Time Home Buyer" seminar centered around the new Tax Credit and building a new blog/website for the golfing community here in Redding. Oh, and I'm suppose to be cutting back on hours.

Listing Router....oh yeah.....bring it on! Just one more thing that's way more exciting than most of the things I'm doing on a daily basis.....even though I enjoy every aspect of what I'm doing. Taking that break to take a ride out to Bella Vista will be the better part of my day....and of course there will be a photo shoot involved somewhere! I love doing what I do....being a Realtor that is. Look how fun and diverse it is.

Oh....I forgot....little self absorbed here....the concept of the Listing Router is pretty amazing.....I'm just getting use to all the genius mentality that lives here in AR and I'm just loving it! The consumer is going to love it, as well.

I am Jeanean Gendron you Redding and Shasta County Specialist. I can be reached at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone. Visit our websites to learn about Redding and Shasta County Real Estate.

First Time Home Buyers have a new incentive to help toward owning a home. We currently have very attractive conditions that should help new buyers enter the market and achieve their goal of owning their first home. There are local Down Payment Assistance Programs and new Loan Programs designed to help you own your first home.

The market current provides and supports opportunity for you:

• Historically Low Interest Rates
• Real Estate is a Reliable Investment ($10,000 dollar investment in Stock Market in a normal market typically nets 12% ROI over 10 years, $10,000 dollar investment in the Stock Market in a bull market nets a 25% ROI over 10 years, and a $10,000 investment in a home in a normal market nets a 100% ROI over a 10 year period. Real estate is a more reliable investment than stocks. Source: NAR
• It's a Buyer's Market--Plenty of Supply and Little Demand
• The Buy Smart Time--typically a good time to buy a home is when the market is recovering.
• Rates are back where they were at historically lows to make mortgage payments affordable.
• There is a wide selection of houses which is good news for buyers when they have good home to choose from.
• Homeowners in it for the long term nearly always come out ahead when building wealth.
• It is a good time to take advantage of the strong local economy.
• Home sales have slowed giving buyers the advantage.
  

Additionally, the Goverment is offering a $7,500 tax credit for First Time Home Buyers!

Who is elibigle? The $7,500 tax credit is available for first time home buyers only. The law defines a first time home buyer as a buyer who has not owned a home during the past three years. All U.S. citizens who file taxes are eleible to participate in the program.

What Type of Homes Qualify? All homes within the U.S., whether single-family, town homes or condos will qualify. There are conditions. The home must be used as a primary residence, and the buyer has not owned a home in the prior three years. The tax credit includes newly constructed home.

If you are thinking of buying your first home, now may be a very good time to learn about your options. Visit our website for dates for First Time Home Buying Seminars or call me to register for the seminars or for details on how you can begin getting started in this process. The time is good and there is a deadline (July 1, 2009 for this tax incentive)....so call today and let's get started.

I am Jeanean Gendron, your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. I can be reached at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone. Visit our websites to learn more about Redding and Shasta County Real Estate. I love helping first time home buyers.

What would you say is the "Froggy Lifestye"? It is a lifestyle where beauty abounds. Where the environment is healthy and frogs thrives. You can always tell where the habitat is happy when you hear the sounds of frogs. I have personally identified with frogs here in Shasta County. We use to back to the Churn Creek on 2 acres and lived cooperatively with frogs from the creek. We now live by the Sacramento River and still get the pleasure of interacting with frogs. We love Redding and Shasta County so much because of the beauty we enjoy each and every day and we celebrate living the "Froggy Lifestyle"!

I am Jeanean Gendron, you Redding and Shasta County Specialist. I can be reached at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone. Visit our websites and learn about Redding and Shasta County Real Estate. And by the way....if you see my name....you most likely will see one of my friends.....a froggy friend.

The Small Things is about that duality we find in life between silence and dynamism. Those moments of silence and those moments of extreme appreciation of life. Doing and Being are born of the same source and take us to that place where no difference exists between the dynamics. Beauty helps us to transcend and know all.

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Yaks is an institution here in Redding. It's our fave coffee shop and place to meet for lunch. They are unique and call me back in time with art and a esoteric feel and look.  While I'm there for coffee or lunch, I'm always lookin' round at the artwork or the cool things they have for sale and never once am I thinking about business or worrying about just plain ole anything! I like to do things and visit places that have that effect on me.

They have combined an interesting set of markets for their business. The sell awesome coffee and tea drinks and I mean AWESOME! They sell yummy breakfast eats also. They sell potery and artwork. They display some of the best art in Redding and they combine catering with meeting room facilities. Great combination in our area. They are always hustlin' and bustlin' when we are there. We had the best pumpkin muffin.....to die for!

Yaks is just so cool....they sell pottery and local art work.

There are the most comfy setting areas to chat and visit or have coffee and read the paper or your good book. Students come here to study with WiFi.

Tables at one end allow for meetings and greetings!

This is where the majic happends. Al sorts of good drinks and eats come from the heart of Yaks....yummy!

This is where you wait for you coffee or tea drink as it's being made.

Here is a beautiful mural that sets the tone and mood for me each time I come in. Everything just goes away and I like that a lot!

This Antique Coffee Roaster is a trip and quite unique as is Yaks. You can Rock Out at Yaks cuz they just plain ROCK!

I am Jeanean Gendron, your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. I can be reached at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone. Visit our websites to learn more about Redding and Shasta County Real Estate.

My husband and I met with fellow Rainer, Rick Goates on Friday at our fave coffee shop for some coffee and chat. We had never met and so is struck me that in one way we work side by side here in the Rain and yet we'd never met. I wrote a post not long ago about Rick and that we should meet. I sent him an email about link love on the way, and he emailed and called and we met this last Friday.

We throroughly enjoyed our time together. We three, being myself and David (my husband) and Rick are all technology enthusiasts and we also share an interest in video. Rick has a background in video and he's been watching the prices get more and more reasonable and a desire to start doing video.

Well, a coffee chat turned into an hour + and we had the nicest time and we have a new friend. It's so funny to see someone all the time and know them through their posts.....but so much nicer to meet them in person. We shared every thing we know about video.....which is not very much.....still heavily into the learn curve on that subject.....be we endeavor. So if you don't know Rick Goates, then visit his blog and enjoy. He's a very nice person!

Love the sailboat shirt!

Presenting David Gendron, photo artist. David will be participating in the Sundial Film Festival as a Photo Artist using the digitial format. His work is currently available on his gallery site. Call for pricing and availability. This is a collection of recent work that he has done. Some are rendered and some are not. His eye is keen and his work brings to us those transcendental values of nature.

VideoAd by Mixpo I am Jeanean Gendron, your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. I can be reached at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone. Visit our websites to learn more about Redding and Shasta County Real Estate.

Redding has some of the best golf courses in Northern California. They offer challenging courses and beauty that surrounds the game. Combine three mountain ranges and the charm of the Sacramento River you have the environment to offer golfing on the highest level. Take a tour of our golf courses and visit soon.

I am Jeanean Gendron, your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. I can be reached at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone. Visit our websites and learn more about Redding and Shasta County Real Estate.

My husband and I are both artist and we find ourselves inspired by the beauty that surrounds us. We live in a beautiful area, Redding and Shasta County, CA. We are surrounded by three mountain ranges and the powerful Sacramento River coursing through our County with charm and grace. We love to fly fish and hike and the bounty of gorgeous country we have to explore are boundless. We love photography and love capturing the beauty and sharing it with you.

I am Jeanean Gendron, you Redding and Shasta County Specialist. I can be reached at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone. Visit our websites to learn more about Redding and Shasta County Real Estate.