Jeanean Gendron, Your Shasta County Real Estate Specialist: March 2010

Redding CA - 3953 Eagle Parkway - River Bend Estates - Luxury Golf Course Living--Located ont he 9th hole near the Country Club, you can walk to the Country Club for dinner and walk home. This lovely home is distinctly designed and offers upscale amenities. With an open floor plan, 3 bedrooms plus an office, you have all you need for any lifestyle. Views of the Golf Course and covered patio are just a few of the features that sell this home. 3 Car Garage and room for toys.

Golf Course Views at the 9th Hole.

Enjoy the lifestyle of Luxury Golf Course Living.

Integrated Floor Plan provides ease for entertaining and comfort.

Wrap-around floor plan flows beautifully.

View from Formal Dining Room to the Lving Room.

Master Bedroom and the view to the Golf Course.

Redding CA - 3953 Eagle Parkway - River Bend Estates - Luxury Golf Course Living--River Bend Estates is a beautiful Luxury Golf Course Community and one of Redding's most prestigious communities. Visit today and see the beauty of this exceptional golf course community.

Priced at $364,900

Call for a Private Showing

I am Jeanean Gendron your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. You can reach me at 530 276-7417.

Jeanean's Listings

All Active SHORT SALE Listings

All Active FORECLOSURE Listings

Redding and Shasta County Real Estate Resource

How Much Is My Home Worth ~ Search all Homes in Shasta County ~ Dream Home Finder

Search for Schools in Redding and Shasta County

Visit my main real estate website that provides you with the ability to Search the MLS and to set up an account so that you can save searches and select favorite properties. I also have many saved searches for you to take advantage of. There are saved City Searches and Community Searches. We also save Foreclosure Listings and Short Sale Listings.

Visit and learn more about The Shasta Lifestyle and the experience of living here in Shasta County.

Here are my blog sites:

Redding Real Estate Ramblings

Redding Properties and Land

Shasta Listings

Northern California Properties

California Properties and Land

New Homes Shasta County

Redding Elegant Homes

The Redding Golf Lifestyle

Owning Your First Home

Short Sale Help for Sellers

We just kicked off our Ranch and Land Team.....Ranchman and Company! It is such a delight to team up with good people. Bo Spaulding, the Ranchman, David Gendron, the other Ranch and Land Guy and Jeanean Gendron, the marketing Ranch Gal from West Texas!

I grew up on a Ranch in West Texas and so it's in my bones to love the land. We are so excited about this Team and what we intend to do. We have with Bo Spaulding many years of experience and knowledge for the Ranches and Lands here in Shasta County. David brings to the group technology solutions that allow us to market the Ranch and Lands in the Western States. I am the person who implements the marketing plan that makes it happen.

Together, we will be doing something we love and something that will be of value to many. We will be contacting the Ranch and Land Specialists throughout the Western States to form relationships and to offer technology solutions that will help market and sell their listings. While providing a proprietary and protective basis, we will help to market and sell Lands in the West. The Best in the West is what Ranchman and Company is all about.

Because we will be out in the bush....so to speak and I want to go along, I have ask and received for my birthday my own .38. It has long been something that I have intended to do. I sold Land in all 5 markets that I have been in and have always known that I needed to have that .38 available. I won't go into the details of some of my adventures, however you should not be out in wilderness areas that are far and removed from people and help without some backup.

I anticipate that I will go along on many of these excursions these Ranchmen take and so I wanted to feel comfortable being left alone. David and I both are into photography and for me it will present opportunity to do photo shoots and I'm very excited about that. It is critical that I not hold them back and so I must be able to defend myself. I'll probably never need it, however I'll feel better and more confident as I see them walking over the horizon and out of sight.

Well, my husband did such a great job of researching and finding me my .38. I've been so busy with putting several teams and the infrastructure that will take us to the next level together....that there has been no time to shop. David has done such a great job and I am so excited about my birthday gift. It is a light weight snub nose .38 revolver. It is small and fits my hand perfectly. It is beautiful and I am very proud and excited. I can't wait to take my lessons on safety and get the shooting range. I've always loved target shooting and I've always been pretty good at it.

So here's a photo of my new prize. We'll be keeping you posted on the Adventures of Ranchman and Company. This West Texas Ranch Gal is ready for Great Things! Thank you David Gendron for my birthday present. I really do love it!

I love Ranch and Land. I grew up on a Cattle Ranch in West Texas and the Land runs deep with me!

Call Jeanean Gendron for a Private Showings of The Best in the West!

530 276-7417

West Texas Ranch Gal Marketing and Selling Ranch and Land in the Western States

I've written about Fiduciary responsibility many times. I always let this responsibility take precedence. I can without a doubt see the nuance involved with the responsibility and those that do not uphold it's level of accountability.

I recently took on a land purchase with clients and we've been trying to get it done. The other side of the transaction has been amiable until this last week.

While my client still battles the bank and their requirements, we have been trying to help the seller stay in the deal. I have to say that while I can see the seller's point of view on closing this transaction....have you tried to close a land transaction lately....next to impossible.

Well, we have managed to get it done and the seller says "no way"!. We offer up our deposit "earnest money" and the seller say "no way".

My clients have made many arrangements for the land and a business transaction/business. They have much to loose.

Since the listing agent says that they won't go further and we have already suggested making the "earnest available" what is there left but for me to offer some commission in addition to the "ernest money deposit" . I offered $500 to help the seller move forward.

Now given, I pressured the Listing Agent with whether he was respresenting his seller's best interest and I also sent him an email version of post that I wrote providing a perspective on "how hard it is to close anything in this market"! I guess we can say he did not appreciate it.!

It is obvious in his response which I have to say is amazing. The listing agent came back with an Addenum releasing the ernest money deposit and instead of my offer of $500 from my commission ( which most agents wont' let you do) he wrote the addendum with $1000 coming from my commission.

Say what....this agent is being vindictive and mean. He know we won't make much money on this deal. We are doing it for our clients. It's a slam and a mean one!  I'll have to investigate whether my board thinks it is unethical. I checked with my manager this am....who has 18 years experience on the ethics committee.....his advice was close it and take him to the board for unethical behavior based on article 1 and others.

I don't know that I will proceed to do this. Bad business is bad business and better left behind. I choose to focus on more positive results in this world. But you can count on one thing....this man won't be on my "good list" and he will not be a person that I tell others to do business with. Libel...no way.....truth is always absolute and solid! Rather than making a friend in this market.....we have a business result that is less than genuine! I won't hesitate to share....it is the truth, after all!

I am Jeanean Gendron, your Redding and Shasta County Real Estate Specialist. You can reach me at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone.

It has taken me longer to get this last 100,000 point than the previous 200,000 points. I'm not sure why....I believe it is due to increased business. I began posting in September, 2007. So March 2010 marks my 2.5 year anniversary in ActiveRain. I'm not sure about the point legend and truthfully I really don't need to know where the point legend is. I know that I have grown tremendously and that I am changed by my involvement and engagement with AR. I know more about real estate and how to help my Consumer with the trending market conditions and I have built a pervasive Internet Marketing system that rocks. It is what brings me all my new business. I'm not about the details tonight only the celebration of my new achievement! I'm happy about 300,000....even though those before me are in the  700"s and 800"s....they also deserve what they have achieved.

I've found a sweet nuance of life here. Sophistication in my Industry. Knowledge and trending information that I can convey to my Consumer. I've made friends and I have celebrated life here as a person and as a Realtor. My truth and goodness always triumph! The best thing that has ever happened to me is ActiveRain. This is with the exception of my Husband, David Gendron and my wonderful puppy, GiGi!

It's all good!

This is our baby! We cherish her greatly. She has a party hat on for tonight, however she terrible about letting me photographer her....my new camera should help!

I am Jeanean Gendron, Your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. You can reach me at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone.

This is a favorite spot of ours. We travel up to Mount Shasta each fall to celebrate the Fall Equinox. There are only few months when Mount Shasta allows you to see the Mountain without his clothes (snow). You can still see a few patches down along the ridge and a bit lower. This is a very intimate place with the Mountain and you can feel the power of the environment. The trees are magnificent and I call them "The Soldier Forest".

Happy Mount Shasta in the Fall!

I am Jeanean Gendron, your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. I can be reach at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone.

This is rather a sobering post. It seems that I have been writing a number of sobering posts and re-blogging same.

See the Glass half Full and not half Empty. That phrase has power. I read a post the other day by Holly Lynch that was provocative. I believe that the post is spot on. We have hard times coming and it is best to prepare. This was really the jest of the post, however the author has a very persuasive writing style. I believe she wrote an exceptional post. Her post was directed at Realtors. My post is directed to the Consumer.

So let's see the Glass half Empty and explore that premise.

• We have the Commercial Sector in trouble with foreclosures and more to come. It has the potential to hurt our local banks and even the big banks.
• We will see a wave of foreclosures hit the market soon. The word is they have been held off the market to provide an appearance of government incentive and programs preventing foreclosures.
• We have the 5-year option arms coming. More short sales and foreclosures in the higher price brackets.
• The banks may have more incentive to foreclose due to the nature of how they write off foreclosures versus short sales. The short sales and loan modifications that are done are of a token nature and only a small percentage of the help that was promised but not delivered.
• The Indymac buyout by the FDIC and the One West Bank purchase of the Indymac products astounds those of us holding out with belief in our government to help Sellers in Hardship. The scarest part of this point is that it appears to have been a premeditated plan to swindle people out of their homes and then go after them with deficiency judgments for the loss. Please follow the links on this story....it is only a point made here, however it has huge implications and ramifications.
• Banks are not lending. All that TARP money has gone nowhere. Well, that is not quite true. It appears that the banks are just managing to give back to the government in yet another scheme of "bait and switch". Not only are banks not lending from the funds handed out with the Bailouts, they are not lending on the money the Consumer puts in their accounts. THE FLOW OF MONEY INTO THE ECONOMIC MARKET HAS STOPPED! Loans now take 60-90 days and longer for FHA, USDA and getting a land loan....forget it. Second home...no way!

Now, the Glass half Full and how can we see opportunity.

• Prepare to lose your Home. Have a Plan B. If you are up against Indymac, you may not have a chance and you should research and learn all you can about what they are doing.
• Research your bank and find out where they are on the list of bad banks.
• Save your money. Downsize and prepare.
• Think about where your money should be. The big banks are not providing you any value. Withdraw your money and talk to your local banks. See who took TARP money and who did not. You will find that many of the local banks did not take TARP money. They simply are not in on the deal with the Big Guys.
• Don't buy a new car.
• Don't buy that new flat screen TV.
• Prepare for the big banks to fail.
• Prepare for the currency to change.
• Prepare for national disasters.
• Prepare for 1 month (or more...do research) of food and water and temporary shelter.
  
• Have things that you can barter.
• Get out on the Internet and READ, READ, READ and READ! It is out there. What is going on is out there.
• Visit the Project Camelot website and learn what is happening. Here is a link that is long but will provide you with an idea of what may be coming.
• Get prepared.

So in summary, we can see the Glass half Full when we are prepared for what may come. Letting go of the habits of Consumerism that are killing our planet and withdrawing support of a government bent on breaking the working back of America, provides a power they cannot deal with. It changes the balance of power and helps to sustain the individual. Take action today and begin to prepare to live a sustainable and renewable life. When we depend on the government, we are trapped.

Each day, I take action to take my life back. I am doing all of the above and I encourage you to do the same. I believe in Freedom not slavery.

If you are in hardship and need help, please read my blogs and learn about your options. Talk to an attorney to know your rights and options and seek counsel from a financial advisor. I do recommend that you own your own opinion and perspective and that you gather information from many sources. You are in a fight for survival. I wish you the best of luck. I work hard to provide good information for people that they may make the best informed decisions possible. Get prepared! I will help you if I can. If I can help just one person each day through hardship to knowing and making good decisions for their future, then I am doing a good job as a Realtor and I am helping to stabilize this current real estate market.

I am Jeanean Gendron, your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. I can be reached at 530 276-7417.

I answer my phone.

This shot was taken of a beautiful and stately Oak Tree in Turtle Bay. It was winter time with the Sun shining through. I love our Oak Trees here in Shasta County and I like this shot.

Enjoy Speechless Sunday and this Giant Oak Tree in Winter!

I am Jeanean Gendron, your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. You can reach me at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone.

Plenty of room to roam and only minutes from Redding, this upscale little bit of country with style and grace offers large parcels for mini-ranches and horse facilities along with gated estates sitting among the community known for it's gorgeous Oak trees.

Native Oaks trees are the signature image of Palo Cedro. With a wide variety of Oaks including Blue Oak, White Oak, Live Oak and the beautiful Black Oak you have a gorgeous community. The California Sycamore also thrives in this topography.

Still home to some of the big ranches, Palo Cedro has been carved out of these ranchlands and retains it's rural country charm. The town's retail center is just off Highway 44 and legendary Merle Haggard lives in Palo Cedro.

The Cedar Tree Restaurant is decorated with many antiques that highlight Shasta County history and you just may see Merle Haggard in for breakfast.

The Honeybee Festival is always an annual event that draws from all over Shasta County with craft vendors and local entertainment. It small town living at it's best....right next to the big city of Redding. The charm of the Big Oaks sets the tone for Palo Cedro.

Rural and upscale this sweet community is one of the diverse lifestyles offered here in Shasta County.

Here is review of market trending data from 2003 up to 2010. When we view the market data from a historical perspective, it can help us understand and recognize a new trend. One of stablization and modest growth will be the signs we look for. We are seeing that we have a less severe market decline in this rural area. We do seem to have dipped below 2003 prices. 2010 will be interesting to watch.

All Active Listings For Palo Cedro

I am Jeanean Gendron your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. You can reach me at 530 276-7417.

Jeanean's Listings

All Active SHORT SALE Listings

All Active FORECLOSURE Listings

Redding and Shasta County Real Estate Resource

How Much Is My Home Worth ~ Search all Homes in Shasta County ~ Dream Home Finder

Search for Schools in Redding and Shasta County

Visit my main real estate website that provides you with the ability to Search the MLS and to set up an account so that you can save searches and select favorite properties. I also have many saved searches for you to take advantage of. There are saved City Searches and Community Searches. We also save Foreclosure Listings and Short Sale Listings.

Visit and learn more about The Shasta Lifestyle and the experience of living here in Shasta County.

Here are my blog sites:

Redding Real Estate Ramblings

Redding Properties and Land

Shasta Listings

Northern California Properties

California Properties and Land

New Homes Shasta County

Redding Elegant Homes

The Redding Golf Lifestyle

Owning Your First Home

Short Sale Help for Sellers

I am such a believer in life. I am in the process of re-watching my favorite movie of all time "Out of Africa". It is such a moving movie and I find such connection within it. Men and women and that dynamic that exists there in love and appreciation and sometimes as we know it...in resentment.

It is a bittersweet time for us....we rejoice in all of life's celebration. Having lost our heart's dearest gift recently, I find myself viewing the movie anew.

As they danced together under moonlight on their last night together....she admits that she may not have "owned a farm in Africa" and he rather admits that it may not be the truth of the matter. They helped one another see a different perspective...she that she did indeed own something and he that no one owned any thing. Through their love, they grew to know another truth.

It hit me with a sweetness that is a  life's lesson...that which we covet moves further away....it is a beautiful movie and as I appreciate it greatly each time I watch it, I appreciate the Cosmic Dance of Life. I have lost one so dear and I am made new. Loss provides a means to a new beginning. May I share this to help others. It is the Dance of the Cosmos and it helps us all move beyond and know new beginnings. I am so grateful.

I would never have been in a place where I could have understood or appreciated this subtle knowingness. A beautiful movie of universal truth.

I am not putting the video here...you must watch the movie anew to see the ending scene before Dennis leaves. It is such a perfect moment of knowingness. God bless us all in all we do!

Just kiddiing....of course! I love blogging and being on ActiveRain.....but I'm so busy with my business that I don't have time to do the thing I love the most. I'm a work in progress however and taking action to correct all of this. It's fun being busy however, I hate missing what everyone is doing. So we are making new partnerships to help with the business activity while we focus on the business development. It is once again coming together and there are solutions being put in place and the hope that I will be back soon with my attention on ActiveRain and all that is going on. I just love it.

The only problem is our business keeps growing because everything I do here in the RAIN results in more business. Not a bad thing but I want to be here and blogging my little head off...it is my favorite thing. I love my ActiveRain family.....so to all the AR Staff and Members....I'm so glad to be here and it is such a pleasure!

Oh and ActiveRain....I'm really good with more business....not a problem...I'll find a way to blog! We are growing out team and our business. So here is just a plain thank you all over the place!

I am Jeanean Gendron, your Redding and Shasta County Specialist. You can reach me at 530 276-7417. I answer my phone.