Buying a Sacramento Home

Sacramento, located in the great Central ValleyMarch 2006, the Sacramento County median
almost in the middle, between San Francisco andhome price was $359,000, up 8.1% from a year
Lake Tahoe, is fast growing and a great place toearlier. In general, sellers of higher priced homes
live. Sacramento is just two hours drive from Santhat have been sitting on the market for long;
Francisco and Lake Tahoe and benefits largelyespecially those that have been priced above
from the proximity to the Bay Area. In spite of$450,000, have been forced to lower their prices.
being so closely located, the Sacramento realThe Sacramento real estate market is bustling
estate market is much more affordable than thenow with the rise in the number of homes on the
San Francisco Bay Area market, and is much lessmarket. The Sacramento county MLS active
congested.listings are at an all-time high. All this is good news
Sacramento offers a variety of housing optionsfor the buyers as it gives them more real estate
to choose from. Sacramento homes range fromto choose from.
low priced condos from the $150s to multi-millionCurrently, the real estate market is neutral but is
dollar homes. Homes are available in a broadfast heading towards becoming a buyer's market.
variety of styles ranging from the modern toSo, if you are looking forward to buying a
historical landmark homes. One can find houses inSacramento home, then it's a good idea to take
many neighborhoods that range from low 200'sadvantage of these market conditions today.
and up, in various bed and bath combinations.Sacramento homebuyers now have the
If you are thinking of buying real estate inadvantage of more negotiating power as sellers
Sacramento, now is the time. Prices are still veryvie to catch the attention of discerning buyers.
affordable, and have even come down a bit. AsThis article was written by Sacramento real
the inventory of Sacramento homes for saleestate agent, Kevin Scolastico, of Coldwell Banker.
increases, the average days on the marketWhether you are looking to buy or sell residential
increases as well, giving the Sacramento homeor investment real estate, you can count on the
buyer more homes to choose from whenScolastico Team to provide personal and
shopping.professional service. Please be sure to visit my
The entry level and lower priced homes are sellingwebsite at: Reproductions of this article are
more frequently, leading to a decrease in theencouraged but must include a link back to my
median home price in Sacramento County. As ofwebsite.