This morning I was interviewed on Capital Public Radio’s “Insight” program hosted by Jeffrey Callison. This program airs to the Greater Sacramento Region in several counties on multiple stations. I didn’t talk “shop” (real estate), but instead I shared about the Project 680 Hoody Drive for a few minutes. Overall the interview went okay. If you’d like, click HERE to listen to the interview on Cap Radio’s website. I’m at the very end near the 45:30 marker. Now I’m off to finish some deadlines. It’s been one busy week and it’s only Tuesday!!!
The Galleria mall fire & unemployment in Placer County
Here are the latest unemployment rates for all cities and CDPs in Placer County as of September 2010 per EDD. For reference, the unemployment rate in Placer County in Sepetember2009 was 10.9% (as opposed to 11.5% in September 2010). It’s not a surprise to see an increase in umeployment over the past year since that is happening all over the Sacramento Region.
It’ll be interesting to see if there is an increase in unemployment in the Roseville area next month in light of the Gallteria mall burning last week. This of course assumes companies will not be able to provide work for employees over the next few months as the mall is rehabbed and also that employees live locally in Rosevile and Rocklin. It’s reported, for instance, that Macy’s will relocate their Galleria employees until the work has been completed, but there is nothing definitive yet about what Nordstrom will do. In the mean time too there is a “Keep Shopping in Roseville” page on Facebook.
Do you know anyone that works at the Galleria Mall? How have various employers and employees handled the situation thus far?
Would you buy a house next to a cemetery?
In light of Halloween, it seems relevant to ask if it would matter to you to live next to a cemetery? What positives and negatives are there for backing to a graveyard like the picture below?
The image above is the “Carter Ranch” subdivision in the City of Winters, CA. This tract was built around 2003 and is located just south of the Winters cemetery. I just finished up an appraisal in this subdivision.
When is the deadline to appeal property taxes in Sacramento County?
While delivering a property tax appeal to the Sacramento County Appeals Board today, I took out my Flip camera to say a few words. It’s very important for locals to understand that November 30, 2010 is the deadline to dispute property taxes in Sacramento County (and many surrounding counties). Enjoy a short video.
FYI: The deadlne of November 30, 2010 is for typical “decline in value” reassessments. There are other types of appeals that do not have this deadline.
Let me know if you have any questions. Call me at 916.595.3735, catch me on Facebook or visit my property tax appeal website.