It’s interesting to compare median price levels from one year ago to today’s median price levels. In many areas we have seen a definite increase in property value. What does this mean? What is fueling this trend? I used some data from a South Sacramento neighborhood in the video below to highlight this very phenomenon. If you don’t see the video in your email subscription or RSS, click HERE.
Generosity and Red Sox Tickets
This is completely unrelated to real estate, but I wanted to share some incredible news. This morning at church my pastor walked up to me and told me privately that an anonymous person in the community wanted to give me a gift as a way to say thank you for my work in the community. He then proceeded to hand me an envelope with two tickets to a Boston Red Sox game for the first series of the new season versus the world champion rival New York Yankees. I’ll admit that I teared up.
My wife and I are celebrating our ten year anniversary this month and over the past year we’ve been planning a trip to Boston to celebrate in style. Though it’s been a dream of mine for twenty years to go to Fenway Park, tickets were sold out to every game during our stay. We tried to get tickets, but it just didn’t happen, so we gave up. We looked on e-Bay, and we found some for $500 or so, but that was out of our price range.
I was not expecting something like this to drop in my lap today and I am completely speechless that someone would do something like this for us – and without recognition. I feel completely humbled and very well loved by such a generous gift. I am truly and deeply thankful as well as inspired.
The New “Tube” in Sacramento for Real Estate
I’m very excited to announce the creation of a brand new real estate video website for the Greater Sacramento Region. I still have some things to tweak about the design and content, but overall the shell is ready to share with the world. Please have a look at www.SacramentoRealEstateTube.com and let me know what you think.
Sacramento Real Estate Tube is a place for consumers and agents to hear about the real estate market directly from local real estate professionals – by video. The goal is to have some conversation and provide videos that are resourceful, informative, and hopefully void of any used-car salesman vibe.
I only have about 15 videos up right now, and I hope to see that double in the next week. If you know someone in the Greater Sacramento Region who works in the real estate industry somehow, feel free to spread the word. This is a free service. There is no cost at all to post your videos.
I Won an Award!!!
I wanted to share some very exciting news. I am humbled and honored to announce that last week the Cordova Community Council graced me with the “Distinguished Service to Youth” award for my work with Project 680. I was not expecting this in any way and I feel extremely honored to have been selected for this annual award. I never do stuff for recognition, but sometimes recognition happens, and this means a great deal to me and my family.
I hesitated to share this news because I didn’t want to come across as self-absorbed or bragging. For anyone who knows me, you know that’s not the way I am. I crossed the line and decided to share though because this is important, friends would like to know, and it also helps get word out about Project 680.
Thanks everyone for your support and encouragement. Together we can make a difference and help solve problems in our community.