Temecula, CA

Wow, we are in an exciting market now. My office is located in Temecula, CA near wine country and we are having tremendous sales volume, however we have one major problem. The problems are not the buyers or sellers or even the lenders....the problem is the appraisers being assigned to our transactions. We often times have 50+ offers on one home.....YES 50+ offers with prices consistantly being bid up 10 to 20 percent over list price and the appraisers are still referring to us as a "declining market". We are only a "declining market", because most of the appraisers assigned to our transactions are from out-of-area and have no idea of what is really going on in our market place.

We now have standard sales coming back into the market with multiple offers and the appraisers still are not appraising properties at market value and continue to note a "declining market". In my opinion we need local appraisers handling all transactions. Appraisers who are familiar with our market place and can be consistant with their values. I would love to hear if this is happening in your market and any ideas you have to change the way of our appraisers.

Have a great day.

James Brennan - Realty Executives of Temecula Valley.

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A wonderful afternoon was had by all - or at least all of us who sat in on the Chris Botti concert at Thornton Winery in Temecula yesterday afternoon. It was one of those Chamber of Commerce kind of days. The temperature hovered around 80 but even those sitting in the sun didn't seem to mind as Cris Botti brought the music to the Southern California Wine Country. 

This show marks the 10 time Botti has serenaded us in the vines and, as a mark of his popularity here, he sold out two shows yesterday. We got a stage-side table for the afternoon show, enjoyed a primo bottle of Thornton's Cabernet - Merlot blend, a grilled shrimp sandwich and just grooved.

His band, anchored by long-time drummer Billy Kilson and 2 time Grammy Winner pianist Billy Childs, was as tight and as loose as they needed to be, playing everything from Botti's signature style jazz to some kick-ass rock & roll riffs by guitarist Mark Whitfield with a few tender moments thrown in for measure. 

One of those moments was when Botti was joined by violinist Lucia Micareli. Playing from the heart of the crowd, the violin/trumpet chase was as poignant and moving amid the rustling vines as it was when they played it amid the rustling programs with the Boston Pops orchestra just a few months ago. 

Botti also talked with the crowd and carried on a lively chat with a 17 year old trumpet player in the audience, imparting some career words of wisdom. Botti got his first big paying gig in 1985 when he was called up to play with Frank Sinatra for a 2 week set at the Universal Amphitheater. He quit college for that $200 gig - a move he doesn't always recommend but one that worked for him. He hit the big time playing in Sting's world tour in 1995, then opened for Sting on his subsequent tour starting in 2000. He says he's been traveling virtually non-stop for 5 1/2 years and doesn't regret a minute of it. 

Sometimes when you do something that much for that long, you can slip into a routine. Not Botti. The show was fresh, totally new from last year, played to perfections and enjoyed by just a couple hundred in a very intimate setting. 

If you're planning to be in the Southern California Wine County this summer, click on the Thornton Photo to pull up a list of Smooth Jazz in the Vines concerts. If you like what you see here, give me a call. I can help you relocate here permanently.

Chris Botti is also on tour and if you click on his page you can find out where he's going to be the rest of the summer too. I'm getting too damn old for the big stadium shows anymore, but an afternoon in the vineyards, sipping a little vino rosso and listening to smooth jazz? Yeah I can still get down with that. Life's too short. Check it out your own self. 

Here's a video of the Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli duet from the Live in Boston concert.