Antioch, CA

Delta Vacuum and Sewing is one of the finest stores of its type and is unique in East Contra Costa County and maybe all of Contra Costa County. Delta Vacuum and Sewing is located at 1868 A Street in Antioch, on the corner of East 18th Street. You can call them at 925-757-4981.

Delta Vacuum and Sewing offers new and used sewing machines and vacuum cleaners from all of the leading manufactures. They also provide service, repair, accessories, parts, and extended service contracts.

All of the stuff I mentioned above a Delta Vacuum and Sewing is everything you would expect from a store with that name. There is probably a lot more that I am not aware of, but what Delta Vacuum and Sewing has that is truly unique is the owner, Mike.

When I go into Delta Vacuum and Sewing with a problem I can talk to Mike and be confident he will give me the most cost effective solution. Mike’s business is about providing a real service to the community and his long term customers.

Last year my wife was having a problem with her sewing machine. Now I am going to issue a disclaimer right here. I know nothing about sewing machines. I cannot even tell you what type or model. Apparently it is to sewing machines what my 67 Mustang was to cars. My wife told me it would be very expensive to replace. When I took it into Mike at Delta Vacuum and Sewing I found out a used one, not quite as good might cost $600.00 at a minimum. The newest models of the same line could run thousands. They don’t make the parts for my wife’s sewing machine anymore (Can you believe those things have computer components in them). Mike and his crew took it and repaired some things on the inside, found some used parts and fixed it for a little over a hundred dollars. The other day Mike showed me some after market stuff for my vacuum that saved me 33% on the cost with no diminished quality.

These days we all want to save where we can, and to take care of the things we have and to save money you need quality Delta Vacuum and Sewing. Mike at Delta Vacuum and Sewing will help you get the most from your sewing machine or vacuum to save you money. And if you need to buy Delta Vacuum and Sewing offers a full line of quality new and used equipment.

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Antioch Indoor Sports Center

The Antioch Indoor Sports Center is one of the coolest things to come along in Antioch in a while. The Antioch Indoor Sports Center is next to Aladino’s Pizza on Sunset and is run by the same people Aladino’s used to just have batting cages then the got the land next door and went wild.

The Antioch Indoor Sports Center features a large skating rink geared towards roller Hockey, but the have free skating, indoor soccer, and I understand the can set it up for Arena Football. Oh, and if I didn’t mention it, the Antioch Indoor Sports Center also has leagues for these sports.

The Antioch Indoor Sports Center is sure to become the center of indoor sports such as Hockey, Indoor Soccer, and Arena Football in East Contra Costa County. Now that the people in East Contra Costa County have a place to call home for arena oriented sports I suspect these sports will become even more popular. Contra Costa County is an active and vibrant place to live and East Contra Costa County is one of the most affordable parts of the county, while offering a great quality of life with businesses like the Antioch Indoor Sports Center.

The Antioch Indoor Sports Center has more than just arena sports. The support my personal favorite – Baseball! Yes baseball, not indoor baseball, but they do have batting cages and these are some of the best in East Contra Costa County. They are big heavy machines that pitch fairly consistent into the strike zone. Right now the machines are a variety of speeds, all oriented towards baseball, but they are expecting to get softball machines.

What do you get when you bring sports and pizza together? A great social environment and Aladino’s and the Antioch Indoor Sports Complex are big supporters of community sports programs often hosting team meeting, parties, gatherings, and practices. And you can probably swing a deal on the pizza. Did I mention the food is good?

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Black Diamond Homes in Antioch – can actually refer to several neighborhoods that carry a variation on the Black Diamond Homes moniker. Black Diamond is a very important term in the history of Antioch and East Contra Costa County. Black Diamond’s refer to the coal mined out of the hills in East Contra Costa County. Black Diamond Mine Regional Park is located in the foothills on the southwest corner of Antioch. Black Diamond Homes in Antioch are certainly Diamonds.

As noted above Black Diamond Homes in Antioch can refer to several neighborhoods, all in the hills, but I want to look at the true Diamond’s in the Antioch Hills, those homes west of Golf Course Road and South of Contra Loma Regional Park. These homes are very large homes on large lots, at unbelievable prices. These are some of the best priced estate homes in Contra Costa County.

Black Diamond Homes in Antioch currently for sale include seven homes ranging from 2467 SF single story home all the way up to a 4239 SF home. All of these lots are large, the biggest being over 17,000 SF.

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Twenty-four Black Diamond Homes in Antioch have sold since the beginning of the year. The sale price of Black Diamond Homes in Antioch ranged from $275,000.00 to $500,000.00 with lots of over 16,000 SF. The Black Diamond Homes in Antioch sold ranged in size from 2467 SF to 4239 SF. The average price per SF was $110.00, this compares well to the $103.00 per SF for all Single Family Homes in Antioch per my June Antioch Market Report. Remember Black Diamond Homes in Antioch represent the finest homes in Antioch on Large Lots.

Black Diamond Homes in Antioch are upscale homes but are still affordable for First Time Home Buyers, Investors, and some of these homes are Bank Owned.

Ask me for a Hot List of Black Diamond Homes in Antioch, or in other areas. If you want you may Search for Homes yourself. For updates on the market, this area and more subscribe to this blog:

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Here is this months Antioch Market Report. These figures were pulled from the MLS on July 13th & 14th and are for Single Family Homes only. There are some slight differences in the Sold properties for May in this months report and Last Months Report Due to late reporting.

The upward pricing trend has slowed to about 1% per month. The number of bank owned homes on the market continues to shrink and now stands at 59, down from 75 last month. The price of active homes is dropping very close to the sales point of the sold homes. The housing supply is still less than a month and a half and this is part of the reason for the price increases and the downward trend in total sales numbers.

I have stated before that when we get through the Bank Owned Home sales there will be a sharp increase in prices. However, there are different rumors about and we may have another glut of Bank Owned Properties coming onto the market.

This is a wise time to invest in housing and I have recently started a series of blog post on investing. You may wish to read it.

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This home is a short sale and subject to lender approval. One loan through Washington Mutual. Lender says bring offer and submit.

This is not your average short sale... dual paned windows, tile flooring, tile countertops, 6 panel doors, ceiling fans, removed acoustic ceilings.

• 4 bedrooms, 2 baths
• 1421 square feet
• Family room with fireplace
• Spacious living room
• Yard with decking
• Central heat and air conditioning
• Double attached garage
• Cul-de-sac location
• Assisgned schools are (buyer to verify availability):
  Mission Elementary
  Park Intermediate
  Antioch High

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8-30-09 UPDATE, three offers, lender has stalled foreclosure and it's been 6 weeks with three offers in and NO answer. Oh do they really want to have the property off their books, one has to wonder, ehhh?

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