About Rancho Cordova's Anatolia

Anatolia Real Estate Agent - Just SOLD by Allan Sanchez

Here is my newest SOLD home in Anatolia - Rancho Cordova. 11745 Azalea Garden Way closed today for $240,000! It was in great condition with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 3 car garage, 2,347 square feet, and large quarter acre lot. My clients are very excited to move in and enjoy this home as well as the awesome clubhouse Anatolia offers its residence.

Anatolia was mostly built in 2005 and 2006. Just like everywhere else, prices have decreased substantially. The prices in Anatolia have fallen about 65% since the peak of the market. For that reason, most homes in Anatolia are short sales, bank-owned homes, or investors who have rehabbed and are flipping the property back on the market.

If you are a buyer, looking in the Rancho Cordova area, you should consider Anatolia. Not only are prices low but you get a lot more for your money than most other neighborhoods. Also, homes are newer and less maintenance than some of the older areas in Rancho Cordova.

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Anatolia Real Estate Agent - Just SOLD by Allan Sanchez

I received two short sale approval letters yesterday. These were both preapproved HAFA short sales that Bank of America had farmed out to AMS Loan Servicing. They were approved for HAFA in June, sold in June and sat at AMS since then. The way they were handled seemed as though the negotiators would open the file and try to figure out what they could do to stop from having to work on it.

If they could ask for a tiny revision, they could close the file. That would free up their time so they go back to Facebook to chat with their friends or maybe upload photos of their husbands posing with showgirls in Las Vegas. So, they might ask for us to change the verbiage for the seller's incentive to seller's relocation. Then, the following month, they could ask us to change it back to seller's incentive. Yeah, that's the ticket. After all, they graduated from high school. They know what they're doing.

Thank goodness for the HAFA escalation team at AMS. If only the AMS HAFA escalation team could handle all of Bank of America's short sales. But this Sacramento short sale agent knows that's gonna happen when pigs fly.

Here is a new short sale in Rancho Cordova that is not a HAFA short sale. This is a home in Anatolia in Rancho Cordova. It has 4 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. It was built by U.S. Homes in 2006, so it's somewhat newer construction.

The kitchen is open to the family room and is quite large. There is space for a kitchen table in a breakfast nook area, but the sellers have opted for extra storage. The cabinets are moveable and therefore not fixtures. But you could buy extra cabinets just like those from Ikea. After all, you do have dining space in a formal area off the kitchen, so you don't really need a breakfast nook.

The entry to this home is dramatic. You can't quite tell from my photo of the front yard, but there are two columns, one on each side of the door. None of the other homes on this block has columns flanking the front door. Makes it rather unique.

In the back yard, you'll find a concrete patio and a built-in bench and arbor, designed and custom made. There is enough room for a patio table and chairs, too. Best of all, though, is the price. It's very affordable and priced well, subject to bank approval.

11828 Stoney Ridge Way, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742, is offered exclusively by Lyon Real Estate as a short sale at $166,320. For more information, call your Sacramento short sale agent, Elizabeth Weintraub, at 916 233 6759. For a private showing, call Barbara Dow, at 916 761 7398.

Photos: Elizabeth Weintraub

Real Estate Agent Anatolia - Rancho Cordova Realtor Allan Sanchez

Take a look at my newest pending sale located in the Anatolia neighborhood of Rancho Cordova. My buyers are very excited to close escrow on this 4 bedroom, 3 bath home on Azalea Garden Way. This home is turn-key with new carpet and lots of upgrades. It also has a 3 car garage and almost a quarter acre lot!

As an Anatolia real estate agent since the community was built in 2006, I have seen it grow into a great community. Most residence love the large clubhouse with 3 pools, gym, as well as the neighborhood elementary school, and new retail.

Since Anatolia was finished towards the beginning of the recession, there have unfortunately been many REOs and short sales. Anatolia home prices have dropped about 50%. This is, of course, is difficult for those who bought early. Homeowners must decide if they can stick out the recession, attempt to short sale, or face foreclosure. Buyers, on the other hand, are finding Anatolia a great "bang for the buck." They are able to purchase newer, larger homes, for much less than other Sacramento and Rancho Cordova areas.

Short sales are very different from traditional sales. Short sales require negotiation with the bank to convince them to accept market value even though it's less than the loan. If you are interested in short selling your Anatolia home, speak with an experienced Anatolia short sale real estate agent who has the knowledge to negotiate with the bank and adhere to their strict time-lines, rules, and other regulations.

Real Estate Agent Anatolia - Rancho Cordova Realtor Allan Sanchez

Short Sale Anatolia - Rancho Cordova Short Sale Agent Allan Sanchez

Anatolia has been a popular neighborhood for buyers since developers started building homes in 2005. However, Anatolia has suffered from a declining real estate market and economy just like almost every other neighborhood. For that reason, there have been an increased number of REOs and short sales. Anatolia short sales make up a large number of the homes sold in the area.

Anatolia short sales are not like traditional equity sales. There is complex negotiation that must be done with the seller's lender in order for the bank to approve a short sale. Pick an experienced Anatolia short sale agent if you are considering short selling your Anatolia home. Real estate agent's with the most experience are more likely to accomplish a successful Anatolia short sale for all involved.

Find out if you qualify for a short sale in Anatolia-Rancho Cordova.

Take a look at the Anatolia short sales that are selling: Pending sales are up 110% because buyers are much more confident with the short sale process.

Short Sale Anatolia - Rancho Cordova Short Sale Agent Allan Sanchez

You can't buy this short sale because another buyer already put an offer on it. The sellers accepted the offer and asked me to put this into pending status. But you can write a back-up offer if you like. If you find this frustrating, I understand. Tell me about it. My husband went on a hiking trip to Rocky Mountain National Park this week and left me alone with four remote controls and a big screen TV, which I've never before turned on by myself. Whatever happened to the days of slipping in a video and turning the channel to 3?

This is a four- to five-bedroom Cambridge home built in 2005 with 3 1/2 baths. It is situated on .252 acres, according to the Sacramento County Assessor, and it has a 3-car garage. A two-car garage faces the front and the other garage, which contains a water softener, faces the side.

The photos on this page were shot in March of 2009 during the rainy season, so the home doesn't look like this today. But this Anatolia home does have a ton of upgrades, including an abundance of granite counters in the kitchen, maple cabinets throughout, ceramic flooring in kitchen and baths, plus lots of windows and a soaring ceiling in the living room / dining space -- approximately 3,470 square feet overall.

The back yard has a water feature and an uncovered patio. The home faces south; the homes across the street back to nature, as do the homes on the east side of the cul-de-sac. This listing will go into MLS today as a pending sale.

11878 Pyxis Circle, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742, is offered exclusively by Lyon Real Estate as a short sale at $350,000. For more information, call your Sacramento short sale agent, Elizabeth Weintraub, at 916 233 6759.

Photos: Elizabeth Weintraub