Carolyn Gjerde-Tu - Davis Ca Real Estate

Costco officially opened its Woodland store last week. It is the first store completed in the new Gateway Shopping Center at the intersection of Interstate 5 and County Road 102. The store is the first one in Yolo County and is expected to draw customers from Davis, Woodland and up North along the I-5 corridor as the next nearest store is in Reading. It has all the usual things to expect in a wharehouse store, large quantities of food items, a food cafe, eye center, a good supply of electronics and a gas station. I do buy certain things at costco and I am glad I can now run up to Woodland vs. coordinating a stop either in Sacramento or Vacaville. Maybe I am just a sucker for $1.50 hot dog and a coke.

This house is really the only example of Prairie Style architecture made famous by Frank Lloyd Wright in Woodland. Built in 1916 and designed by architect John Hudson Thomas this house was considered radical for the area when it was first built . The surrounding homes are mostly Victorian and this house stands out in the neighborhood. This home was one of the first constructed in Woodland with an attached garage.

Learn more about Woodland's historic homes or find Historic Woodland CA Real Estate at www.DiscoverDavisHomes.com

With the housing market dragged across the news these days, many people are interested in looking at bank-owned properties. Last month in the Sacramento market over half of all the closed sales were REO (Bank owned) homes.

I have created a direct link to Woodland REO Homes As of today, 2/26 there are 50 foreclosed homes on the market. This number is actually greater as not all agents are imputing bank owned listings the same way into the MLS. Woodland foreclosures range from newly built custom homes to small homes that may need a little (or a lot) of TLC.

The Davis Green Home and Garden show will be at the ARC pavillion at UC Davis on March 15th and 16th. Being Davis, the home show will have a "green" compenet, ideas and companies to improve your home. The home show website is a bit sparce but if you are looking to make improvements to your house, these tend to be a good place to get ideas.

The Lyon Healthy Homes program will be there with Beutler and Allergen Safe homes. Come check out the booth and learn how to buy or sell an allergen-safe home through Lyon Real Estate.

To learn more about the home show visit www.davishomeshow.com.

Carolyn Gjerde-Tu is a broker associate with Lyon Real Estate in Davis.

I just found out that the second annual Davis Souper Bowl is later this afternoon, Sunday February 24, 2008 at the Davis Senior Center. This is a chance for local restuarants to compete to see who makes the best bowl of soup in Davis.

The event is sponsored by the Davis Food Co-Op and the proceeds will benefit the elderly nutrition program.

Restaurants expected to compete include Sudwerk, Seasons, Osteria Fasulo, Mustard Seed, Monticello Bistro, Mermaid Sushi, Farmer's Kitchen, Dos Coyotes, Davis Food Co-op and Caffe Italia. The Davis Creamery will provide ice cream.

Tickets are $15 at the door, or $10 in advance (available at the Co-op). Kids 12 and under are free.

This sounds really inviting on this rainy afternoon.

Carolyn Gjerde-Tu specializes in Davis CA Real Estate and is an SRES, Seniors Real Estate Specialist.