Irene Lai-Chan, M.S., REALTOR

The annual Hearts and Flowers Luncheon & CHARITY AUCTION will be held on

Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Del Rio Country Club - 801 Stewart Road, Modesto CA

Charity Auction Preview - 10:30 a.m.  *   Fund-raising Luncheon - 11:30 a.m.

Guests will win gift items with the purchase of the Auction Wand, base on drawings.  All gift items are donated by local physicians, health care providers and businesses.  Some of the gifts might include: gift certificates to restaurants, teeth whitening treatments, a day at the local spa and salons, florists, theaters, cosmetic laser procedure, tennis lessons with tennis pros, interior design consultation sessions, auto detailing, weekend get-away to local resorts, and even acupuncture sessions.  In addition, there are numerous gift items including elegant home accessories, furnishings, florals, and jewelry, etc.

Donations and proceeds from the fund-raising event will benefit the following charities:

Children's Crisis Center, Haven Women's Center, Redwood Center, Wave of Hope MS Foundation, and

Community Housing and Shelter Services.

If you are unable to attend, you can support the fund raiser

with a tax-deductible contribution or purchase an absentee wand.  Contributions can be sent to:

SMSA - P.O. Box 576007, Modesto CA  95357

The charity and fund-raising event is organized by the non-profit organization Stanislaus Medical Society Alliance.

Below is a map showing Del Rio Country Club in Modesto CA

"For Sale/Sold/Pended - Stanislaus County Real Estate" graph provided by TrendVision Post-2-Web Widget:

"Average Price per Square Foot - Modesto Real Estate" graph provided by TrendVision Post-2-Web Widget:

"Months of Inventory - Real Estate Stanislaus County" graph provided by TrendVision Post-2-Web Widget:

I used walkscore.com to find out the Walk Score of Village One Modesto Neighborhood. The site listed Amenities in the Village One / Ustach area in Modesto. Amenities include: grocery stores, restaurants, coffee shops, movie theaters, schools, parks, libraries, bookstores, fitness centers, drug stores. The Walk Score site is very useful for home buyers to find out more about a neighborhood they are interested in.

The Walk Score of the Village One Modesto neighborhood is 28 out of 100. Visit Walk Score by following this link:

28

* Following is a screen image of the website showing amenities / walkability of the Modesto Neighborhood *

A locator map created using mapspread.

More info on "Creating a store locator in less than 5 minutes" Video link.

Steps:

1. Create excel spreadsheet with the information (stores, homes, neighborhood) addresses.
2. Import excel file to mapspread using Import feature.
3. Edit to change marker color and maker design.
4. Create application -> a Locator Application -> edit the balloon text.
5. Customize map tab.
6. Upload logo if there is one.
7. Save the name of the application | Share link | embed website code

DONE. The first draft of Modesto Real Estate Neighborhood Locator | Modesto Real Estate Market Snapshot can be found in the following REAL ESTATE MODESTO Locator Map Link. If there is problem using the above link, please try to cut and paste the hyperlink:

http://apps.mapspread.com/a/rando-real-estate-and-financin/modesto-real-estate-neighborhood-market-snapshot

I signed up for the free mapspread account.

I have yet to include the property vales / price ranges by obtaining the numbers from MLS. Simply email me ilaichan@comcast.net or call (209) 505-4812 for the meantime if you would like to have more information.

Here is the code to be embedded in website:

<iframe src="http://apps.mapspread.com/a/rando-real-estate-and-financin/modesto-real-estate-neighborhood-market-snapshot" frameborder="0" style="width:500px;height:400px"></iframe>

Other websites of interest:

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I had a chance to look at a REO (Real Estate Owned) property in Modesto California in Stanislaus County, Central Valley on Sunday 3/16/08. It is the second day on the market and when I called the listing agent, there are offers already. Today, the property is pending.

The property is located in zip code area 95356. around $128 per sq. ft. and listing at $309K. It is in good condition. I have been tracking REO properties using daily auto-prospecting tool for potential clients and also gathered some statistics:

As of 3/16/08:

REO listings in Modesto California for Single Family Homes:

Active: 514 Avg List Price: $190K Avg size: 1503 sq. ft. Avg DOM: 59

Median List Price: $175K Median size: 1341 sq. ft. Median DOM: 45

Pending: 300 Avg List Price: $199K Avg size: 1634 Avg DOM: 50

Median List Price: $180K Median size: 1434 sq. ft. Median DOM: 28

Sold in Feb: 80 Avg List Price: $210K Avg Sale Price: $201K Avg size: 1527 sq. ft. Avg DOM: 48

Median List Price: $199K Median Sale Price: $196K Median size: 1397 sq ft. Median DOM: 21

Please check back next month for an update.

Irene Chan, M.S., REALTOR

web: http://ilaichan.home.comcast.net