Melanie Ross, GRI, e-PRO Benicia CA & Vallejo CA Real Estate

My neighbor called me frantically this week as she received a letter from a company called Property Tax Reassessment. She said if she did not pay by 2/26/09 there would be a late penalty. She thought it was from the Solano County Tax Assessors Office.

I told her without even seeing the letter, NO WAY would Solano County being sending this out. It had to be someone trying to get a unsuspecting homeowner to send money to them to do something that is FREE to begin with. The appropriate form to use is on my website, you can also call the Assessors office @ 707-648-6210 for more information.

Sure enough this "official letter" would look real to someone and with all the media hype about real estate I am afraid homeowners will not look at this carefully and read all the fine print. Our local paper, Times Herald, had an article about the company....read what they have to say!

Local Homeowners BEWARE!!!!

What a year in Benicia, Ca real estate!! No community is immune to foreclosures.

This past year there were 238 residential(single family and condos) sold in Benicia. 76 of them were foreclosures. (source:Bay Area Real Estate Information 1/4/09) While the first of 2008 saw us having few foreclosures to sell, as the year progressed, that inventory increased.

We currently have 108 homes for sale and 29 of them are foreclosures.

Make 2009 the year you invest or maybe move into a new home!! We have some great values from older homes to newer ones in the coveted Waters End neighborhood.

For a free list of homes for sale, foreclosed or not! call Melanie Ross @ 707-319-2828 or just email her- Melanie.Ross@solanopacific.com.

A year has passed way too quickly. As time marches on, so do the foreclosed properties for sale. A quick glance from the Bay Area Real Estate Information as of 1/4/09 indicates the majority of sold residential properties in Vallejo, CA were foreclosed properties.

There were 1457 properties SOLD. 1191 were foreclosures. A whopping 82%!!!

Sales prices ranged from a low of $27,000 to a high of $650,000.

As of today we have 885 residential properties for sale. 536 of them are foreclosures. In the city of Vallejo we are selling homes quickly when they are priced right. From historical homes to newer homes we have it all to meet your needs!

With interest prices low and FHA having some wonderful low downpayment programs, make 2009 the year you invest or purchase a home to live in!!

Now is the year to make that move in Real Estate!! and Vallejo, CA is a great place to buy! For more information or a free list of foreclosures for sale, contact Melanie Ross @707-319-2828 or email me @ melanie.ross@solanopacific.com

Coldwell Banker Solano Pacific at 900 First St, Benicia has two huge barrels looking for a can a week from YOU!

Last year we filled barrels with food for the Solano County Food Bank. This year, even more so, than last year there is need for food to fill the stomachs of children and adults who may not have the ability to pay for food. People are losing jobs, losing homes, Please help us keep everybody fed!!

Just a can a week. We are open 7 days a week from 9AM to 5:30PM.

Stop by and drop off some food!! We sincerely appreciate your help!

Benica Main Street is continually coming up with new ideas to promote our lovely city of Benicia. The newest tradition will start this coming Saturday November 22.

EARLIER THAN THE BIRD is what they are promoting!!

Jump out of bed, stay in your pajamas, grab your family, neighbors, and friends-Head to downtown Bencia for a head start on your Holiday shopping.

Time: 7AM-10AM for the best deals.

You can not beat being comfy to shop til you drop. and you even have time to go back home to get a nap!

For more info call Benicia Main Street @707-745-9791