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The Benicia Finance Director and City Manager have informed us that all is well after considering a $490,000 cut, no more cuts are planned.  The city does have plans in place if such cuts are necessary but overall things look good.  One reason that Benicia does fairly well is that the city does n...
01/29/2009
Youtube is a great way to market your rentals or listings.  Walk-through your property and explain in detail the amenties. If the Buyer, Seller or Applicant wants more than a slide show or flat pictures, you can give more than a 360 of the unit at no cost except a few minutes of your time  Send t...
01/28/2009
VIA Magazine is a regional published by the American Automobile Association.  In the California, January/February 2009 issue, Benicia is listed as one of the Readers' Favorite "Small towns of the West."  One person called it the "undiscovered Sausalito."  It has a walkable waterfront, a yacht har...
12/30/2008
With the sales market being a challenge, many real estate sales and brokers had decided that maybe they need to manage property in economy.  Real estate sales and property management are different.  Property management creates a long term relationship like none other.  You are in the middle betwe...
11/23/2008
Benicia was the capitol of California from 1853-1854 and has a beautiful brick captiol building.  The location was changed to Sacramento when the governor at the time owned property in Sacramento.  With this change, Benicia was able to stay a small family community.  The location is ideal..approx...
11/23/2008
As it stands right now, competition in the sales market is tough and your biggest competitor is the bank.  REO or bank owned homes fill the MLS listings and consequently the prices in our area are as low as we have seen in the past years.  Short sales are many, unfortunately, the trend is for pot...
11/22/2008
Many want to know what the rental market is doing.  Most are aware of what is happening in the sales market.  We had a tremendous fall, all things considered.  I think the success we had in September, October and November had a lot to do with the economic crunch.  We rented to many people who are...
11/22/2008
Benicia is a small community located on the Carquinez Straits, between San Pablo Bay and Sacramento.  The city has active parents and families, plus many community activities.  The first Friday of December is the Holiday Open House with carolers, wagon rides, live music, wine tasting and more.  T...
11/22/2008
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