Jack Mossman's Lodi Blog

Reading about it …. Or a hands-on experience …. Which is your preferred learning method?  Helping folks to buy or sell real estate in Lodi, California has some side benefits that agents in larger metropolitan areas may not have the opportunity to experience.  One of those benefits is becoming aw...

  New Homes are still selling in Lodi or San Joaquin County, California: 11/21/10 New homes sales jumping in a “percentage” may just be a false look at the whole market.  As numbers are reaching record all-time lows a “10 percent increase” does not necessarily reflect a big surge in the sales fi...

  If I saved $220 this year I would make a contribution to the new effort to develop a “Japantown” historical district in Lodi, California.  Much of Lodi has seen tremendous property and value benefits as the result of renovation projects.  This area on the east side of the railroad tracks has lo...

  While few economic reports were published this week, the overall atmosphere indicated a more optimistic economic picture for 2011.  The primary issues seem focused on the trade balance and unemployment claims.  Current reports however, indicate a slipping in new homes starts across the country...

Lenn Harley re-blogged earlier today a post by Mike Jones.  The subject was some inane expectation of a “motivation” letter required for a VA loan processing.  This requirement as odd as it seems, was none the less an illustration of the type of “cost savings” that could be accomplished – lots o...

  New Homes are still selling in Lodi or San Joaquin County - weekending 11/07/10 While Manteca continues to top the list and has opened two more projects this week bringing the total number of projects to 14 and available inventory to 86. Sales on the other-hand seem to be led again this week b...

  New Homes are still selling in Lodi or San Joaquin County - weekending 10/31/10 Census unemployment and state and municipal job losses continue to downward pressure on the employment picture.  However home sales tipped upward for both resale and new construction for the week.  The Wells Fargo ...

  New Homes are still selling in Lodi or San Joaquin County - weekending 10/24/10 Tight credit, employment pressures and underwater homeowners continue to put downward pressure on the economy according to the Wells Fargo Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary. While Manteca continues to top th...

  The Central Valley of California is a winter wonderland to the thousands of Sandhill Cranes that make their winter homes in the grasslands and marshes of the area.  Lodi, Ca celebrates the arrival of these winter residents with the Sandhill Crane Festival, held this year November 5 – 7 at Hutch...

What’s in a sign ….. they may tell us more about our city than we think! One of the interesting things to do when driving around town is to read the signs that “decorate” the road and pedestrian pathways of our hometowns.  Sometimes they are safety and lawful advisement and at other times they ta...