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05/17/2025

Are you wondering what to expect if you buy or sell a home in the second half of the year? Here’s what the expert forecasts tell you.

05/17/2025

Interesting market we're in and have been gravitating towards. This fall could be a great time to buy if your thinking about your first home or a move-up home!

Are you wondering what to expect if you buy or sell a home in the second half of the year? Here’s what the expert forecasts tell you.

05/15/2024

A big thank you to everyone who took a moment to extend birthday wishes! I appreciate your friendship and the warm thoughts I had while reading each of your names. It means a lot... especially as more time goes by. Hope to see each one of you soon....

08/14/2023

How Is the Market Going on in California?

Jacob Kurtz is a real estate agent with American River Properties, Inc.. Check out Jacob Kurtz's listings or office listings.

08/13/2023

7 Upgrades That Add Instant Value to Your Home
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Renovating a home can be expensive and time-consuming, but focusing on lighter-lift upgrades such as improving the lighting, refinishing hardwood floors, replacing tile or laminate counters with granite or quartz, installing a kitchen island, resurfacing cabinets, replacing old lighting fixtures, ad...

08/05/2023

In CRE Outlook, Office Sees a Longer Recovery, Multifamily in High Demand, Retail Rebounds
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The Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey shows a mixed outlook for the commercial real estate industry in California. Office development is expected to slow due to high interest rates, while the multifamily sector remains strong. The survey advises clients to...

07/27/2023

The Top Most-Expensive States for Real Estate

Jacob Kurtz is a real estate agent with American River Properties, Inc.. Check out Jacob Kurtz's listings or office listings.

07/18/2023

Ask Me Anything!
Have questions about real estate but not sure where to start?

Have questions about real estate but not sure where to start?

07/10/2023

Cost of Living in California

Jacob Kurtz is a real estate agent with American River Properties, Inc.. Check out Jacob Kurtz's listings or office listings.

07/09/2023

Interest Rate Reprieve Boosts California Home Sales in May 2023 to Highest Level in Eight Months, C.A.R. Reports – Mariposa County Sales of Existing Single-Family Homes Declines 51.5 Percent
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In May, California's housing market showed signs of improvement as home sales surged to the highest level in eight months and the statewide median home price notched above $800,000 for the second straight month. Closed escrow sales of existing single-family detached homes totaled a seasonally adjust...

07/01/2023

Average down payment for a home
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The down payment on a home is a percentage of the property's price paid for in cash upfront. Conventional loans require a minimum down payment of 3 percent, while FHA loans require 3.5 percent. VA loans and USDA loans don't require a down payment. In April 2023, 40% of respondents cited the inabilit...