Get away from it all!  This darling cottage with views of the valley is the perfect turn-key get away.  Walk to the village for dining, wine tasting, community park and pool or just hang out on the deck and watch the sunset.  Warm valley days, balmy evenings and walks near the river make this ideal for a retreat from the city.  At 799,000 USD this 2 bedroom 1.5 bathroom home is affordable and just 2 hours from San Francisco, 1.5 hours from Silicon Valley and minutes from Carmel-by-the-Sea.    

We are starting to see some movement in the right direction…….  sales of single-family, re-sale homes took off last month, rising 62.7% from March.  And, for the first time since September 2005, home sales were up year-over-year: 51.7%.

Here’s what’s happening on a micro level: 

It couldn’t be —— is the media actually publishing, something, anything about a housing recovery.  But why………. perhaps with gas prices at over 4 1/2 dollars a gallon, food costs skyrocketing, consumer confidence at a 28 year low, war, earthquakes, floods they have shared enough bad news with us and want to tantalize us and raise our spirits just a bit.

 On a local level our numbers stack up as follows:

Home sales surge in April. And, for the first time since September 2005, home sales were up year-over-year: 51.7%. view statistics by city: Carmel, Carmel Valley, Montery, Marina, Pebble Beach, etc.

Thursday, May 15 approx. 3:30 p.m. a one day before her birthday……… a beautiful lady and mentor left this place to meet her maker.  Arliene Beesley was a colleague, friend, WCR past president, MCAR past president, wife, mom, grandmother and so much more.

 What do we do when we loose someone “before their time”, what sense can one make of it.

The lesson I choose to take from Arliene is that she always smiled, always asked about your family and looked at the positive in every situation.  I never heard Arliene say an unplesant thing about anyone and she had faith in every situation and every person she came ito contact with.  Oh, if only I was half so optimistic. 

 It is still a shock………………… goodbye sweet lady, may your faith and kindness live on in all of us who were touched by you.

The neighborhood of “Canada de la Segunda-Rancho Canada subdivision” aka Brookdale & Canada Way is a small neighborhood perfectly placed between Carmel and Carmel Valley.  It is rare to see a home come on the market in this neighborhhood and the values have been holding steady in the 1.M-1.8M range.  This desirable neighborhhod feature 1 acre parcels, cal-am and often times private wells,  most homes built in the late 50’s and early 60’s have been remodeled but not all.  What makes this a special place to own is the convenience factor, Carmel Unified School Dist., the Carmel Valley sunshine and the feeling of being in the country. 

I am pleased to be promoting and offering a beautiful home for sale in Rancho Canada at 26600 Pancho Way.  Built in 2001 with extensive landscaping this 3600 sq. foot home features a six car detached garage with 220v and a 2 car attached garage. There is a private well for plentiful water and a super bonus room for billiards, arts & crafts, etc. 

 Stop by Saturday from 12-3 and take a look or give me call for a private showing. See pictures at www.kathleenhendricks.com

 Cheers, Kat

After reading about the jobs reports and watching the Fed. Chairman Bernanke at the joint economic committee hearing on Capitol Hill I think that the “R” word will be thrown around more liberally in the weeks and months to come.  And that is a good thing!!! Read more at this article in SF Gate

   What strikes me is that we are so resistant to use the word or other words such as stagnation,  & inflation yet we all feel the effects and live with it daily.   I believe the general consensus is that if we avoid the word then we can control the emotional climate of the American populace - bullsh__- if there is an elefant in the room believe me everyone sees it and senses its presence.

  In real estate we feel the  pressure of building inventories, decreased availability of money and fear filled buyers not to mention the 51,000 people out of work due to the slow down in new construction.  In retail the effects of consumer cut backs in spending and of course the continued cutbacks in manufacturing jobs going off shore.  I say lets call a spade a spade and move on.  We will recover from this and the markets will turn,  but pretending  that we are not in a recession or whatever it is just makes me feel manipulated and placated.