Episode 33: Lodi

This week I am featuring Lodi, a city in San Joaquin County. Located south of Sacramento, with easy access to Highway 99, Lodi has a rural feel that is still not to far from stores and services in nearby Stockton… Residents of Lodi enjoy visiting the local vineyards in Lodi, some featuring grape vines which are over 100 years old… Lodi also benefits from its location near Stockton, but is managed by its own local government… Lodi has been able to preserve a green space buffer between itself and Stockton... Lodi is about 45 minutes to the Sacramento Airport and 40 minutes to Downtown Sacramento…

I selected Lodi this week because only five single family home sold over the past week…. There are now 94 single family homes available in Lodi with this past summer seeing the most available inventory in five years…..

If Lodi sounds like a community that you would be interested in, then please consider my deal of the week…. Reduced one hundred, five thousand dollars, and on the market since the beginning of December, this home is now priced at one million, four hundred and ninety five thousand dollars….. This five bedroom, four bathroom home with all new appliances has over four thousand, two hundred square feet of living space plus a basement… The home also has new luxury carpet and the main level has refinished hardwood floors… To find out more about my deal of the week please visit the Capital Fifth website at capital5th.com

What is Capital 5th Podcast?

The question is, are you considering a home in the Sacramento area but don't know where to start? Welcome to the Capital 5th Podcast, hosted by Ben Howard, a California licensed real estate advisor and third generation Sacramento area resident serving you since 2016. I intend to use this podcast as a tool for you to learn more about residential real estate in the Sacramento region. Each week, I'll highlight a community where I'm telling clients that there's the greatest market opportunity. I'll explain why you should consider this particular community and include reasons such as, the number of offers for similar homes or down, sellers are offering more buyer concessions during escrow, less sellers are receiving and accepting offers, or perhaps the average home is taking longer to sell. Then I'll select a home in that community, which is my deal of the week. These homes will be screened to offer the greatest value versus competing homes in that particular community. Next, I'll provide an update on mortgage rates. And finally, I'll discuss an aspect of real estate that I would share with my clients. Over the years, clients have asked me some really good questions. I've taken these questions and will share the answers with you.