Episode 6: Fair Oaks

This week I am featuring Fair Oaks, an unincorporated part of Sacramento County.

Located east of Sacramento, with easy access to Highway 50…. Fair Oaks has a great community village area with restaurants, a performing arts theater, and a brewery….Fair Oaks also benefits from its location along the American River with rafting, kayaks, and walking paths.….. Fair Oaks is about 30 minutes to the Sacramento Airport…. Also…. most commutes to Sacramento from Fair Oaks are about 25 minutes via the freeway…..

I selected Fair Oaks this week because only four single family homes sold over the past week…. There are now 79 single family homes available in Fair Oaks which is the most May inventory in five years…..

If Fair Oaks sounds like a community that you would be interested in, then please consider my deal of the week…. Reduced $101,000 and on the market since March, this home is now priced at $799,000….. It features three bedrooms, two bathrooms and over 2,500 square feet of living space. Plus.... a nice large, private lot…. It’s located in a neighborhood near river front homes…. The home provides easy access to the American River and its network of bike trails…. Homes with a similar proximity to the river in neighboring Carmichael regularly sell for considerably higher prices….. To find out more about my deal of the week please visit the Capital Fifth website at www.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.