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California Day Trip - Mission Santa Clara de Asis

Mission Santa Clara de Asis is the eighth mission of the original 21 California missions. It was established by Father Junipero Serra in 1777. The only mission named after a woman, Clare of Assisi, the historic California mission is now located in Santa Clara University at:

500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95050

Total travel distance from Modesto CA to the mission is about 82 miles and takes about 1.5 hours.


More pictures from the day trip is on the Modesto real estate agent's California day trips webpage. The visit to the mission and the pictures were taken in April 2008 as part of my child's fourth grade California Missions project for the Social Studies course.

To find out more about the mission (or to be as smart as a fourth grader in California mission history), please also visit: wikipedia,
Santa Clara University Mission Church History.

Modesto real estate agent is now ready for fifth grade projects, ready to travel and make more day trips / field trips to be smarter than a fifth grader...

Selling Modesto CA Real Estate - St. Joseph Statue Article

I just received a newsletter from my local association of realtors. There is an interesting article about St. Joseph statues:

"According to a new National opinion poll, nearly one-third of American adults (63.2 million people) would consider asking their real estate agent to bury a four-inch statue of St. Joseph in the front yard to help sell their home in today’s sluggish economy.
Of those 63.2 million people, 23.5 million would “absolutely want their agent” to use the symbolic figure to increase the likelihood of selling their property. The kits include a free home listing at www.StJosephStatue.com, where St. Joseph believers have listed for sale more that $2.4 billion in real estate.
The tradition of buying St. Joseph in the earth began hundreds of years ago in Spain, when Sister Teresa of needed land to build convents. She prayed to St. Joseph (the patron saint of the family and household needs) and buried a St. Joseph medal in the ground. The medals evolved into statues, which thousands of home sellers and real estate agents across the country now use as they seek a little “divine intervention” when selling residential real estate."

The article is from the Lodi Association of Realtors.

I would be more than happy to assist my sellers in any way that helps. I believe different cultures have different traditions, and in Chinese culture, there is feng shui...

Modesto Real Estate Website - Added Functionality, Chateau Provence Modesto, Del Rio Golf Course Homes Modesto

Modesto Real Estate website http://www.modesto-real-estate-now.com now has the following functionality:

• Added Chateau Provence Modesto gated community information.
• Added Del Rio Golf Course homes information.
• Find homes for sale within certain target price ranges similar to the two neighborhoods above. The results are listed in a Spry Collapsible panel, implemented using Adobe Dreamweaver. The search result include custom homes and luxury homes in Modesto.
  
• Find homes for sale in Modesto CA and homes for sale in Turlock CA. The search results include homes in all price ranges and the results are presented in Spry accordion list (just for the fun of it).
  
• Link to Modesto neighborhood area map showing the two featured neighborhoods, Chateau Provence in Modesto and Del Rio Golf and Country Club Modesto using Google Maps.
• Downloadable home valuation / CMA comparable market analysis report (sample) in pdf file format.
• Downloadable MLS listing sample in pdf format.
  
• Local real estate trends line chart showing Modesto CA Real Estate and Turlock CA real estate homes sales listing price and listing inventory. The line chart is generated by Trulia web tools.

More Modesto neighborhood information is pending. Modesto real estate now website link.


Quick preview of Del Rio Country Club and Chateau Provence Gated Community Modesto locations on Google Maps

Modesto Real Estate - Bank Owned REO Home $86/sq. foot , Bank Owned and Short Sale Real Estate Statistics

I've set up auto-prospecting in MetroList MLS and I am getting daily email notifications on REO homes in my north Modesto neighborhood. The following two MLS listings are amongst the lowest, very affordable REO Modesto CA home price (per square footage) I've seen in this area (MLS map Area 20101 - Modesto North of Briggsmore, West of McHenry):

Kensington Park Modesto home in California 95356:
$87.22 per square foot Listing Detail #80059512 - Residential

Rose Hollow Modesto home in California 95356:
$86.73 per square foot Listing Detail #80059583 - Residential


As of 6/14/08, active short sale and active short sale contingent Modesto CA real estate statistics:

Total: 691 Modesto short sale homes (single family)

Average size: 1549 sq. ft. Average price $199K - $129 per square foot
Average Days on Market 93

Median size: 1395 sq. ft. Median price $180K - $129 per square foot
Median Days on Market 79

REO Bank Owned Modesto CA Real Estate statistics:

Total: 559 Modesto REO homes (single family)

Average size: 1445 sq. ft. Average price $160K - $111 per square foot
Average Days on Market 58

Median size: 1297 sq. ft. Median price $140K - $111 per square foot
Median Days on Market 40


Irene Chan, MS, REALTOR®
website: http://www.modesto-real-estate-now.com
http://www.modesto-realtor.com


Disclaimer: this information is obtained from MetroList MLS, verified but not guaranteed. Please rely on your own research if there is any discrepancy. This information is not to be viewed as investment advice or advice of any sort.

Real Estate Modesto - fleur de Ville Gated Community Amenities

Photos taken in the Fleur de Ville gated community in Modesto California. The neighborhood has a nice playground, lots of trees, private tennis courts, basket ball court, etc.

These pictures were taken in the process of conducting a fourth grade science project (for my fourth grader) which involved playing baseball...

It was a nice day in Fall 2007. With a nice neighborhood park, we can run freely on the playground, play baseball, tennis ball, basket ball, bicycling, roller blading, or ride the scooter.





For more information, follow this link http://www.modesto-realtor.com
My ongoing project: http://www.modesto-real-estate-now.com
More photos will be added to the above website. This is a trial version of real estate Modesto neighborhood photos.

Habitat for Humanity Project - Modesto Real Estate

Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit agency, is starting a new project to provide affordable real estate in Modesto, CA. Families will help build their own homes in Modesto's new Hope Village.

About the Modesto homes:

• three to four bedrooms
• each of these home in the new Modesto subdivision will have solar panels and energy-efficient features
• private yards in these homes
• some have features to accommodate people with physical disabilities
• for low-income families who will work 500 hours on the project
• these Modesto home prices are about $150,000 but families pay about 67% to 83% of the price
• residents sought are the ones who live and work in Stanislaus County, legal U.S. residents who had never been convicted of felony crimes, have decent credit history, work records, etc.

The Habitat for Humanity project is also seeking volunteers 16 years and older to help.

Important phone numbers:
Volunteers: 575-4585 ext. 107
Volunteers (other construction projects) 575-4585 ext. 109
Homeowners interested in the Habitat affordable Modesto homes 575-4585 ext. 111
To donate money: 575-4585 ext. 115 or 105

To set the location of this Modesto real estate project, follow this link.

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To find out more about these Modesto homes that is part of the Habitat for Humanity project, please follow this reference: Modesto Bee article by J.N. Sbranti

Posted by: Modesto Real Estate Agent Irene Chan, MS, REALTOR