Redding Real Estate

Mary Discusses Privatization, Public Pensions

August 21st, 2009

By Brad Garbutt

Local business groups funded a study of privatizationof public services in Shasta County. Mary Machado of Shasta Voices prepared the report which will be released Monday. Mary met with Realtors to highlight some of the findings contained in the report.
First, Mary met with administrators from City of Redding, County of Shasta and union representatives to hear [...]

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Shasta County School Superintendent Briefs Realtors

July 29th, 2009

By Brad Garbutt

Tom Armelino, Superintendent of Shasta County Schools, addressed Realtors recently about the state of our public schools. He presented considerable statistical information about our schools and some of the challenges ahead sparked by the state’s budget crisis.
Here are some of the facts he discussed:

Ethnic distribution for Shasta County schools-78% white, 8% hispanic, 6% African American, [...]

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Mary Lake Beaver Dams Rebuilt

July 14th, 2009

By Brad Garbutt

Despite the mysterious deaths of at least 5 beavers since the beginning of the year that called Mary Lake home, dams have been rebuilt at the inlet and outlet of Mary Lake. Although I have not laid eyes on the beaver or beavers that survived the natural or unnatural deaths that took so many from this clan, [...]

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Shasta Builders Exchange CEO Addresses Realtors

July 13th, 2009

By Brad Garbutt

Last week, Kent Dagg, CEO of the Shasta Builders Exchange jokingly greeted a group of Realtors stating “Glad to see a group of people not in uniform!” All kidding aside, Kent wanted to squash rumors that the exchange was folding and the school was going out of business.
More than 900 people have graduated from the [...]

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Redding Home Prices Slip Slightly

July 9th, 2009

By Brad Garbutt

During the first 4 months of 2009, home prices in Redding held steady at $136/square foot as reported by a local real estate appraiser. 2nd quarter numbers are in and the price per square foot overall has dropped a tad to $133.83. One could argue this change is not statistically significant, and I would not disagree.
Sales in June increased 28% [...]

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Implementation of California Septic Regulations May Be Delayed

June 25th, 2009

By Brad Garbutt

Public outcry across California is likely to cause the postponement of statewide septic regulations currently scheduled to go into effect in 2010. Scoping sessions held by the State Water Quality Resource Board in various towns and cities across California saw huge turnouts of angry citizens prompting state officials to consider scrapping the regulations and starting over.
The [...]

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Whiskeytown Lake Trashed By Thoughtless Boaters

June 23rd, 2009

By Brad Garbutt

Sadly, some boaters at Whiskeytown think it’s OK to trash the beach after taking a break on shore from their favorite water activities. My wife and I have noticed more and more trash on beaches around Whiskeytown that can only be accessed by boat. The reasons people do this escape me, but I have a couple [...]

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Redding Home Inventory Declines, Pending Sales Increase

June 16th, 2009

By Brad Garbutt

As we approach mid-year 2009, the local real estate market is moving along steadily. Today, the number of active home listings is 1544, down from 1552 last week. There were 1495 active listings in early January and 1886 last year at this time. Pending home sales increased to 494 today, up from 257 in early January [...]

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