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ALL THINGS REAL ESTATE
What it takes to be a Realtor, real estate agent license. I think many of Q: I am planning to retire from my “day job” your readers would be at the end of the year interested in any inforand have been thinkmation you can provide. ing about what I want A: Well, your question to do going forward. has nothing to do with I’m considering becomthe law, so first I’ll have ing a Realtor. Over the Tim Jones to take off my lawyer years you have spoken cap, which is nice for a highly of Realtors and I know change because sometimes it’s you were a broker “back in the too hot and sweaty. dark ages,” as you always say, First, a quick primer on the and so I’d like to know your difference between the term thoughts regarding joining the Realtor and real estate agent. field. I have used a Realtor twice Real estate agents are people in my life and so I really have no who are licensed by the state idea of what life as a Realtor is to help people buy and sell like. I also know very little about what it takes to actually get your See Jones, Page 11
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SOLANO REAL ESTATE SCENE
Long bond market hits highest rate in 24 years
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ost of us remember Silicon Valley and First Republic, along with a bunch of other regional banks, failing between 2022 and 2024. They could not afford to pay their depositors 5% for sixmonth and one-year certificates of deposit after funding billions of 3% interest rate mortgages during the refiJim Porter nance mania from 2020 until St. Patrick’s Day 2022. The one-year treasury bill and the two-year T-bill are yielding 4.56% and 4.9% today, which is lower than what shortterm treasury yields were from 2022 to 2024. The long end of the market, on the other hand, is at a 24-year high this week, which is making me sick to my stomach because mortgage rates ride with the 10-year treasury. The 10-year hit 5.31% (Wednesday) and the 30-year treasury is now a whopping 5.64%. This has not been this high since the middle of 2002. The Bankrate national average mortgage rate is 7.34%, and Mortgage News Daily is quoting 7.6%. Kalshi Contracts is predicting a 64% chance of 7.4% mortgage rates this Christmas, and the Polymarket Odds makers are quoting a 57% probability of 7.25%. The Porterhouse Stakes team has a beefy See Porter, Page 5
ON GARDENING
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his summer the won awards, includplant trials have ing a fourth Proven been riotous in their Winners variety called displays of colors in Goldilocks Rocks. the recipe section. One The trials over the that caught my eye this last few years have year was Merry Go shown us how wonRound, which was full derful the Bidens are Norman of colors from the hot in mixed container Winter side of the color wheel. designs. Golden Gala One featured plant was another example was Campfire Red Ember. featuring Goldilocks Rocks, Red Ember is one of the Luscious Basket Tangeglow three in the Campfire series. lantana and Superbells Double Campfire Marshmallow, Camp- Redstone calibrachoa. fire Flame and Campfire Red One recipe perfect for the Ember. They are known botan- America 250 celebration feaically as Bidens and are native tures the colors of Old Glory to Mexico and the Southwest. with Campfire Marshmallow, Your first thought might be Supertunia Mini Vista Ultrathey are named for Joe and marine and Supertunia Really Jill. But they are not politiRed petunias. cal in the least. Bidens means Campfire Marshmallow two toothed, a description with pristine white daisy-like of the seeds. flowers is the tallest in the The common name Apache series reaching 14 inches tall Beggarticks also leads to some with a spread of 20 inches. misconceptions. You will not Campfire Flame with reddish get or attract ticks if you grow orange petals radiating from these plants. This is again a ref- golden yellow centers reaches erence to the seeds, which can 8 to 14 inches tall with a spread attach themselves to you, pets of 10 to 16 inches. and other animals, like ticks. Campfire Red Ember This process the Bidens use reaches 10 inches in height is called zoochorous, meaning with the widest spread of 16 to their seeds will stick to clothing 24 inches. It is also the newest and fur or feathers of animals making its debut this year. It and travel to new habitats. is a fiery red with slight golden Dollars to donuts you’ve yellow eye. never gone to the garden center Goldilocks Rocks is golden and asked for a flat of Apache yellow and as such shows the Beggarticks. On the other Bidens’ relationship to coreophand, you may just want to ask sis. It reaches 8 to 14 inches tall them to get you Campfire Red with a spread of 10 to 24 inches. Ember ( Bidens fernulifolia ) Finding success growing next season. Just tell them it’s these Bidens is easy. These got native DNA from out west are annuals; give them fertile, but won Perfect Score at Oklawell-drained soil with plenty of homa State and Best of Breed sun and you are on your way to at North Carolina State JC green thumb. No deadheading Raulston Arboretum. All three of the Campfire series have See Winter, Page 5
NORMAN WINTER/TNS
Campfire Red Ember Bidens made its debut this spring and has found itself in a dazzling new recipe called Merry Go Round with partners Luscious Basket Tangeglow lantana and Superbells Yellow calibrachoa.
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Solano real estate transactions BENICIA
Previous Sale: 08-04-22, $612,000
TOTAL SALES: 4 LOWEST AMOUNT: $252,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $1,075,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $862,500 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $763,000
134 Ardmore Court - $1,075,000
07-31-26 [4 Bdrms - 1714 SqFt - 1969 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 09-08-20, $820,000
900 Cambridge Drive #64 - $252,000
07-31-26 [1 Bdrms - 687 SqFt - 1984 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-28-07, $170,000
212 Eaton Court - $795,000
07-27-26 [3 Bdrms - 1365 SqFt - 1973 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-19-17, $563,500
550 Lori Drive - $930,000
07-31-26 [4 Bdrms - 2014 SqFt - 1978 YrBlt]
DIXON TOTAL SALES: 5 LOWEST AMOUNT: $497,500 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $680,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $615,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $602,900
445 Calmace Drive - $622,000
07-29-26 [4 Bdrms - 1840 SqFt - 1978 YrBlt]
640 Ferguson Court - $680,000
185 Morning Glory Lane - $615,000
07-31-26 [4 Bdrms - 2022 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-16-22, $645,000
1065 Swarthmore Court - $600,000
07-27-26 [4 Bdrms - 2366 SqFt - 2020 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-02-19, $1,266,000
FAIRFIELD TOTAL SALES: 7 LOWEST AMOUNT: $385,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $2,350,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $590,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $828,429
774 Fairfax Court - $515,000
07-28-26 [2 Bdrms - 1004 SqFt - 1986 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 09-27-17, $400,500
2208 Fieldcrest Court - $864,000
07-28-26 [4 Bdrms - 2700 SqFt - 1989 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-18-02, $435,000
1509 Gulf Drive - $625,000
07-31-26 [3 Bdrms - 2102 SqFt - 2020 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-26-20, $625,000
5311 Laurel Ridge Court - $2,350,000
07-29-26 [4 Bdrms - 5558 SqFt - 2006 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-21-14, $1,550,000
1900 New Jersey Street - $470,000
07-29-26 [3 Bdrms - 1260 SqFt - 1959 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-01-11, $101,000
07-28-26 [4 Bdrms - 2675 SqFt - 1999 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-12-17, $535,000
513 San Remo Street - $590,000
07-29-26 [3 Bdrms - 1769 SqFt - 2022 YrBlt],
2405 Sunrise Drive - $385,000
1445 Goldfield Lane - $497,500
07-28-26 [4 Bdrms - 2043 SqFt - 1965 YrBlt]
07-30-26 [4 Bdrms - 1615 SqFt - 1972 YrBlt]
RIO VISTA TOTAL SALES: 2 LOWEST AMOUNT: $450,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $500,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $475,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $475,000
701 Cinnabar Hills - $500,000
07-27-26 [3 Bdrms - 2302 SqFt - 2006 YrBlt]
830 Morgan Lane - $450,000
07-29-26 [3 Bdrms - 1416 SqFt - 1971 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-10-25, $315,000
SUISUN CITY TOTAL SALES: 2 LOWEST AMOUNT: $510,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $530,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $520,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $520,000
505 Edwards Court - $530,000
These are the local homes sold recently, provided by California Resource of Lodi. The company can be reached at 209.365.6663 or CalResource@aol.com. MEDIAN AMOUNT: $655,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $637,875
224 Amherst Court - $561,000
07-29-26 [3 Bdrms - 1296 SqFt - 1975 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-16-22, $461,000
184 Bald Eagle Drive - $660,000
07-28-26 [4 Bdrms - 2003 SqFt - 1994 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-09-10, $300,000
263 Brookdale Drive - $655,000
07-30-26 [4 Bdrms - 2028 SqFt - 1979 YrBlt]
778 Brookside Drive - $670,000
07-28-26 [3 Bdrms - 1700 SqFt - 1975 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-21-03, $355,000
1210 Capitol Street - $285,000
07-31-26 [3 Bdrms - 1150 SqFt - 1996 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-22-23, $275,000
442 Elder Street - $350,000
3024 Overlook Drive - $1,005,000
07-30-26 [3 Bdrms - 1780 SqFt - 2017 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-30-21, $630,000 07-28-26 [3 Bdrms - 1168 SqFt - 1956 YrBlt]
161 Lomita Avenue - $347,500
07-28-26 [3 Bdrms - 936 SqFt - 1942 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-06-09, $115,000 07-31-26 [3 Bdrms - 3368 SqFt - 2002 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-03-17, $780,000
07-31-26 [3 Bdrms - 1098 SqFt - 1962 YrBlt]
112 Palomar Lane - $630,000
07-30-26 [4 Bdrms - 2140 SqFt - 1990 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-28-15, $489,000
1 Rodgers Street - $270,000
07-31-26 [4 Bdrms - 3623 SqFt - 2004 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-28-13, $435,000
160 Shetland Court - $795,000
07-30-26 [3 Bdrms - 2066 SqFt - 1990 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-18-00, $249,000
508 Vervais Avenue - $495,000
178 Silver Eagle Way - $790,000
07-31-26 [3 Bdrms - 1358 SqFt - 1999 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-27-17, $365,000
461 Stanford Street - $601,000
TOTAL SALES: 12 LOWEST AMOUNT: $347,500 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $890,000
TOTAL SALES: 8 LOWEST AMOUNT: $270,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $1,005,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $562,500 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $578,750
567 Cedar Street - $435,000
219 Snowy Owl Drive - $875,000
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130 Clematis Street - $655,000
07-28-26 [3 Bdrms - 1759 SqFt - 1989 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-30-08, $157,500
38 Tea Rose Way - $510,000
07-27-26 [5 Bdrms - 3709 SqFt - 2005 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 06-05-09, $455,000
163 Stirling Drive - $600,000
07-31-26 [4 Bdrms - 1803 SqFt - 1978 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-11-26, $455,000
2018 Wild Rose Court - $890,000
07-31-26 [5 Bdrms - 2109 SqFt - 1970 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 06-26-13, $210,000 07-28-26 [2 Bdrms - 720 SqFt - 1978 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-10-10, $40,000 07-29-26 [4 Bdrms - 2627 SqFt - 1986 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 09-04-13, $425,000 07-31-26 [3 Bdrms - 1498 SqFt - 1953 YrBlt]
791 Wellfleet Drive #7 - $715,000
07-28-26 [3 Bdrms - 1861 SqFt - 1987 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-12-16, $453,500
Which remodeling projects should homeowners tackle this fall?
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Fall can be a great time to remodel, particularly for indoor projects that improve how homeowners use and enjoy their spaces throughout the colder months.
all is often associated or heating problem in with home mainthe middle of the project. tenance, but it can Address water intrusion, also be a smart time structural concerns and to tackle a remodeling major electrical, plumbproject. With summer ing or HVAC issues travel winding down and first. Once the systems more time being spent Angie Hicks that protect and support indoors, many homeownyour home are in good ers begin noticing the spaces shape, you can feel more conthat no longer work well for fident investing in the spaces their routines. The key is choosaround them. ing a project that addresses a Kitchens are often top of real need, planning carefully and mind in the fall as homeownleaving enough time for the work ers prepare to host family and to be completed – especially if friends. A full kitchen remodel you hope to enjoy the finished can improve the room’s layout, space during the holidays. storage and functionality, but Before starting a cosmetic you do not always need to remodel, make sure the essenstart from scratch. Painting or tial parts of your home are in refacing cabinets, replacing good condition. A beautiful new hardware, updating lighting or installing a new backsplash can kitchen will be much harder to make the space feel refreshed enjoy if you discover a roof leak
ASK ANGI with less time and disruption. If your kitchen functions well, focus on the improvements that will have the biggest effect on how you use it. Bathrooms are another strong option for a fall remodel because the work can generally be completed indoors. Improvements such as better lighting, additional storage, updated fixtures or a more accessible shower can make the room more comfortable and practical. Since bathroom projects often involve plumbing, electrical work and waterproofing, proper installation matters just as much as the products you select. A wellinstalled midgrade product can perform better and last longer than a premium product
installed incorrectly. Fall is also a natural time to improve the spaces where your household will spend more time during the winter. Finishing a basement, updating a family room or creating a functional home office can add usable living space without changing the footprint of your home. Before remodeling a basement, address any moisture, drainage or foundation concerns. You do not want to install new drywall, flooring or furniture only to discover a water problem later. If certain rooms feel cold or drafty, consider improvements that make your home more comfortable and efficient. Replacing damaged windows or exterior doors, adding insulation, and sealing air leaks can help reduce See Hicks, Page 9
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Hicks From Page 4 heat loss. However, some exterior projects depend heavily on local temperatures and weather conditions, so talk with a qualified professional about whether the work can be completed properly during the fall in your area. Flooring and interior painting can also be good fall projects, particularly if you want to refresh your home without
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taking on a major renovation. New flooring can make a heavily used room more durable and easier to maintain, while paint can transform a space relatively quickly. Remember to account for drying and curing times, ventilation needs and the movement of furniture before deciding when to begin. No matter which project you choose, start with a realistic scope and budget. Get multiple detailed estimates, ask what is and is not included and build a cushion for unex-
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pected expenses. Older homes can be especially unpredictable because opening a wall or removing flooring may uncover outdated wiring, plumbing problems, water damage or other issues that must be corrected before the remodel can continue. Put the scope, payment schedule and process for approving changes in writing. If you want the project completed before Thanksgiving or the December holidays, discuss that deadline with your contractor before signing an agreement.
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Build in extra time for permits, inspections, material deliveries and unexpected repairs. Avoid scheduling a major remodel to finish immediately before guests arrive, since even a well-planned project can encounter delays. The biggest advice is to remodel with purpose. Think about what is not working in your home and which improvement would make the greatest difference in your daily life. Fall can be a convenient time to begin, but the right project is more important than the season.
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Jones From Page 2 real estate. However the term “Realtor” (always capitalized) is a trademark of the National Association of Realtors. To use the title, a real estate sales agent or broker must belong to the Association of Realtors. By joining, they submit themselves to a specific ethical code of conduct which is established by the association, not the State of California. It amounts to a higher form of ethics than the law requires. A Realtor who breaches any of those ethical codes is subject to discipline by the association as well as being sued by their client under the higher Realtor standard. California has two types of real estate licenses: sales agent and broker. A sales agent, which is what most real estate agents have, can do most things a broker can do but they must actually work for a broker. They can’t go out on their own and hang a shingle. Ultimately, the broker is the one responsible for anything their sales agent does. A broker requires more experience and education. And while both types of licensees must pass a state test, the broker’s test is different and about twice as long. If you were to hire a real estate agent to list your house, as far as the law is concerned, you have really hired the broker who, in turn, hired the sales
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agent as their representative. As far as life as a real estate agent, that’s a great question that too many people don’t ask before they actually get into the business. I think that accounts, in part, for the high professional drop-out rate. The upside of being a real estate sales agent is a combination of the independence and the potential for a good income. Sure, you work for a broker, but in actuality you are an independent contractor who has to make their own business, marketing and financial decisions. Don’t go into this expecting your boss/ broker to simply assign business to you, it’s not the way it works. You live or die by your own effort and skill. You have to find clients, both buyers and sellers. You have to foot the marketing bill
and support yourself between commissions. You have to be responsible for keeping yourself educated regarding the changing legal landscape and the constantly changing, and ever expanding, legal forms you’ll use with and on behalf of your clients. When you are involved in a sale and a commission is generated, you split that commission with your broker on a percentage basis which you negotiated when you went to work for her. Generally, the more experienced you are and the more commissions you generate, the more of the commission you get to keep. From my 40-plus years in the industry, one of the personal attributes which so obviously points to someone’s success or failure in the profession is whether they go into it
with a confident “I’m going to go out and get it” type of attitude coupled with a love of being around people. If you doubt any of that, just go party with a group of successful Realtors and try to keep up. Shy, shrinking violet personalities generally don’t last long in the business. Long term, people in the profession are successful because they build their practice on referrals from their past clients. That means they long-ago took to heart the legal obligation to protect their clients and a willingness to be open and honest with them regarding what is in their client’s best interest. There are few similarities between, say, a car or department store salesman and a real estate sales person. The first two have a legal obli-
gation to produce the most profit they can for their employer; while the Realtor has an obligation only to their client’s well-being, whether it results in a commission or not. I’m not making that up; it’s the law here in California. My best advice would be to go talk to a broker at one of the larger companies. Tell him what you’re thinking about doing and see if they can set it up so you can shadow a few of their most experienced agents. That’s probably the best way to see if you think this would be a good fit. Tim Jones, Esq., is a real estate attorney in Fairfield. If you have any real estate questions you would like to have answered in this column, you can send an email to AllThingsRealEstate@ TJones-Law.com.
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Davis currently has 128 active properties on the market and 29 pending properties. Over the past two weeks: Active
• Twenty-four new listings. Two of the new listings have gone pending.
• Median active price $749,500 (Average $860,432).
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• Eighteen listings closed escrow. • Median closed price $910,000 (Average $1,008,444).
• One closing received multiple offers.
• Six closings were cash, one FHA,
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