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Q: I have a question about how to deal with my neighbors. We’ve lived in an older neighborhood in Vacaville for almost 30 years. My husband and I are both in our late 70s and my husband is wheelchair bound. About three months ago, some kids moved in next door. I call them kids but they’re probably all in their early 20s. They have motorcycles and loud parties all night long. We’ve called the police out several times to quiet down the parties. The last time I guess one of the officers must have told them who complained and ever since they’ve been harassing us. They’ll stand at their property line, which is right by our bedroom windows, and yell obscenities in the middle of the night. They’ve thrown empty beer cans and bottles at our house. They’ll bang pots or whatever to wake us up at 2 a.m. They’ve even deliberately parked their motorcycles in front of our driveway. I’m afraid if I have to take my husband to the hospital I won’t be able to get out. We are afraid for our safety and about at our wits’ end but don’t know what to do. Can you help? A: I’m sure as people are reading this on Friday morning their coffee cups are shaking and any number of them are ready to march over to your neighbors’ house with torches and pitchforks. And as much sense as that makes, I have an ethical obligation not to suggest it. However, there are a number of things you can do, but all will involve you standing up and deciding you’re not going to take it anymore. First and foremost is keeping the police emergency number on
Tim Jones your speed dial. Find out from the Vacaville Police Department what the best number is to call them directly when you need an immediate response. Next, document everything. That means recording the noises they make, what is said, etc. A tape recorder, video camera or a trusty iPhone will do it. In addition, keep a log book with the what, when and where’s documented. At this point you have the ability to call the Police Department at a moment’s notice and to prove what’s going on and how often. Police make records of every call, including what house caused the problem. As more and more calls concerning your neighbor’s house add up, the chances that your problem will be kicked upstairs in the department, and ultimately to the District Attorney’s Office, goes up. The police will try to do more daily drive-bys, etc. If your log, and maybe even your recordings, document threats to you, your husband or your property, that will constitute a crime and the police can take immediate action. So pay attention. Now, criminal justice aside, there are civil things you can do. First, and this is a little outside my area, but you may be able to go to court and get a civil restraining order that keeps the neighbors from, say, having a noisy party after a certain hour or parking in front
of your driveway. With a restraining order in hand, the police can take action, and even make an arrest, that they normally couldn’t. You can file a lawsuit based on the nuisance the neighbors are creating. But the problem with that is not only the cost of a Superior Court lawsuit, but even if you win the day, all you get is another restraining order and a judgment for some money they probably won’t pay. One other thought: You didn’t mention if these “kids” own or rent the house. I’m taking a wild guess here that they rent the place. You can find out who owns it at the county Recorder’s Office on the second floor of the Crystal Palace (the county building in downtown Fairfield). Find out who owns the house and call them. Make forceful demands and rattle their cage. It’s possible the property owners don’t live anywhere around here and have no idea what’s going on. The neighbors’ conduct is likely a violation of their rental agreement and would allow the landlord to evict them. Frankly, any responsible landlord doesn’t want people like this in their properties. But the take-home from this discussion is that there’s no Lone Ranger going to ride to your rescue. You have to take the proverbial bull by the horns and keep pushing. Tim Jones 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 contact him at AllThingsRealEstate@ TJones-Law.com.
THE WASHINGTON POST The 30-year fixed mortgage rate, the interest for the most popular home loan product, dropped below 5% for the first time in four months. According to the latest data, released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average tumbled to 4.99% with an average 0.8 point. (A point is a fee paid to a lender equal to 1% of the loan amount. It is in addition to the interest rate.) It was 5.3% a week ago and 2.77% a year earlier. Freddie Mac, the federally chartered mortgage investor, aggregates rates from about 80 lenders across the country to come up with weekly national averages. The survey is based on home purchase mortgages. Rates for refinances may be different. It uses rates for highquality borrowers with strong credit scores and large down payments. Because of the criteria, these rates are not available to every borrower. The 15-year fixed-rate average fell to 4.26% with an average 0.6 point. It was 4.58% The Law Offices of
a week ago and 2.10% a year ago. The five-year adjustable rate average slipped to 4.25% with an average 0.3 point. It was 4.29% a week ago and 2.4% a year ago. “Mortgage rates continue their bumpy ride amidst growing economic uncertainty,” Lisa Sturtevant, the chief economist for Bright MLS, wrote in an email. Mortgage rates tend to follow the yield on the 10-year Treasury, the most-watched indicator of investor confidence. It sank after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by three-quarters of a percentage point last week, falling to 2.6% on Monday, its lowest level since early April. Since then, it has rebounded. The 10-year Treasury yield jumped to 2.75% Tuesday before slipping to 2.73% Wednesday. “Several economic indicators pointed to slowing economic activity – GDP declined for the second quarter in a row, new-home sales slowed and consumer confidence See Mortgage, Page 9
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irst-time home buyers Courtney Culbreath and her husband, Tyler Graham, say they’ve been helped and hurt by the fastmoving housing market that is simultaneously cooling down soaring demand yet ratcheting up mortgage rates, which had been rock bottom for years. “We only paid $72,000 over the $660,000 asking price and we know lots of buyers spent $150,000 or more above the list price,” says Culbreath, a 32-yearold surgeon. Culbreath and Graham, 30, a federal government employee, purchased their single-family home in Herndon, Va., in May 2022 after looking for 18 months and losing three previous bidding wars. “The house appraised for more than our final offer and we didn’t need extra cash to make up the difference,” says Culbreath. “We didn’t have any contingencies on our offer and so far, the house seems okay.” Yet they were stung by mortgage rates, which nearly priced them out of the home that came within their grasp. “When we started looking at houses, rates were at 3.5% and we locked in our rate at 4.5% when our offer was accepted,” says Culbreath. “We would probably not have bought the house if we waited any longer and the rate was 5.5% or higher.” First-time buyers represented just 30% of the market in June, down from 34% on average in 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2021 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. But now the market has shifted again as higher mort-
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Dr. Courtney Culbreath poses for a photo with her dog Lori outside her home in Herndon, Va., July 23. gage rates and double-digit price increases are creating even greater affordability issues for many buyers. Competition hasn’t disappeared entirely, but there may be some opportunities for buyers who can handle the higher monthly payments that come with rising mortgage rates. n n n Buyers throughout the country have faced relentless competition for homes since before the pandemic because of the massive shortage of housing in the nation. The United States needs an estimated 5.8 million additional homes to meet demand, according to Realtor. com. The pandemic added fuel to the overheated housing market as potential buyers moved to work remotely, take on new jobs,
live closer to their families or find a more affordable home. “Boise [in Idaho] has been on top 10 lists of places to live for affordability and a great lifestyle for the past decade, but that turned it into one of the most competitive housing markets in the country with prices going up 25 to 35% every year for the past few years,” says Bob Van Allen, president of Coldwell Banker Tomlinson in Boise. “We’ve seen a lot of buyer fatigue from people who made 10 or more offers and didn’t win any of them.” Higher mortgage rates are putting added pressure on buyers. But frustration has been building for years because of the limited number of homes for sale. “Buyers are tired and feel beaten up because they’ve lost so
many bids that they don’t want to compete,” says Brittany Patterson, senior vice president of the Patterson Group at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty in Alexandria, Va. “Buyers need to know that the market isn’t as competitive now.” Sellers whose homes have been on the market a week or two are more willing to look at all offers and at buyers with different loans instead of just those with cash or conventional financing, says Melanie Atkinson, a real estate agent with Smith and Associates in Tampa. “We’re all of a sudden seeing price reductions,” says Michael Manuel, a real estate agent with Long & Foster Real Estate in Old Town Alexandria. “We’re seeing interest rates rise. We’re seeing
inventory up. We’re also seeing people that were so determined to lock into a 2 or 3% interest rate now all of a sudden sitting on the sidelines.” But there can be danger in waiting for the market to shift, too. “One couple I worked with wanted to buy a condo in North Bethesda in late 2021,” says Jonathan Lahey, a team leader with the Fine Living Group with eXp Realty in Washington. “They weren’t quite ready because they were moving money around from retirement accounts. They finally bought in May 2022, but they had to pay $65,000 more for the same type of unit they looked at a few months ago and the mortgage rate was higher, too.” Buyers who looked at a $500,000 property in January before mortgage rates rose must pay an estimated $400 to $500 more per month if they purchase this summer because of higher rates and prices, says Lahey. “But it’s better not to wait if you can afford it because prices are anticipated to continue to increase, just at a slower pace,” says Lahey. “On top of that, mortgage rates are likely to keep going up and inflation generally is making everything more expensive.” Van Allen says affordability is unlikely to improve for buyers who wait, and it could get worse. “The only difference is that maybe it will get a little easier to find something to buy,” Van Allen says. n n n Slowing buyer demand and shifting seller sentiment means that the supply of homes for sale is inching upward. Sellers See Market, Page 8
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Real estate transactions BENICIA
TOTAL SALES: 4 LOWEST AMOUNT: $600,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $1,090,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $811,750 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $828,375
52 Alta Loma – $600,000
06-27-22 [2 Bdrms – 1008 SqFt – 1943 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-13-12, $225,000
242 Baker Street – $990,000
07-01-22 [4 Bdrms – 2569 SqFt – 1975 YrBlt]
520 Poppy Circle – $633,500
06-28-22 [2 Bdrms – 1014 SqFt – 1993 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-04-20, $290,000
1001 Main Street – $400,000
06-27-22 [4 Bdrms – 2127 SqFt – 1990 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-07-00, $247,500
1006 Winters Way – $500,000
3272 Mustang Circle – $685,000 943 Ohio Street – $262,500
07-01-22 [2 Bdrms – 996 SqFt – 1918 YrBlt]
568 Pine Creek Circle – $800,000
06-29-22 [4 Bdrms – 2210 SqFt – 2001 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 09-08-21, $710,000
733 Pismo Court – $610,000
06-29-22 [3 Bdrms – 1544 SqFt – 2002 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-19-11, $205,000
06-29-22 [3 Bdrms – 1421 SqFt – 1986 YrBlt]
1582 Quail Drive – $595,000
06-30-22 [3 Bdrms – 2153 SqFt – 1998 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-01-21, $870,000
4880 Summer Grove Circle – $687,500
442 Thomas Drive – $1,090,000
DIXON TOTAL SALES: 3 LOWEST AMOUNT: $605,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $615,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $610,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $610,000
1290 Bello Drive – $615,000
06-30-22 [3 Bdrms – 2254 SqFt – 2005 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-02-20, $465,000
970 Columbia Drive – $610,000
06-27-22 [3 Bdrms – 1697 SqFt – 2018 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-07-18, $440,000
1540 Madera Drive – $605,000
06-28-22 [3 Bdrms – 2161 SqFt – 1990 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-15-16, $408,000
FAIRFIELD TOTAL SALES: 17 LOWEST AMOUNT: $262,500 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $920,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $600,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $614,265
1024 Breton Drive – $600,000
07-01-22 [4 Bdrms – 1608 SqFt – 1974 YrBlt]
06-28-22 [4 Bdrms – 1596 SqFt – 1974 YrBlt]
5295 Elmquest Court – $920,000
06-29-22 [5 Bdrms – 3835 SqFt – 2016 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-29-20, $730,000
2431 Gulf Drive – $495,000
06-28-22 [3 Bdrms – 1470 SqFt – 1966 YrBlt]
1037 Johnson Street – $465,000
RIO VISTA TOTAL SALES: 6 LOWEST AMOUNT: $455,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $720,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $587,500 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $589,167
420 South 2nd Street – $720,000
06-28-22 [6 Bdrms – 3843 SqFt – 1900 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-11-21, $600,000
415 Branchwood Drive – $455,000
07-01-22 [2 Bdrms – 1579 SqFt – 2005 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 06-11-12, $135,000
583 Laurel Place – $635,000
06-28-22 [3 Bdrms – 2454 SqFt – 2001 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-23-05, $585,000
2218 Stars Drive – $555,000
07-01-22, Previous Sale: 12-20-19, $435,000
7249 State Highway 12 – $550,000 06-30-22, Previous Sale: 06-30-22, $475,000
06-29-22 [2 Bdrms – 2126 SqFt – 2017 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-18-21, $529,000
TOTAL SALES: 7 LOWEST AMOUNT: $400,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $539,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $520,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $499,857
702 Almond Street – $475,000
07-01-22 [2 Bdrms – 1494 SqFt – 1995 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-05-21, $435,000
615 Chyrl Way – $530,000
06-30-22 [3 Bdrms – 1446 SqFt – 1977 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-13-01, $217,000
06-28-22 [3 Bdrms – 1080 SqFt – 1953 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-28-08, $165,000
801 Crested Drive – $535,000
07-01-22 [3 Bdrms – 2340 SqFt – 2018 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-20-18, $570,000
910 Javan Way – $539,000
07-01-22 [4 Bdrms – 1474 SqFt – 1969 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-02-08, $225,000
1303 Lois Lane – $520,000
5336 Julia Berger Circle – $810,000 435 Lily Street – $500,000
104 Manchester Drive – $392,500
1821 Brookwood Drive – $557,000
07-01-22 [4 Bdrms – 1632 SqFt – 1976 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-12-15, $301,000
579 Chateau Way – $615,000
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2871 Elmhurst Circle – $550,000
TOTAL SALES: 16 LOWEST AMOUNT: $499,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $1,095,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $612,500 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $655,156
07-01-22 [4 Bdrms – 2783 SqFt – 2007 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-23-12, $391,000
1057 Winterwood Drive – $865,000
06-29-22 [3 Bdrms – 1977 SqFt – 2019 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-14-19, $504,000 06-30-22 [4 Bdrms – 1512 SqFt – 1980 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-29-04, $380,000
VACAVILLE
681 Chateau Circle – $625,500
514 Valley Landing Lane – $620,000
2113 Cedarbrook Drive – $540,000
07-01-22 [3 Bdrms – 1090 SqFt – 1988 YrBlt]
06-29-22 [4 Bdrms – 1600 SqFt – 1997 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-20-03, $345,000
06-29-22 [4 Bdrms – 1738 SqFt – 1971 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 02-13-18, $430,000
4452 Cancun Court – $665,000
07-01-22 [3 Bdrms – 1569 SqFt – 1900 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 02-07-09, $200,000
06-27-22 [3 Bdrms – 1220 SqFt – 1985 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-27-22, $385,000 06-30-22 [3 Bdrms – 1090 SqFt – 1985 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-04-11, $135,000 06-30-22 [3 Bdrms – 1160 SqFt – 1979 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 00/1989, $107,000
06-28-22 [4 Bdrms – 1852 SqFt – 2001 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 02-24-16, $385,000 07-01-22 [4 Bdrms – 1852 SqFt – 2001 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-09-01, $261,000
813 Cosmos Drive – $839,000
06-30-22, Previous Sale: 05-29-19, $4,255,000
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. 876 Beechwood Avenue – $487,500
07-01-22 [3 Bdrms – 1020 SqFt – 1951 YrBlt]
205 Breezewalk Drive – $720,000
556 Lockwood Drive – $595,000
28 Calhoun Street – $395,000
218 Lytham Way – $810,000
06-28-22 [3 Bdrms – 1900 SqFt – 1988 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-06-19, $500,000 07-01-22 [3 Bdrms – 1152 SqFt – 1980 YrBlt]
141 Clay Street – $499,000
06-27-22 [3 Bdrms – 1175 SqFt – 1955 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-03-17, $295,000
270 Meadows Drive – $300,000
431 Corkwood Street – $611,000
720 Daniels Avenue – $335,000
100 Norden Court – $599,000
1501 Devlin Drive – $660,000
509 Phillip Street – $365,000
793 Elmwood Avenue – $425,000
432 Phoenix Circle – $631,500
07-01-22 [3 Bdrms – 1296 SqFt – 1955 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-12-00, $209,000 06-30-22 [2 Bdrms – 784 SqFt – 2003 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 09-19-03, $598,500 07-01-22 [4 Bdrms – 1888 SqFt – 1966 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-08-10, $226,500 07-01-22 [3 Bdrms – 1518 SqFt – 1951 YrBlt]
206 Joyce Drive – $700,000
1201 Glen Cove Parkway #604 – $430,000
06-30-22 [4 Bdrms – 2158 SqFt – 1989 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-26-03, $410,000
2093 Marshall Road – $675,000
06-30-22 [5 Bdrms – 2357 SqFt – 1989 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-07-08, $335,000
06-27-22 [3 Bdrms – 1000 SqFt – 1975 YrBlt]
102 Nantucket Lane – $495,000
100 Franciscan Drive – $750,000
213 Lighthouse Way – $700,000
06-29-22 [3 Bdrms – 1664 SqFt – 2004 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 02-04-09, $200,000
287 Cottonwood Drive – $640,000
230 Deer Branch Lane – $1,095,000
06-28-22 [4 Bdrms – 1956 SqFt – 2016 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-05-16, $538,000
06-29-22 [4 Bdrms – 2330 SqFt – 1982 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-01-02, $316,000
1547 Mcdougal Street – $590,000
100 Danvers Court – $551,000
06-28-22 [4 Bdrms – 3462 SqFt – 2016 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 02-29-16, $727,500
06-28-22 [4 Bdrms – 1264 SqFt – 1955 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 02-06-09, $88,000
06-29-22 [2 Bdrms – 789 SqFt – 1942 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-05-18, $317,500
1614 Florida Street – $550,000
06-29-22 [3 Bdrms – 1164 SqFt – 1976 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-30-18, $382,500
06-28-22 [3 Bdrms – 1120 SqFt – 1956 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-15-10, $215,000
06-30-22 [2 Bdrms – 1337 SqFt – 1984 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-28-18, $342,000 06-27-22 [4 Bdrms – 1428 SqFt – 1978 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-19-14, $160,000 06-29-22 [2 Bdrms – 868 SqFt – 1950 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-26-13, $118,500 07-01-22 [3 Bdrms – 1327 SqFt – 1981 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-06-22, $435,000
06-30-22 [2 Bdrms – 1095 SqFt – 1940 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-01-21, $350,000
920 Topaz Court – $510,000
06-30-22 [4 Bdrms – 2751 SqFt – 1965 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-22-13, $395,000
419 Topsail Drive – $695,000
06-28-22 [2 Bdrms – 1014 SqFt – 1992 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-02-16, $205,000
1150 Granada Street – $670,000
07-01-22 [4 Bdrms – 1931 SqFt – 1978 YrBlt]
104 Hilborn Street – $260,000
07-01-22 [1 Bdrms – 508 SqFt – 1923 YrBlt]
949 Keats Drive – $600,000
06-30-22 [3 Bdrms – 1483 SqFt – 1991 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 00/1991, $176,545 06-30-22 [3 Bdrms – 1288 SqFt – 1987 YrBlt]
201 Turnberry Way – $805,000
06-30-22 [4 Bdrms – 2748 SqFt – 1984 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-27-15, $495,000
348 Valle Vista Avenue – $510,000
06-28-22 [2 Bdrms – 1558 SqFt – 1961 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 00/1990, $126,000
180 Zircon Court – $650,000
07-01-22 [4 Bdrms – 1978 SqFt – 1989 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-07-05, $240,000
550 West Monte Vista Avenue – $541,000 06-27-22 [3 Bdrms – 1378 SqFt – 1966 YrBlt]
548 Parkridge Drive – $500,000
06-30-22 [3 Bdrms – 1505 SqFt – 1974 YrBlt]
448 Regency Circle – $575,000
06-30-22 [3 Bdrms – 1420 SqFt – 1990 YrBlt]
170 Santana Drive – $610,000
06-30-22 [3 Bdrms – 1296 SqFt – 1971 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 00/1990, $124,000
824 Stonegate Court – $875,000
07-01-22 [5 Bdrms – 2682 SqFt – 1989 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 06-24-09, $408,000
237 Stonyford Drive – $499,000
07-01-22 [3 Bdrms – 1247 SqFt – 1964 YrBlt]
355 Temple Drive – $525,000
06-28-22 [3 Bdrms – 1616 SqFt – 1984 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 00/1989, $116,000
VALLEJO TOTAL SALES: 29 LOWEST AMOUNT: $260,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $810,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $590,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $557,172
301 Baylor Drive – $570,000
06-28-22 [4 Bdrms – 1536 SqFt – 1966 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 06-08-16, $310,000
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SOLANO REAL ESTATE SCENE
I thought I had seen it all T COURTESY OF MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY/TNS
Supertunia Mini Vista Scarlet petunia makes its debut in 2023. Here it is dazzling in Mississippi State University’s Trial Garden at the Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station in Crystal Springs Mississippi.
ON GARDENING
Scarlet goes wild in hot new petunia
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upertunia Mini Vista Scarlet petunia will quickly become the one in which all other red petunias will be compared. Although it is making its debut in 2023, the tsunami created from the beauty shown in 2022 trials is already causing market jitters. Will there be enough next spring? We can only hope. Last February, I wrote about how the Supertunia Mini Vista petunias were racking up awards and, certainly in 2023, the new year will be a dream come true. Although I am touting Supertunia Mini Vista Scarlet largely based on my trials, know that the University of Georgia just recognized Supertunia Mini Vista Midnight (also debuting in 2023) with a Plants of Distinction for July, which was nothing short of torrid for the heat. Then one of the most talkedabout plants at Young’s Plant Farm Annual Garden Tour in June was the new Supertunia Mini Vista Yellow. Holy wow,
Norman Winter what a year 2023 is shaping up to be. At Mississippi State University’s Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, Supertunia Mini Vista Scarlet was nothing short of dazzling, a real attention-grabber. Of course, this is what we have all longed for in a red petunia, and this one promises to be like none other. If you haven’t tried the Mini Vista series yet, you will be delighted with their compact nature, which is 12 inches tall with a 24-inch spread. I’ve seen what seems like a million photos this summer from Supertunia Vista Bubblegum and the new Supertunia Vista Jazzberry. These are incredible See Winter, Page 11
he veteran Realtors and loan officers in Solano County may have thought and even told clients over the years, that they had seen it all. There are only a few benefits of being over 60 if you are lucky: grandkids, your kids no longer need financial support, and you have seen it all and have learned from your past wins and losses. I was one of those guys who thought I had seen it all as of February 2020. I remember my first experience with the economy. I was one of those teenagers who was always running on empty. I ran out of gas once in San Francisco while waiting in a gas line. Mary and I had to push my car to the pump in 1978. The one thing none of us have ever seen is a pandemic. Buyers and sellers of homes across America are sitting on the fence and waiting for the recession to end and the inflation fears to subside. Nobody has previous experience with a pandemic and although we have seen the government spend more money than it bring sin over the past 25 years, the $6 trillion is a new record for spending on stimulus to help businesses and citizens this past 24 months. Because I have no previous pandemic experience, I am not certain about what comes next. One thing I and all the real estate pros know is homeownership is a hedge against inflation, and locking into a fixed-rate house payment protects our clients from rent inflation. Mortgage rates have come down a full 1% in the past 45 days. Homebuyers with
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720-plus FICO scores can lock in loans with an APR below 5%. Longtime real estate brokers and loan officers know renting is a losing proposition because rents have gone nowhere but up over the past 30 years. Three quotes from legendary investor 91-year-old Warren Buffett, who thought he had seen it all, says it all: • “Trust in American ingenuity. American magic has always prevailed, and it will
do so again.” • “Don’t invest in something you don’t understand.” I say buying a house and becoming a landlord is easy to understand. • “Seize an opportunity while you can. Don’t pass up something that’s attractive today because you think you will find something better tomorrow.” Jim Porter, NMLS No. 276412, is the branch manager of Solano Mortgage, NMLS No. 1515497, a division of American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, NMLS No. 1850, licensed in California by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation under the CRMLA / Equal Housing Opportunity. Jim can be reached at 707-449-4777.
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Market From Page 3 who didn’t want people in their homes during the pandemic are now feeling safer and others are choosing to put their homes on the market before mortgage rates go higher. Nationally, the total number of housing units for sale was 1,260,000 at the end of June, which was up 9.6% compared with May and up 2.4% compared with June 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors. That represents a three-month supply of homes at the current sales, up from 2.6 months in May and 2.5 months in June 2021. A balanced market between buyers and sellers has a four-to-six month supply of homes. Existing-home sales have dropped for five consecutive months, according to NAR. But markets vary widely. In June 2022, there were 7,473 listings available in the D.C. region, according to Bright MLS, down 0.5% compared with June 2021. However, the drop in active listings was less than it has been in recent months. Home sales were down 22.9% in June 2022 compared with June 2021, but the median sales price in the region was up 5.8% in June 2022 over June 2021 to $598,032. That median sales price is $108,000 higher than the median sales price two years ago. “Inventory is still really low in Florida, but our market feels a little bit like 2019 when inventory was low, but the market wasn’t as frenzied as it’s been the last couple of years,” says Atkinson. “The average price of a home is up 37% in Florida compared to 2019 and property taxes and insurance are also not as cheap as people think.” Demand may decline in Florida because of higher costs, which should ease the strain on buyers even if supply doesn’t rise, says Atkinson. “We’re seeing fewer buyers scheduling appointments with
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Prospective buyer Cherie Hartman looks out through the fence in the back yard of a newly listed house outside of Boise, Idaho. The house in Star, Idaho, which was sold as new construction three years ago for $230,000 was listed last week at $490,000 and likely will sell for quite a bit over that. agents, less buyers at open houses and less requests for showings,” says Lahey. “The market seems to be stabilizing, which is a good thing for buyers.” n n n While rising mortgage rates add a new layer of stress to buyers, fewer bidding wars can counterbalance affordability. Competition may be easing slightly, but homes are still selling quickly. In the D.C. region, half of all homes sold in seven days or less in June, according to Bright MLS, which is one day longer than in June 2021 and May 2022. Nationally, homes typically sold in 16 days in May, according to NAR, one day faster than in March 2022 and in April 2021. “We’re starting to see fewer bidding wars and more contingencies being accepted by sellers,” says Matt Ferris, a real estate agent with Redfin in Alexandria. “There are more opportunities for buyers to have a home inspection.” At the height of the frenzied market, after losing out on too many homes, many buyers were skipping home inspections or spending hundreds of dollars on pre-offer home inspections so they could make a non-contingent offer. “People were getting tired of doing that,” Manuel says. “Why spend thousands of dollars in pre-inspections, only to not get selected or to find out that the inspection didn’t meet up to
expectations?” Jennifer Walker, a real estate agent with McEnearney Associates in Alexandria, says buyers sometimes need to take a timeout to reset in a hot market. “The accelerator can only be pushed down to the floor for so long,” Walker says. “People are burned out, but this is a time when people can reset. They realize that they need someone who understands what’s going on in the market and can help them buy a house.” One couple Ferris worked with rented a home in Arlington and hoped to stay there, but they wanted more space and eventually expanded their search to Fairfax City. “Generally, I find most people end up buying something different than what they initially describe as their priority,” says Ferris. “They’ll realize that they can look at wider geographic area or that a busy street isn’t that bad or that they can live with one less bedroom after they see a few houses and know what’s available in their price range.” n n n Some buyers who took a break are returning to the housing market despite higher mortgage rates because they still have reasons to move such as needing a larger home, rising rent or household changes. For some buyers, it’s “now or never” because rates and prices are likely to continue to rise, says Van Allen. Buyers may find a
slightly more balanced market with more time to decide. Suggestions for ways to succeed despite high rates, high prices and continued low inventory include: Be open to another location. A client of Christine McCarron, a real estate agent with Re/Max Unlimited in Boston, thought they didn’t want to live in a particular town, but they decided to look at a property there on a whim and fell in love with it. In Idaho, buyers are shifting away from higher-priced Boise to Idaho Falls and Twin Falls a few hours away for affordability, Van Allen says. Tweak your monthly budget. Focus on the monthly payment rather than the price difference or the interest rate, suggests Lahey. If you can cut $200 in expenses by limiting your discretionary spending, that may be enough to make your housing payment affordable. Search within a wider circle. Instead of setting search parameters by a town name or a Zip code, McCarron suggests looking within a circle on a map to capture more potential neighborhoods. Revisit properties that linger on the market. Sellers may be more willing to accept a lower offer, so buyers could look slightly above their price range at properties that have been listed for 30 days or more, sug-
gests McCarron. Offer an information-only home inspection. If you face heavy competition for a particular house, Van Allen suggests telling the sellers you won’t ask for repairs on anything a home inspection finds. Save a bigger down payment. The benefit of waiting a little longer to make an offer can sometimes mean buyers have more of a down payment to reduce the amount they need to borrow. Wait for the next season. While the risk is that prices and rates could go higher, there may be more homes on the market and fewer buyers in late summer or early fall, says McCarron. Look for new construction. In Florida, homeowners insurance can be a major cost for buyers, says Atkinson. Newly built homes often have lower insurance rates that can make monthly housing costs more affordable, she says. “I tell every single client this: When you want to buy a house, you wait until you fall in love with it,” says Manuel. “That way, if the market changes, you’re stuck with something that you love, and it won’t matter as much even if it loses value.” Even with higher mortgage rates and slowing buyer demand, home values in most markets are anticipated to rise more slowly rather than to decline. Buyers and sellers may find a more even playing field in 2022 and beyond.
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Mortgage From Page 2 dropped due to inflation and recession concerns,” said Paul Thomas, the vice president for capital markets at Zillow. “Investors reacted by driving longer-term rates – such as yields on 10-year Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities – lower, predicting the Fed will have to slow down rate hikes and potentially ease rates sooner than previously expected.” The Fed has raised the federal funds rate four times this year in an attempt to curtail inflation, which has persisted at 40-year highs. Prices rose 9.1% in June compared with the year before. Although the central bank doesn’t set mortgage rates, its actions have an effect on them. Since January, home loan rates have gone up more than 2.5 percentage points. However, even before the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the latest GDP reading, worries about an impending recession sent mortgage rates lower. After peaking at 5.81% in June, the 30-year fixed
average has tumbled 82 basis points. (A basis point is 0.01 percentage point.) The push-pull between fears about a recession and concerns about inflation is what is causing volatility in mortgage rates. When investors are worried about inflation, they stop buying bonds because the return on their investment is less when inflation is high. Inflation erodes the value of a bond’s future payments. Less demand causes bond prices to drop and yields to rise. Since mortgage rates often follow the same path as the 10-year Treasury yield, they also go up. But in a recession, bonds are seen as a safe investment. More demand for bonds causes prices to rise and yields to fall, which usually sends mortgage rates down. “Downbeat economic news has been pressing mortgage rates lower in the past few weeks,” said Holden Lewis, a home and mortgage expert at NerdWallet. “This has happened despite the persistence of high inflation, a factor that tends to lift interest rates higher. Bond investors have been oscillating between optimism about the inflation outlook, when they send mortgage rates
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lower, and pessimism, when they let rates rise. The last week has been marked by a trough in rates amid chatter about a possible recession. But already, mortgage rates are bouncing upward; even as it’s not yet showing up in the weekly rate average.” Bankrate.com, which puts out a weekly mortgage rate trend index, found the experts mixed on where rates are headed in the coming week. Forty percent say they will go up, 30% say they will go down and 30% say they will remain about the same. HousingWire analyst Logan Mohtashami expects rates to rise. “After a major move lower in rates, the Federal Reserve members went on full force to try to talk about higher rates and getting conditions tighter,” Mohtashami said. “The last thing they want to see is lower mortgage rates and stocks rising.” Meanwhile, James Sahnger, a mortgage planner at C2 Financial, predicts they will hold steady. “Expect continued day-to-day volatility,” Sahnger said. “In the last two months, we have seen huge swings in rates and mixed discussions on inflation, recession and jobs. I don’t expect Friday’s employment report to provide additional clarity, but rates will likely be in the same ballpark.” Meanwhile, lower rates are causing an uptick in mortgage applications. Demand improved last week for the first time in a month. The market composite index – a measure of total loan application volume – increased 1.2% from a week earlier, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data. The refinance index rose 2% from the previous week but was 82% lower than a year earlier. The purchase index was up 1%. The refinance share of mortgage activity accounted for 30.8% of applications. “Refinance application activity rebounded last week,” Fannie Mae chief economist Doug Duncan wrote in an email. “Mortgage rates have inched
downward since the second half of June, though they remain significantly higher than they were at the start of the year. As a result, while refinance activity increased at its highest weekly rate so far this year (excluding holiday-impacted weeks), the overall level remains significantly lower than 2020 and 2021 levels.” Unlike refinances, purchase applications were essentially flat. “Lower rates have not pulled people back into the
housing market in any significant numbers,” Sturtevant wrote. “Despite the dip in mortgage rates, data on new purchase contract activity indicate that many buyers are remaining on the sidelines. Mortgage applications have inched up slightly. But other data, including data on showings and public views of properties, indicate that buyer activity remains restrained, despite the lower movement on rates.”
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especially so for those in containers, where the intense heat dictates a daily water application. I have gotten on a cycle of using a water-soluble mix every other week. Lastly – and this will prove hard for many – at some point in late summer, when they seem less productive, maybe leggy or open, cut them back with a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears. You will be rewarded with new growth and blooms to carry you through fall. All of my Supertunia Mini Vista Scarlet petunias were used in various container combinations using my own recipes.
From Page 5 award-winning petunias, the big boys, but the Mini Vistas are more refined or behaved, allowing you to really use them in combinations and designs. Like all Supertunias, no matter the category, they will need plenty of sunlight to really perform. The soil should be moist, well drained and never boggy. When you think about a long growing season, feeding should be part of your regimen,
This color of bright scarlet red is so fun to use, it just creates happiness. In one container I partnered it with Superbells Grape Punch calibrachoa, White Knight lobularia, and Goldilocks creeping Jenny. You simply can’t take your eyes off this petunia. In a slight deviation from the recipe, I used Superbells Dreamsicle calibrachoa to give an analogous flair with the Supertunia Mini Vista Scarlet while still using White Knight Sweet alyssum and Goldilocks creeping Jenny. By analogous, I am referencing two colors, in this case scarlet and orange, which
are next to each other on the color wheel. Lastly is the container where I created an eye-catching triadic harmony of color by partnering Supertunia Mini Vista Scarlet petunia with Superbena Royale Chambray verbena and Superbells Yellow calibrachoa. Triadic harmony is created by picking out three colors with equal distance on the color wheel. My plants were young when planted, and I don’t think I realized what they would look like at maturity, a real wowzer. By all means, don’t let color schemes or recipes throw you.
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