Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas !!*

*For more information on Christmas, see Jesus.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there!
This holiday should truely be a global event, as God has given us all a lot.
We should be thankful for:
Jesus Christ
Our lives
Our Health
Our Family
Our Friends
Our Talents
Our Gifts
Our comforts
Food
Housing
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So, Happy Thanksgiving!!
-Brad White

Oroville with 75,000 people

The population of Oroville is increasing. But we are not at 75,000 people quite yet. 75k people is a target for this area, I believe, as this is the number that stores will look at to decide to locate a store in an area. This is what I heard, so it may not be correct, but it seems to correspond to what I have seen.
Walmart has announced plans to expand to a Super center here in town. A few people here are afraid that this will curtail other stores from being here. I believe that will have a minimal effect, as we are close to the aforementioned magic number. When We are there, the stores will probably flood in.
New stores will bring with it new jobs, easier shopping, and less gas spent on going to another city to shop. Of coarse there are concerns regarding traffic and always environmental issues. But if we proceed with care, we should be able to minimize the impacts.

My thoughts on the environment is that we should not go overboard on mitigation, as there comes a point where we are damaging the environment rather than helping. Highway 149 was originally going to cost 50 million( not exact) then 80 million(ditto). But after the environmentalist were somewhat appeased, the cost ballooned up to 140 million(re-ditto). Now how much of the environment was destroyed, or animals hurt to get that extra 60 million? It had to come from somewhere.
Ok, rant over.

Well as You can imagine, I would like to be able to go to Target, Gottchalks, Mervins, Kohls, Circuit City , and Best Buy without filling up my tank, plus to get to this point, I have to sell more homes! So I am all for the new stores to be coming to our city.
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I am back

Hey here I am again!

I had been not so good regarding this . I have been doing a lot of updating Feather River Properties website though.

Real Estate is starting to pick up again. I think it is a combination of the season, the new jobs coming in, and the prices of homes for sale being closer to what the market will now bear.

That jobs thing is great for Oroville. I have seen a few new businesses including a modular manufacturing plant opening in Oroville it is called Xtreme Homes. Also, a new Line-mans College moved into Oroville. They train people to work on the highline power poles. Also, the County has expanded its workforce here in Oroville.

I have a few new listings, to view them, click here.

So all I need right now is a few new escrows, hopefully, God willing, it will be real soon. Thankfully, I am being paid to help around the office with training and advertising.

So, I am trying to get hyperlinks to different banks and loan brokers, and other companies that help in the Real Estate process for both this Blog and for Feather River Properties.

Thank You for Your interest here. Let Me know if You would like to see anything else on here.

Feather River Properties

I need to mention that I work at Feather River Properties. I like the office, it feels like home. The people who work with me are great, my Broker is Super to work for.

Introduction

Hello, My name is Brad. I am a Realtor here in Oroville, CA. I have been in Real Estate since 1991. This is my blog.



I will talk mostly Real Estate here, but I may also post things related else where in my life.For example: The Christian Encounters Ministry Ranch fundraiser, the Agony Ride. I will be riding in this event and I hope to get in 150 miles (on a bicycle) in 24 hours. So if you want info on this, leave a comment and I will get back to you!



In the last few years in Oroville, Real Estate prices have skyrocketed. Since the last half of 2005, it has flattened a bit. I do feel most of our increases has made up for the 1990s, where prices had not changed, and sometimes fell until near the end of the decade.



We will see how things go from here. As of now, prices here are still a bargain compared to our neighbors to the South and North, and we are seeing increasing jobs in our area.



Ok, the advertising is done.

I will also write on some Real Estate tips for everyone here too.

So, if you have any questions regarding Real Estate in Oroville, feel free to leave a comment. Thanks!