Neighborhood Walk Score - Try Your Neighborhood!

This is a wonderful tool for both Buyers and Sellers. Buyers can use this tool to determine the "walk score" of a neighborhood. Sellers can use this as a wonderful marketing tool when selling their homes. Not only do buyers look for attributes in a home but also in the surrounding neighborhood. What is exactly in a score? Read Below! Try your neighborhood out today!

Click Here to Score your Own Neighborhood!

What Does my Score Mean?

Your Walk Score is a number between 0 and 100. Here are general guidelines for interpreting your score:

*90-100 = Walkers' Paradise: Most errands can be accomplished on foot and many people get by without owning a car.
*70-89 = Very Walkable: It's possible to get by without owning a car.
*50-69 = Somewhat Walkable: Some stores and amenities are within walking distance, but many everyday trips still require a bike, public transportation, or car.
*25-49 = Car-Dependent: Only a few destinations are within easy walking range. For most errands, driving or public transportation is a must.
*0-24 = Car-Dependent (Driving Only): Virtually no neighborhood destinations within walking range. You can walk from your house to your car!

11% Increase for June Home Sales - GREAT NEWS!

Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released a report for June Homes sales. newly constructed single-family homes spiked 11%. However sales are still 21% less than last year and prices are still continuing to drop.

What does this all mean?

This is a good indicator that the recession is bottoming out. We have to get all the inventory currently on the market into Buyers hands. Once we have done this, new construction will resume again which in turn will create more jobs and help to boost the economy into a more positive territory.

All this news is wonderful, although we have to continue to watch and see if this is caused by the tax credit. The tax credit at this time is set to go away in December.

New Website

I am very pleased to have made a major upgrade to my website. I hope that the new site will offer my clients and the public and much better and easier way to navigate the scary world of Real Estate. I am very excited to the new changes that will be coming in the future. A few things to look forward to in the next week will be: Search for home for sale by graphing a map with pop out windows, mortgage section with a weekly mortgage update provided byMortgage California, about section will be completed with a detailed description of who I am and much more. I hope that everyone enjoys the new site. This is a work in progress but is wel worth it.

www.GeorgeLangford.com