Found 3 blog entries tagged as Spring Real Estate Market.

Over the past two weeks, I’ve gotten a very clear reminder of how competitive parts of our market have become.

I’ve written offers for two separate clients on three different homes—and in every case, we ran into multiple offers:

  • A home in Springfield at Whitney Oaks (Rocklin) – 2 offers

  • A home in Roseville near Oakmont High School – 6 offers

  • A home in Rollingwood (Fair Oaks) – 2 offers

We successfully secured the Fair Oaks home, passed on the Springfield property, and were just barely outbid in Roseville.

At the same time:

  • Another client was interested in a home near Rocklin High—it received multiple offers before they were ready

  • Another was interested in a home in Orangevale with a great pool…

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Just a week ago it felt like spring.

Blossoms were popping.
Flowers were blooming.
Shorts and sandals were starting to look appealing again.

And then… winter reminded us who’s in charge.

Anyone who has lived in Placer County long enough knows we get a few “fake springs” before the real one sticks. This latest system brought snow down to Auburn and steady rain across much of the county.

The Upside?

  • More water in the reservoirs

  • More snowpack in the Sierra

  • A healthier outlook heading into summer

That’s all good news long term.

But big storms also tend to expose things around the house — and they can quietly influence the real estate market too.

5 Things Worth Checking After a Storm Like This

Heavy…

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There’s something I’ve noticed over the years in Placer County real estate.

The market doesn’t really wake up when the calendar says “spring.”

It wakes up right after the Super Bowl… and usually right around the first truly sunny, spring-like week.

You know the one —

Blossoms starting to pop.
Wildflowers showing up along the trails.
Green grass covering the hills again.
Patios full.
Open house traffic up.

There’s a real psychological shift that happens — and it shows up in the data.

The Super Bowl Effect

Ryan Lundquist of the Sacramento Appraisal Blog recently pointed out that in the Sacramento region, we typically see about a 25% increase in pending contracts between February and March, and some of the strongest days for new…

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