TODAY'S TIP

Web site tip-of-the-day: Do these great interest rates have you thinking about doing a refi? Want to figure out your savings over your current mortgage? Check out the BankRate.com web site for easy-to-use calculators, articles on investing, tax tips, trends & predictions, and much, much more!

Stateside

Back to reality and my lovely little ChicoTown. Our real estate market is beginning to hum back to life following the holidays and some pretty extreme storms. Currently we have 436 residential properties listed in our MLS, ranging from a 1 bdr 1 bath condo at $104,000 to a 4 bdr 3.5 bath home on 98 acres listed at $2,500,000. Our median price (of our active listings) is $347,950. Browse all current MLS listings at my web site, http://www.chicolaura.com/ . With interest rates hovering in the high 5% range and some great inventory, it's a wonderful time to be a buyer!