PMZ Real Estate was founded by Paul M. Zagaris, who started his real estate practice in 1947. Our organization is family-owned and managed.
PMZ Real Estate has evolved from a small yet powerful residential brokerage firm into the leading Real Estate firm in California’s Central Valley.
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Mike Zagaris has been talking about it since this market cycle began. The foreclosure crisis has been a bane to some, and a boon to others. However, “We’ve found the bottom,” Zagaris said. “The financial institutions have seen the light and are allowing the market to find its own level.” Banks are moving their inventory of foreclosed upon houses, bringing qualified homeowners into the market with heavily discounted properties and sound lending strategies amidst great interest rates.
Right now there is EXCELLENT opportunity for homebuyers and investors. Home prices are on an average discount of 30-40% according to Bloomberg. Even with the bidding wars going on with foreclosed properties, people are still walking away with huge discounts on the properties they purchase. And, interest rates are still attractive; no where near the 14% they were in the 80’s.
It seems these days that our home phone lines have gone the way of the dodo. Nearly everyone I know has a cell phone and most of them have used theirs to browse the Internet, watch some videos or download a ring tone or two.
The future of the Internet is undoubtedly mobile. According to the PEW Research Center, 62% of Americans have accessed the Internet away from home or work, 42% of those Americans specifically used their mobile phone. “People’s growing reliance on their cell phones, together with wireless internet access from laptops, suggests a shift in expectations about cyberspace,” said John B. Horrigan, Associate Director of the Pew Internet Project and author of the report. “For many people, access to digital information and resources is an ‘always present’ utility for answering questions and documenting what is going on around them through photos or video recording.”
This means convenient access to information whenever you want it wherever you are. With nearly every cell phone offered through any carrier being Internet capable, and with access to mobile friendly search engines like Yahoo and Google, it’s almost silly these days to claim, “I don’t know” anymore. Using your cell phone you can look up facts, movie showtimes, song lyrics, maps, books, and a plethora of other information.
The Internet Pioneer
A leader in online real estate and the first to give the general public free access to all the listings in the MLS, PMZ Real Estate is proud to announce our new online platform for mobile devices called PMZ Mobile.
PMZ Mobile is a simple suite of real estate tools that allows the on the go home-hunter or Realtor® to access information and photos on any home that is in the MLS right from their mobile device. It’s easy to get to and even easier to use.
Just visit m.pmz.com from any internet capable mobile device and you can immediately search by address or MLS number for any home for sale on the MLS.
Try it out anywhere!
Say you are out picking up the groceries or the kids from soccer practice and you see a home for sale, but there isn’t a flyer and you want to know more about it. Now you can visit m.pmz.com on your cell phone, type in the street name, choose the property you are searching for and immediately view a picture slide show, pricing information, square feet, beds, baths and even more details! You can contact the agent directly from there or even email the listing to a friend.
Posted (Roy McKenzie) in featured, tips on July-11-2008
When Michele Alvarez designs a model home, she strives for that swept away feeling of comfort and serenity.
Casting aside influences that are dark and heavy, Alvarez instead selects colors, furnishings and accessories that are soft and simple.
Whether it’s outfitting a welcoming front porch, dressing up a formal dining area or blending an upstairs landing into a hard-working home office, the Design Center manager for Beazer Homes aims for the “I could easily live here” takeaway from home buyers.
“For those seeking inspiration, builder model homes can offer a plethora of ideas,” said Alvarez. “While shelter magazines and television decorating shows may be insightful into how a room evolves, a model home tour adds the ‘wow’ factor by bringing the entire home to life.”
As the summer heats up, top-10 national homebuilder Beazer will see a stream of traffic through hundreds of model homes across the country. From potential buyers in search of the right home in the right school district to would-be decorators taking in fresh ideas, model townhouses and single-family homes will get the critical eye.
National homebuilders oftentimes have a designer on hand who can help with choosing colors in everything from the paint to the floor to the cabinetry to help buyers get the model home look. For others who want it now, Alvarez offers the following tips to get started:
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Protect family needs through insurance planning
Plan for the preservation of your estate
Maximize business potential through proper business planning
Plan for a comfortable retirement
With products including investment, business, insurance, retirement and estate planning, you can be confident that a PMZ Insurance Professional can help you meet your financial needs.
For more information on these and other services, contact us at (209) 338-0385 or visit our website at www.pmzinsurance.com
Those who want to save energy and live a more eco-friendly lifestyle can look close to home to cut back on power bills.
Here are some tips from Tony Callahan, senior vice president for Beazer Homes, to get you started.
Change filters. Replace your air filter regularly and tune up HVAC equipment yearly. A programmable thermostat will allow you to set the temperature according to your schedule.
Seal gaps. Repair or replace weather stripping on doors and windows, using caulk if necessary to get a tight seal.
Use CFLs. About 10 percent of electric bills come from lighting, and compact fluorescent bulbs are good to use in areas where lights are on for hours at a time.
Water works. Reduce water and the energy used to heat it with new water-saving showerheads and sink faucets.
Check your fridge. Replacing a refrigerator bought in 1990 with a new Energy Star model will save enough energy to light the average home for nearly four months.
At PMZ Real Estate, our agents are anything but short of amazing. That’s why I’m pleased to announce that Barbara Miller, at age 68, has been inducted into the USA Masters Track and Field Hall of Fame. Miller holds 8 of 10 US records for different track events.
Qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympics must be an amazing experience. Suzy Powell of Modesto has qualified with 2 other women for the 2008 Beijing Olympics discus throw event. This is her third Olympic qualification.
Now you can have the entire MLS at your fingertips, on your mobile phone. Realtors and homebuyers, now you can pull up information about any home on the market instantly. Browse photos and get all property details right on your mobile phone. No sign ups, just pure real estate search at your fingertips for on-the-go real estate.
Just visit: mobile.pmz.com in your mobile phone’s web browser. Bookmark it for later use and start searching immediately.
Posted (Roy McKenzie) in featured on April-28-2008
If you have a need for a small table, but need it to expand to accommodate more people for party’s or what-not, check this one out. I never thought I would say it about a table, but this one is amazing!
Does anyone know where you could buy something like this? Update: Interested in one? Go here… DB Fletcher Design (about $50,000)
Posted (Roy McKenzie) in featured, news on April-24-2008
RISMedia Ranks Top 700 Brokers in 20th Annual Power Broker Report & Survey
PMZ Real Estate is proud to announce that it has been named to RISMedia’s 20th Annual Power Broker Report & Survey. PMZ Real Estate ranked in the top 200 real estate brokerages nationwide in closed transaction sides in the Power Broker Report, which identifies and ranks America’s largest residential real estate brokerage companies by transaction sides and sales volume.
The results of this year’s Power Broker Survey reflect the market downturn felt from coast to coast. Longer listing times, more cautious buyers and the mortgage meltdown resulted in fewer total transactions—2,322,210 in 2007 compared to 2,754,618 in 2006. Meanwhile, price appreciation continued its decline, resulting in lower total sales volume—$749,201,552,294 in 2007 compared to $855,755,959,352 in 2006.
Image by respres via Flickr
It seems these days that our home phone lines have gone the way of the dodo. Nearly everyone I know has a cell phone and most of them have used theirs to browse the Internet, watch some videos or download a ring tone or two.
When Michele Alvarez designs a model home, she strives for that swept away feeling of comfort and serenity.
At PMZ Real Estate, our agents are anything but short of amazing. That’s why I’m pleased to announce that Barbara Miller, at age 68, has been inducted into the USA Masters Track and Field Hall of Fame. Miller holds 8 of 10 US records for different track events.
Qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympics must be an amazing experience. 
