Rare chance to live on the cherished east side of Corona Drive for under $600,000. Enjoy views of the beautiful yard & scenic Covell Park greenbelt from the living room, kitchen, family room and master balcony. All 3 bedrooms feature balconies with shady views. Custom home designed & built by single owner awaits your updating. Pest & city clearance. Wide 13 ft. side yards offer expansion ideas. 200 sq. ft. attached storage room in addition to 1,908 sq ft of living space. Contact Joe at 530-304-5978 or joe@liveindavis.com for more info or to schedule a private tour of this unique North Davis property.

You’ll love this comfortable, 1,599 sq. ft., three bedroom, two full bath Central Davis ranch replete with updating while maintaining its 1950’s charm. The beautiful redwood fence and colorful morning glories create a private oasis for the large front yard. Inside, you’ll discover hardwood and bamboo floors throughout, stylish kitchen and baths, large living room, and master bedroom with separate entrance. Features include a spacious indoor laundry room, two-car attached garage, two large driveways, newer central heat and air, newer roof, fresh interior paint, and three ceiling fans for energy efficiency. Best of all, leave the car in the garage and enjoy the short walk or bike ride to the Farmer’s Market, restaurants, shopping and campus. Truly quintessential Davis living! Call Joe Kaplan at 530-304-5978 or email joe@liveindavis.com for more info or to schedule a private tour of this very special home on the corner of 8th and B. $490,000.

You’ll love this squeaky clean 2 bedroom, 2 full bath halfplex attached only at the garage. Very spacious kitchen and dining area. Shady yard with new patio. Energy efficient with dual paned windows and 3 ceiling fans. Washer, dryer and frig included. Short walk to Putah Creek path. Easy bike ride to Safeway, Nugget, Montgomery Elementary, and more. $1,500 per month, $1,875 security deposit. No pets, please. Gardening service and water/sewer/garbage included. Available starting mid-July for a one-year or two-year lease. Contact Joe at Toad Hollow Properties at 530-759-8623 or joe@toadhollowproperties.com for more info or to schedule a showing. Please do not disturb occupants.

I absolutely dreaded the thought of going through the home selling process, but I thoroughly enjoyed working with Joe throughout.  Joe kept me informed at all times, and I never doubted that he had my best interests at heart.

-Matt Shrewsberry

Joe Kaplan is an excellent realtor. He works whatever hours it takes to get the job done–rising early, staying up late, and even making phone calls while riding his bike. He patiently guided me through the complicated and deadline-driven process of buying a home, making sure I met my obligations in a timely fashion while minimizing my stress. When other players in the process slacked their pace, he tactfully prodded them back into action. When I encountered roadblocks, he calmly and resourcefully found a way around them. He has great relations with a legion of craftsmen who were able to assist me at a moment’s notice. Thus, even though the chimney had to be rebuilt before escrow could close, the work was completed on time. Throughout the process, he was always friendly and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend him.

-Vicky Nuttall

Most glaring statistic has to be the number of transactions comparing 200o with 2009, down from a whopping 414 sales in the first 6 months of the year to a paultry 149, a precipitous decline of 64%. Average prices for the first 6 months are back to roughly 2004 levels, at approximately $500,000, after  peaking at $607,423 in 2006. It’s a modest decline of 18% when compared to many neighboring communities where prices have collapsed in excess of 60%. Stats are from the Metrolist MLS database. Want more stats? Contact Joe at 530-304-5978 or joe@liveindavis.com.

                            January 1st  through June 30th

                        # of Closed Sales          Average Sold Price         

2009                         149                                $495,416

2008                          202                               $529,590

2007                         300                               $568,668

2006                         256                                $607,423

2005                         320                                $583,459

2004                         391                                 $510,504

2003                          379                               $426,663

2002                         331                                 $386,645

2001                          346                                $305,773

2000                         414                                 $257,604

We worked with Joe on purchase of a home a number of years ago and most recently on the sale of our Davis home.  Both experiences were very positive!  Joe took the time to get to know us and our needs both as individuals and as a family.  He made very helpful recommendations and suggestions, as well as shared thoughtful insight.  All of this input assisted in guiding our decision making in a constructive and thoughtful way. 

 Joe is patient and persistent.  He guided us through the entire sale process in detail including ensuring that we had access to resources (stager, contractor, and city inspectors) to have the process go as smoothly as possible from beginning to end.  We had an offer within days from putting the home on the market.  Once we had an offer, Joe guided us through the negotiation and close.

 We have recommended Joe to a number of friends and colleagues and the feedback we get has been nothing but glowing.

 -Erin and Scott Allen,  July 2009

 Have it all in North Davis! This exquisite home is just steps to the magnificient Covell Park greenbelt. From the large, open kitchen, elegant dining room and inspired family room, you’ll enjoy delightful views of the spacious and newly landscaped back yard, and the south-facing living room brims with style and light. You’ll love the oversized bedrooms with beautiful bamboo flooring.

The eco-friendly home is loaded with energy-efficient features including dual-paned windows and doors, two furnances and two air conditioners with programmable thermostats, a whole house fan to welcome the Delta breeze in summer evenings, and extra attic insulation.

The back yard features a shady patio and trellis, perfect for entertaining or just relaxing. You’ll see new fences and a cheerful garden area with a new drip system. Discover a bounty of colorful, newly planted fruit trees including nectarine, peach, cherry, apricot, pomegranate, plus a variety of citrus. Unbeatable location on a quiet U-shaped street provides an easy bike ride to North Davis Elementary, Community Park, the library and more.  $625,000.

Beautiful halfplex in South Davis attached only at the garage. Was $335,000. Now $325,000.

You’ll fall for this treasure in Central Davis surrounded by lush gardens!  The delightful home features a beautiful master bedroom and bath addition built by Morse Construction in 2000 and a fabulous, newly remodeled kitchen. Hardwood floors bring a classic style to the living and dining rooms, and new bamboo floors create ambiance in the second bedroom. The home is brimming with green features: dual-paned windows and sliders, Sun City leased solar panels, tankless water heater, extra insulation, ceiling fans, 9-year-old gas furnace and air conditioner.

The property is zoned R-3, so you can potentially add up to two more units. The current owners enjoy an encroachment permit with the city, allowing them to maintain the garden open space to the east and south of the adjacent well house. The city would likely renew this permit for the new owner—truly a gardener’s dream! Did I mention the greenhouse and aviary…?  All this for a nice price of $460,000.

· 1,138 square feet of living space

· 7,239 sq. ft. lot,

· 1-car detached garage

· Built in 1949

· 2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths

· Indoor laundry room

· Pest and city clearance

Call Joe today at 530-304-5978 for more information, or to schedule a private tour of this very special property.