Out and About : A Dash of Panache

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Today, we're coming to you from A Dash of Panache, located on 217 Vernon St. in downtown Roseville. The owner, Scott Alvord, joins us to show us around.

A Dash of Panache offers many different things. There is a cafe opened during the day that serves sandwiches, salads, and soups. The handmade ice cream here was voted Best of the Best in Roseville.

Also, there's a party room for themed birthday parties. Everything is included, from the invitations to the cake to the thank you notes. A Dash of Panache offers royal princess parties, diva parties, crazy hair parties, and tea parties. It's a great place for a custom birthday party!

Finally, there's the French-Deco Tea Parlor. This is the only one in the Northwest United States. The Tea Parlor is the main hub of the business. You can stop by for high tea, lunch, and multi-course gourmet meals. Winner of Best Teahouse, the French-Deco Tea Parlor is a very popular place that's perfect for baby showers or bridal showers.

If you haven't yet, come on down and check out A Dash of Panache. If you have any questions for Scott, or would like to book an event, call (916) 788-4386 or email Info@ADashofPanache.com.

As always, if you have any real estate questions, give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you!

Can You Trust Zillow?

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Today, I want to talk about a question that I get often: What is the value of Zillow? Zillow is a fantastic website for buyers and sellers to go to and get basic information on properties. The website provides you with a Zestimate, which is Zillow's estimate of a property's value. This is a great tool if you're trying to do some basic research on a house you may be interested in.

However, buyers and sellers need to be a little cautious when using Zillow. The first thing I want to point out is that not all homes for sale are listed on Zillow. Zillow does not have access to the Multiple Listing Service. I do put my listings on Zillow in order to get my sellers maximum exposure, but if you're looking for a home, you could be missing out on some great properties.

Also, be wary of the Zestimate. Zillow uses trailing data to come up with their home values, data that happened two or three months ago. When you're in a stable, flat market, that Zestimate could be pretty accurate. However, if the market is trending up or down, those Zestimates can be off by 5% to 10%.

Zestimates also don't factor in the unique features and values of a house. They won't know if you have a pool, or what kind of wood floors you have. All of these things factor into the value of your home, so the best way to come up with an accurate home value is to have a real estate professional come out and look at the property.

The last thing I want to point out is that Zillow sometimes flags homes as foreclosures, when really the home is just in the foreclosure process. That doesn't mean that the home is for sale.

The most important thing is that whether you're buying or selling, you need a professional real estate agent to guide you. If you have any questions, give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you!