Monthly Archives for November 2008

Public Notice: State Route 4 Crosstown Freeway Ramp Extension Project—DEIR

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the State Route 4 Crosstown Freeway Ramp Extension Project is now available for review. A public hearing is set for Thursday, February 18th and comments on the DEIR will be accepted through Monday, March 22nd. Find the pdf version here. CA4_Freeway_Public_Notice in .pdf format

Believing In A Place Called Home – Modesto – Feb. 27

The Northern California premiere of the Believing In A Place Called Home event was held on Saturday, January 23, 2010 here at Visionary Home Builders.  The classroom was filled to capacity and the home tour was enjoyed by all.  Four homes in various neighborhoods in Stockton were on tour and all are ready to be [...]

Believing In A Place Called Home

HomeSteps, a Unit of FreddieMac, Offers Free Home Buying Seminar for Potential Homebuyers A free home-buying seminar, Believing In A Place Called Home, designed especially for potential home-buyers, will be held on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at Visionary Home Builders of California, 315 N. San Joaquin Street, Stockton. The workshop is being held from 8:30am [...]

Panelist at National Building Conference

Local developer Carol J. Ornelas of Visionary Home Builders invited panelist at national building conference (Stockton)  Stockton businesswoman and developer, Carol J. Ornelas served as a panelist at the 2009 NeighborhoodWorks America Conference “Rising to the Challenge: Stabilizing Communities in the Wake of Foreclosure” held in Washington DC on December 9, 2009.   Ornelas, CEO of [...]

Homebuyer Education Classes

Visionary Home Builders offering Homebuyer Education Classes   (Stockton, CA)  Visionary Home Builders is offering Homebuyer Education Classes at their Homeownership Center every Saturday. The one-day class reviews all aspects of home purchase, including understanding credit scores and good faith estimates, budget analysis, housing payment affordability, and how to develop your home buying team.  The [...]

Villa Monterey’s Bright New Beginning in Stockton’s Kentfield Neighborhood

First “green” Multi-unit Apartment Complex in San Joaquin County     (Stockton-San Joaquin County) A press conference is scheduled to celebrate the grand opening of Villa Monterey, the first “green” multi-unit apartment community in San Joaquin County renovated by Visionary Home Builders of California.  Located across from Weberstown Park East, the festivities will be held on [...]

MANTECA HOMEBUYERS WORKSHOPS

YOUR OWN HOME Neighborhood Stabilization Program MANTECA HOMEBUYERS WORKSHOPS TWO DATES AVAILABLE   Potential homebuyers can choose from two dates for the Neighborhood Stabilization Homebuyers Workshop.  They will be held on Wednesday, April 22 and Wednesday, April 29, 7pm, at the Manteca City Council Chambers, 1001 West Center Street, Manteca.  Visionary Home Builders will lead [...]

SUBCONTRACTOR & REALTORS WORKSHOP

YOUR OWN HOME Neighborhood Stabilization Program SUBCONTRACTOR & REALTORS WORKSHOP   A meeting is being held Tuesday, April 28  -9:00am in Aspen Hall at University Park for California Licensed Subcontractors and Realtors to obtain specifications on the bidding process for jobs through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).  Meetings are being led by Visionary Home Builders [...]

The Effects of Foreclosure: Problems and Solutions

The housing crisis that we are currently in has had a far reaching and lasting effect in various components of the housing industry, economy and society in general. Arguably, the collapse of the housing industry has been a key component in triggering the recession we are currently in. The crisis has also had an impact [...]

Whats Going On? January 2009

As far as the real estate market and industry goes dismal is the word to describe it. David Crowe, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders spoke at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas earlier this week and said that housing statistics and indicators will continue to drop in 2009 and that [...]