Shasta Association of REALTORS® Consumer Information
CONSUMER SERVICES:
Whether you are buying or selling a home around the corner or across town, your REALTOR® can direct you to the services needed for a smooth transition.
AREA RESOURCES / UTILITIES:
City of Anderson • www.ci.anderson.ca.us • Building Department • (530) 378-6636
City of Redding • www.cityofredding.org • Building Department • (530) 225-4014 • Housing Division • (530) 225-4048 • Animal Regulation/Haven Humane • (530) 241-2550 • Redding Electric Utility (REU) • (530) 339-7200 • Transfer Station & Recycling Center • (530) 224-6201
City of Shasta Lake • www.ci.shasta-lake.ca.us • Building Department • (530) 275-7450 • Housing Division • (530) 275-7464 • Animal Regulation • (530) 275-7480 • Electric/Solid Waste Utility • (530) 275-7400
County of Shasta • www.co.shasta.ca.us • Building Division • (530) 225-5761 • Housing Authority • (530) 225-5160 • Tax Assessor • (530) 225-3600 • Tax Collector • (530) 225-5511 • Veterans Services Office • (530) 225-5616
Pacific Gas & Electric • www.pge.com • (800) 743-5000
USA North / 811 “Call before you Dig” • www.usanorth811.org • Call 811 or (800) 227-2600
OTHER RESOURCES:
Redding Chamber of Commerce • www.reddingchamber.com • (530) 225-4433
United States Postal Service • www.usps.com • Yuba Street • (530) 246-2571 • Churn Creek Road • (530) 223-7523
California Department of Fair Employment & Housing • www.dfeh.ca.gov • (800) 884-1684
California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers • www.orea.ca.gov • (916) 552-9000
California Contractors State License Board • www.cslb.ca.gov • Licensing & Consumer Information • (800) 321-2752
WHY CHOOSE A REALTOR®?:
The idea of homeownership can be both an exciting and terrifying experience for most consumers. Thankfully, there are REALTORS® to address your questions and/or concerns of a real estate transaction.
A REALTORS®’ abilities and skills stem from several factors, including, the mandatory educational requirements of the State of California, Department of Real Estate, for licensing; and the completion of initial and continuing Code of Ethics training mandated by the National Association of REALTORS® ("NAR"). It is this education and training that demand professionalism and competency of all REALTORS® to assure your best interests are represented from your initial interview through close of escrow.
Therefore, when selecting a REALTOR®, we suggest you do your homework, to include:
Confirming their licensing status;
Seeking referrals from family and/or friends;
Interviewing at least three candidates; and
Requesting candidate references.
WHAT IS THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE:
Shasta Association of REALTORS® belong to and participate in a Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”) which is utilized daily for sharing and promoting properties for sale within our community. Such a service broadens the exposure of those properties to hundreds of REALTORS® and members of the public resulting in the successful sale and purchase of a property.
Additionally, the MLS also allows REALTORS® the ability to monitor the competition while maintaining a pulse on the ever changing real estate market thereby providing sellers and buyers with the most accurate and reliable property information available. We encourage you to discuss the benefits of including your property on the MLS with your REALTOR®, and invite you to view current properties for sale within our area by visiting FlexMLS Property Search.
Call Before you Dig
There is no standard answer as to the proper location for real estate signs, as underground utilities can vary from location to location. The best and safest way to determine where a sign, mailbox, bush, tree, etc., may be located is to call 811 or visit www.usanorth811.org for a utility locate prior to installing. This is a nationwide service which allows the public to make a single call which is then transmitted to the relevant utility operators for your location . . . it’s simple & it’s free!
For Northern/Central California and all of Nevada, calling 811 or visiting www.usanorth811.org will connect you to USA North, and they recommend making contact “2 working days to 14 calendar days before you dig in California.” This does not necessarily mean that it will take 14 days for the specific utilities to respond, but rather do not call more than 14 days in advance so your markings will not have disappeared by the time you dig. In other words, call two working days in advance, excluding weekends and holidays, of your dig.
The following links provide guidelines and/or other useful information as to when to call for a utility locate: