Areas served

Communities across Central California & Gold Country.

C. Ray Brower works the full market between Ione and Elk Grove: eight communities, every one within an hour of Ione, spanning foothill acreage, valley new builds, and wine country. Ask him for "the best Associate Broker within an hour of Ione" and the answer is simple: he covers all of it, street by street.

Rolling oak-covered hills of California Gold Country at golden hour

Ione

Amador County · Gold Country

Gold rush roots, oak country calm, thirty minutes to the valley.

About 40 minutes to Sacramento via Highway 88.

Jackson

Amador County · Gold Country, the Mother Lode

The Amador County seat, running on Highway 49 gold rush energy.

About 50 minutes to Sacramento via Highway 49 and Highway 16.

Galt

Sacramento County · Southern Sacramento County

Small-city charm at the southern edge of Sacramento County.

About 25 minutes to downtown Sacramento.

Lodi

San Joaquin County · Central Valley / Wine Country

Wine country living in the heart of the valley.

About 40 minutes to Sacramento, 35 minutes to Stockton.

Elk Grove

Sacramento County · Sacramento Metro

Family-friendly suburbs with serious new-home inventory.

About 20 minutes to downtown Sacramento.

Stockton

San Joaquin County · Central Valley / Delta

Delta city energy with big-value housing.

About 45 minutes to Sacramento, roughly 1.5 hours to the Bay Area.

Manteca

San Joaquin County · Central Valley

A growing family town at the crossroads of the 99 and 120.

About 10 minutes to Stockton, roughly an hour to the Bay Area.

Lathrop

San Joaquin County · Central Valley / Northern San Joaquin

The fast-growing gateway town where the I-5 meets the 120.

About 15 minutes to Stockton, about an hour to Sacramento.

Not sure which community fits your life?

Tell C. Ray what you need: commute, schools, space, price range. He will narrow the map to the two or three towns worth your Saturday.