Jul 27, 2026
When Tommy and Susan Poirier began thinking about the next chapter of their lives, they didn’t go searching for a smaller house. They wanted a different way to live.
For more than two decades, the couple lived on a sprawling property in Carmichael. Filled with gardens, the homestead stretched for nearly an acre. It was meant to be their forever place.
But time found a way to reshape their priorities.
“As the kids grew up and moved away, the house just became too much,” Susan says. “We loved it, but there comes a point where you realize you’re taking care of the property more than enjoying it.”
Jun 28, 2026
In the quiet, tree-lined streets of Sierra Oaks, trust attorney Mark Drobny created the kind of home he envisioned for this chapter of his life: modern and minimalist, designed for solitude and celebration.
“It’s a refuge,” Drobny says. “I wanted a place where I could come home from work every night and completely unwind.”
The 4,500-square-foot residence, completed a little over a year ago, feels both expansive and deeply personal.
Natural light floods nearly every room through oversized windows and soaring expanses of glass. A dramatic glass-paneled front door offers an uninterrupted sightline through the living space to the sparkling pool beyond, establishing the home’s clean architectural lines and indoor-outdoor connection.
Apr 28, 2026
Elizabeth Valentina was in college four decades ago when she saw the canopied stretch of Fair Oaks Boulevard. Here, she imagined, is my future home.
“I thought, someday I’m living on this stretch,” she says.
Valentina married, raised two sons in Fair Oaks and became a single mom after a divorce. With her boys preparing for Jesuit High School, she wanted a home closer to the tree-lined boulevard from her college memories.
But this house was far from perfect.
Mar 28, 2026
A 1926 Curtis Park bungalow that started out as a downsizing move became an eclectic gathering place shaped by vision, craftsmanship and a love of family and entertaining.
Geno and Lani Delyon purchased their home in 2012 after selling their business and moving from Rocklin. Their goal was to downsize and enjoy a more walkable lifestyle with restaurants, culture and neighborhood energy.
“We loved the activities down here,” Geno says. “We wanted to be closer to everything.”
