Twice a day the father of two middle schoolers, checks his favorite MLS site to see if anything new has come on the market. He’s looking for the perfect place to call their next home. … Read More
The latest Case-Shiller Home Indices came out yesterday and there were few surprises. Price appreciation declined in almost every market, a fact that suggests that home values are stabilizing. This should come as no surprise since… Read More
I’m not usually quite so local in my blog. That is, I base my thoughts and opinions on what I am seeing locally but since The Real Estate Conversation is now being read from Spain… Read More
There’s an old adage when it comes to sales, under promise and over deliver. I guess this approach originated at some sales training course back when master salesman Zig Ziglar was still selling pots and… Read More
A lot has been made of late about the rebound in housing. Foreclosure notices are at a many years low; prices both year over year and month over month, seem to be on a solid… Read More
The rise in pricing of California real estate has caught many observers off guard and has caused many to wonder aloud if the high numbers are sustainable or just another speculative bubble waiting to burst. … Read More
Before I was a Realtor selling resale homes, I was a builder’s representative; I sat at a model home complex and sold tract homes. I was fortunate to have married into a family that worked… Read More
I was a kid when the jogging craze exploded. The year was 1977 and a new book entitled The Complete Book Of Running was taking America by storm. It advocated running as a way to… Read More
I have said in the past that I wish I were Diana Olick from CNBC. She made herself a nice little career reporting on housing’s demise. So it should be very interesting watching how she… Read More
Summer 2012 will be remembered in real estate circles as the summer of no inventory and the return of the building industry. Yesterday it was reported that housing starts declined by 1.1%; a number that… Read More