Wow, where to start. As is with communities across our great land, when a large employer announces substantive changes to the number of people they are going to employ in that area, every aspect of… Read More
Real estate is local. That’s what they say anyway… usually it’s the final tag line in an article or interview discussing real estate values and market conditions. Kind of an afterthought really, yet factually just… Read More
One of the best aspects of being a real estate broker, is that I get to go into a lot of homes. Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on the specific area, as an agent,… 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
You’ve been on the market for many months and your home hasn’t sold. Maybe you got some traffic in the beginning but what was a trickle, has now turned into a tortuous drip. You’re getting… Read More
Every once in a while when I am on a listing presentation, I get asked to explain why a seller shouldn’t just sell their home on their own? Put another way, why they should have… Read More
OK, so maybe a Big Day for the Conejo is a bit of an exaggeration. Still, it’s worth noting that today our total number of units stands at 497. The reason this is significant, is… Read More
When the real estate market was at its lowest point, prices had to by definition do what? Either stay flat or rise. After all we’re talking about the lowest point. For argument sake, let’s say… Read More
A friend called me up the other day asking me to help her sell her home. I told her that even though I could technically list it, I really wasn’t the right guy for the… Read More
Having just returned to sunny Southern California after a week of much needed R and R in the frozen tundra of the Northeast, New York to be specific, I find myself in need of a… Read More