The Band was a Canadian-American roots rock group formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1968 by Rick Danko (bass guitar, vocals), Garth Hudson (keyboards, saxophone), Richard Manuel (keyboards, vocals), Robbie Robertson (guitar), and Levon Helm (drums, vocals). The members of...
Month: September 2017
Surge in 65+ Population
A surge in the 65+ population will probably prolong the market conditions we've seen lately - those are the people who got in first, and are probably settled enough that they won't be moving. But those who are relying on pensions might get a surprise, and it would...
Bubbleinfo TV On The Road
My buyers and I have been pursuing a reasonably-priced CV home south of the 56 for at least the last 12 months, and the competition has been fierce. Most have multiple offers, and sell for over list price!
Moving Out
It might get so bad that we see an occasional flurry of supply! H/T daytrip: More than half of California voters say the state’s housing affordability crisis is so bad that they’ve considered moving, and 60 percent of the electorate supports rent control, according...
Trendy Tuesday
I don't mind a trendy door, but what happens when the wind blows though? More trendy doors here: http://www.contemporist.com/11-pivoting-glass-doors-that-make-a-statement-and-let-natural-light-in/
The Future
We got into the future of realtors over the weekend. It started with the crowdfunding effort to raise money to build a realtor-owned portal, and the goal is $1,100,000. But less than $200,000 has been donated so far, so it's unlikely the effort will be successful....
Moving Away
Examples of people who moved away, with good and bad results: Raya and Michael DeMarquez both grew up in San Jose, got married here, raised their kids here, bought a house here more than 20 years ago and felt settled in the Bay Area life — for life. Then they lost...
Inventory Watch
Last September, we averaged 66 new pendings per week: Week New Listings New Pendings Aug 7 99 71 Aug 14 76 65 Aug 21 83 62 Aug 28 96 60 Sept 4 74 71 Sept 11 81 42 Sept 18 77 47 It may get a bit sluggish over the next few months, but nothing price won't fix! The...
Amazon Expands into San Diego
This should be a boost to Carmel Valley real estate: E-commerce giant Amazon is boosting its footprint in San Diego -- leasing office space in University City with room for more than 500 employees. The Seattle-based online retailer confirmed this week that it has...
Realtor-Portal Fundraising
The fundraising has begun for the building of the realtor portal: https://fundrazr.com/StopZillow-PreLaunchTeam Greg should disclose the secret weapon mentioned - because if the new website isn't substantially better than Zillow, then we are wasting our time and...