High-quality video with no talking, just eye candy: This contemporary house overlooks the Santa Ynez Mountains and Toro Canyon Park in Santa Barbara County. The living room and kitchen share the same space, and glass sliders open up to outdoor sitting areas. Perched...
Year: 2017
Trader Joe’s & Starbucks
Here’s some food for thought. Americans who own homes that are closer to a Trader Joe’s grocery store—as opposed to a Whole Foods or ALDI grocery store—saw higher home price appreciation, according to data from released this week from real estate analytics firm ATTOM...
10% Risk of Correction in U.S.
New research from JPMorgan examining historic data found that the risk of a dramatic decline in prices is low, despite current fears of a correction in the U.S. and Canada. Using data from 14 developed countries dating back to 1950, JPMorgan's research found that...
Bubbleinfo on Facebook Live
My first attempt at Facebook Live, with no warm-up. I'll hold the phone horizontally next time, and shoot the video out the back of the phone because this view is reversed (be patient, it rolls out slowly here): Jim the Realtor on market conditionsPosted by...
Late-Summer Rally
If we charted it carefully, we'd probably find that there are hot streaks around the same time every year:
Housing Bubble? Just Wait It Out
An article comparing the performance of residential and commercial real estate during the boom-bust-boom: https://niskanencenter.org/blog/ever-bubble-housing-prices/ An excerpt: Housing prices have been on a tear over the last five years. The Case-Shiller national...
Crowd Singing Bohemian Rhapsody
A month ago, 65,000 gathered for a Green Day show in London. Before it began, they played the instrumental track of Bohemian Rhapsody, and the crowd responded accordingly. P.S. Freddie Mercury died in 1991:
Market Conditions, August 2017
I need to make the transition to Facebook Live, and while I don't have any qualms about speaking extemporaneously, it is the factors out of my control that are concerning. But let's give it a go. We'll do more video this month - here's the state of the market:
Big Brother Real Estate
Hat tip to reader MF who sent in a note about this latest 3.0 release. If it wasn't already obvious, our industry has more information on you than ever: With PropertyRadar 3.0, you can have unlimited, always up-to-date contact information with your subscription,...
Kayla’s Trendy Tuesday
VR is becoming a huge part in real estate where you don't even have to walk into an actual home! You can put on the headgear, and tour another home while being in your living room! Scary... but it's what our world is coming to. I bring it up today because the luxury...