A study released Thursday by Trulia examined the housing situations of homeowners 65 and older and compared it with a decade ago. It uncovered a 3.4% jump in the number of seniors working in 2016 compared with 2005, and a 1.7% increase in the number living with...
Year: 2018
Paul in NYC
Live broadcast Friday 5:30pm, and replayed - check it out:
How Far We’ve Come
Hat tip to my father-in-law who sent this in - he wasn't around then! What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for 1918: The average life expectancy for men was 47 years. Fuel for cars was sold in drug stores only. Only 14 percent of the homes had a...
The Real Estate Business, 2018
People are wondering where real-estate-selling business will go. The Uber Real Estate yesterday proved to be fake news - they aren't affiliated with the real Uber - but they did follow a familiar theme; bashing the traditional realtor model. Virtually every disrupter...
NSDCC August Sales
The NSDCC sales in May and June were down 20% YoY, but July and August bounced back nicely this year. We had 11 more sales in July this year, compared to July, 2017, but there was one extra day in 2018. How did we do in August (which had the same number of business...
Florence + The Machine
Florence is on tour and will be at the SDSU Viejas Arena on Sunday, September 23rd, and at the Hollywood Bowl on September 25th:
The Long Road Ahead
Things that blow out deals are usually avoidable, and are easy to identify in hindsight. In this case, the agent let the buyers pick a roofer out of the book, which is a terrible way to do business. He gets paid the same whether he blows the deal or not, so of course...
More on Pocket Listings
For those who 'specialize in the off-market space', here's a new excuse to justify your unethical and probably illegal practices: "some buyers don’t want photos of the home they’re purchasing on the internet"....
Three Arch Bay
This is an ideal length for a real estate film - just long enough to pique the viewer's interest. List price is $24 million:
Susie’s Move
Our long-time reader (and California transplant) Susie is moving into a new home in Boise, Idaho. She has been preparing to put her current Boise home on the market, and expected the RV garage would help propel the sale. Here is her report: Sales have slowed here...