Kayla flew home from Manhattan this morning on Delta - there were only 20 people on the plane! Her Douglas Elliman offices are closed through March 31st and probably longer. Hopefully she didn't bring the bug back with her, but it's better than her catching it there...
Here are tips for those who don't regularly work from home: Prepare and Get Job-Comfortable Get ready for work every morning like you are going to physically go into work. Dress up, do your hair — whatever you'd normally do. This puts you in a professional mindset....
Saving deals takes all types of solutions:
The California Association of Realtors published their coronavirus addendum/amendment today. Those with an existing contract aren't obligated to sign it, but they mentioned the 'Force Majeure Clause', which is a common clause in contracts that essentially frees both...
We're doing fine here at headquarters - how about you? We've primarily worked out of the house for the last 17 years, so we aren't experiencing any disruption just because we're stuck at home. We're still having two listings being prepped for market, and haven't had...
Glad to see the NAR promoting this point - considering what other agents think of you: David Weldon empathized with his client’s growing desperation to sell her home, a three-bedroom house in Southern California’s Riverside County. But he was uncomfortable about her...
MND's 30-yr conforming rate hit 4.0% on Friday, but with today's Fed support, we're back into the mid-3s. It should keep buyers looking at homes, at least online! For those who are curious about the relationship between the Fed Funds Rate, and the 30-yr:
There isn't a central website for viewing videos of local real estate for sale, so let's do it here. This home has been on the market for a while, but the price is now down to $9,395,000: If you're an agent who wants extra exposure for your listings, send me your...
The impact of COVID-19 increased as the week went on, plus we had a few days of rain too. But there wasn't much drop-off in new listings or new pendings. The numbers from this past week were almost identical to those in 2018: NSDCC Weekly Number of New Listings/New...
From this twitter thread written on March 12th. We are about 7-10 days behind them: The following thread is taken from an Italian citizen. As they put it: "To the rest of the world, you have no idea what's coming." As I think everybody knows, Italy is on quarantine...
