Hat tip to DB for sending in this article/trailer: New documentary, 'Some Kind of Heaven' explores the dark underside of America's largest retirement community known as 'The Villages' in central Florida with a notorious swingers scene. The community was designed to...
The intensity of the CV frenzy is hard to determine because it's sold out. Lines are forming but who knows how long? Because the builder has so few left, you know they would wait it out if necessary. But so far, they aren't having trouble finding buyers willing to pay...
I think we can say that February has been at least as hot as January! It may be irrational exuberance, but it's going to continue until there is significant boost in supply. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 2021, how many garages have 2-3 cars parked inside? We should change the name from garage to 'flex space', or 'California basement'. Hat tip to my friend Ken: JBREC was pleased to be asked to be part of a team assembled by Pro Builder Magazine to collaborate on a...
My wife's brief explanation on how she handles the request for repairs that the buyers submit after their home inspection. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hat tip to just some guy for sending this news which shows that while migration has increased, many are opting to stay closer to home: San Francisco’s chief economist, Ted Egan, said that while the out-migration patterns are alarming — only Manhattan has had as large...
Are we getting any more inventory? Are more homes coming to market? There have been a few more good listings, which gives hope. The Super Bowl being on February 7th was later than usual, but the overall numbers are still very light: NSDCC New Listings Between Feb 1 -...
Here's a good marker on age - Billie Joe Armstrong is 49 years old today! My fellow Oakland-born rebel has been around since 1988, and the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on their first ballot in 2015. I saw Green Day in Chula Vista with Laker...
Here it is, literally the worst house on the street! The Seller has done the hard work of cleaning up the almost half-acre property (it only took 7 dumpsters!), so now is your chance to take it from here. Have you ever watched HGTV and thought, "I could do that!"? If...
If you are thinking of selling your house this summer, expedite your plans! Volatility has returned to the mortgage market in grand fashion this week with many lenders quoting rates that are as much as a quarter of a point higher than they were last week. That means...
