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What The 1970s Were Like
These were my high-school days. The Best of Mountain on 8-track, and friends like this:
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers everywhere! My mom is hanging in there! She is still in the retirement home in San Rafael, and is relatively healthy. We sent her flowers and chocolate-covered strawberries for Mother's Day, and she has called me three times to...
Why Jim the Realtor?
Yesterday, I had two similar occurrences take place so it must mean I should address it! This comment was left here on the blog: I just wanted to thank you for your bidding war info. I have followed your blog for many years. We listed our house in Ramona last week and...
SanMo
909 Franklin St., Santa Monica 5 br/5 ba, 4,583sf 0.35-acre lot YB: 1974 SP = $4,967,500 Several records were established here! Our highest sale ever. Our longest escrow ever (8 months). The most times a deal was dead and needed resuscitation (50+). Congratulations to...
‘Owned, A Tale of Two Americas’ on PBS Tonight
Giorgio's movie will debut on PBS TV this week! Tuesday, February 8th at 10:00pm on KPBS Saturday, February 12th at 9:00am on KPBS2 If you want to watch it on your schedule and don't mind paying $4 to $5, click HERE. We had a great time while filming the movie, and...
The Last Big Frenzy
Has there ever been a precedent to our current housing frenzy? Yes - back in the 2000-2005 era, which a new blogging guy coined, 'The Golden Age of Real Estate' (bubbleinfo.com was three months old). Note the S&P Index: Date: December 25, 2005 The median price of...
Merry Christmas
Natalie had a covid scare but tested negative four days in a row so she was able to join Kayla, Frank and us for Christmas weekend! We appreciate those who include us in their search for the perfect home for the holidays - thank you!
Manhattan Views
We did get to spend the Thanksgiving weekend in Manhattan with Kayla. She cooked a good old-fashioned turkey dinner at home on Thursday, and the next day we visited the new tourist attraction on 42nd Street adjacent to Grand Central Station. They run you up to the...