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...
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...
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...
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...
Climate change has been hotly contested, and who knows what the eventual outcome will be. It's unlikely that we will have to worry about any possible effects, but your kids might - and look out Mission Beach! Hat tip daytrip!...
Buying a house just gets you started - there are the other goodies too. In the tony coastal regions, add a zero to these numbers! http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/07132017_home_buying_behavior.asp An excerpt: Specifically what do home buyers purchase? The biggest...
A great article from realtor.com. Excerpts: As baby boomers look to downsize out of their suburban McMansions, a generational showdown is looming: Millennials might be coming into their own as the nation's biggest group of first-time home buyers, but they aren't...
Those with less skin in the game are typically the people who have the most trouble in a down market. Apparently, the potential profit must be so large that the investors overlook that - or figure there is little chance the government will let the market go down...
Now that everyone does it, you have to wonder about the effectiveness - but if it's competitive, you can't afford not to! Though I did have a seller tell me to not include any emotional stuff to try to influence her - this is business! Link to cnbc.com article If...
Kayla and I will be at 7060 Via Del Charro today 12-3pm! An authentic California Ranch on 2.79 acres in horse country! Park-like estate with a stunning single-level main house that was redesigned and extensively upgraded in 2009 - it's like a new house! The wide-open...
