Tips, Advice & Links
Newer Agents
It's going to be tough on the newer agents going forward. The commission lawsuit stuff isn't the big concern. Sales are likely to keep dropping, and at the same time the better agents are picking up market share. There aren't enough sales to go around for every...
More Pets Than Children
It was International Cat Day last week! Did you know there are more households with pets than children? These beloved pets are a driver of a major facet of economic activity: home buying. About one-fifth of recent home buyers considered their pet in their neighborhood...
Hacks to Help Sell Your Home
These are great tips - curb appeal and staging make the best visual impression AND they send the message that the sellers care. While the process of trying to sell your home can feel daunting, there are some simple yet highly effective hacks that can reel in buyers...
Evaluating The Kitchen
If you are spending $2,000,000+ for a home, you deserve a built-in refrigerator! Check its age though, because they are expensive to replace. Sub-Zero and Thermador refrigerators will last for 20 years and are made in America. GE fridges are American-made too, but...
Seller Disclosures
There used to be a belief that any defects that had been fixed, or things that happened to previous owners weren't required disclosure items for today's home sellers. But it's gotten very specific now - and beginning July 1st, AB-968 takes effect. If the home is...
Reducing Capital-Gains Tax
My blog post on avoiding the capital-gains tax by minimizing your annual income was wrong - the IRS includes your gains as income too (thanks WC!). It leaves home improvements as the best way to reduce the taxable gain - hang onto your receipts:...
Fire Insurance in California
This is getting to be a real problem, and there doesn't appear to be a Plan B. Hat tip to Richard! As home insurers flee California, the state’s last-resort insurance plan is warning that it’s being pushed toward insolvency, forced to cover a rapidly growing number of...
Best Week to Sell Your Home
Instead of a glut forming, the number of houses for sale between La Jolla and Carlsbad has been decreasing lately. April will be fantastic for sellers! So will May and June, and probably July! 😆 I can help you with that!...
Retractable Screens Repair
