Forget Seattle, Denver and San Francisco. Boise, Idaho, is poised to be the hottest housing market at the start of the next decade. A new report from Realtor.com identified the housing markets that are expected to see the most notable home sales and price growth in...
Where to Move
Car-Free
Another reason to move to Arizona. The story: https://medium.com/culdesac/introducing-culdesac-3fbfe7c4219c
Susie’s Thoughts on Boise
Here are Susie's comments on the Boise article from Monday - she moved there from California a few years ago: Hi Jim, just saw this. The recent election was interesting. Incumbent mayor Dave Beiter (since 2004) was running for his 5th term and received only 30% of the...
Mixed Feelings About Californians
The Twitter squall below is linked to the tweets. Susie, what is it really like? BOISE, Idaho — This city sure knows how to roll up the welcome mat — that is, if you happen to move here from California. Just consider last week’s mayoral election. It was the most...
Leaving California
Here's a less-hysterical article about people leaving California - it seems about 28% have been wanting to leave for years, and only 13% have done it. An excerpt: Berkeley pollsters found 24% of voters had given serious consideration to moving out of California with...
The Palace Bar
Thanks to Bill Iannelli who sent in this tour of the Palace Bar in Prescott, Arizona. It brought back fond memories of the summer of 1976, when I spent a week there with a landscape crew. We hung out at the Palace Bar during the annual Fourth of July party, which is...
Downsizing Out-Of-State
Are you thinking of downsizing and moving out-of-state? This new survey says half of Californians are considering! Let's give it a go! A few years back, we had sold David Meek's sister a house in Pt. Loma, and she told him to check me out. David is a Phoenix-area...
Best SoCal Main Streets
Solana Beach, Julian, Del Mar and Encinitas all made the list: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/southern-california/best-main-streets-so-cal
Where and When to Move
You've heard friends and family say it, and you may have said it yourself. "Oh, I'm going to sell!" It's said casually, without a real commitment or timeline, with blame placed on politics, taxes, traffic, etc. With home prices this high, it's a real temptation...
Kayla’s New Team
Kayla has joined the Jacky Teplitzky Team, one of the most successful realtor teams in the history of Manhattan real estate - and she couldn't be more excited! Her first week on the job was jam-packed with tours of their listings, and other training. Look out now,...