have an obsession with file pockets. Being a busy real estate agent means I manage lots of paper. I would love to claim that our office is paperless but to avoid mistakes, I have to print a lot of paper. The issue becomes paper management while...
You may have read Steve Lopez’s article in the LA Times: Cash buyers and premium prices leave middle-class home seekers locked out. Now that real estate prices have skyrocketed, I am learning of homeowners wanting to sell now and rent un...
According to the Danger Report released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR): The real estate industry is saddled with a large number of part-time, untrained, unethical, and/or incompetent agents. This knowledge gap threatens the cre...
Clients often ask Is having earthquake insurance necessary? According to the Los Angeles Times less than 20% of California homeowners have earthquake insurance. Homeowners without a mortgage, or who have substantial equity, have a lot ...
Do you enjoy keeping up with the news? I still subscribe to the Los Angeles Times, but don't always read it So much is online now, but that's another discussion. Here's the top real estate news:
*13 Outdoor Dates in LA
*These recently ca...
What's making the real estate news headlines?
*Nearly one-third of Baby Boomers and seniors are choosing to buy larger homes in retirement instead of downsizing…
*So what features are so important that buyers are willing to make big sacrif...
Most everyone is interested in trending real estate news, here are some of my favorite real estate news items:
*Nearly 10% of all American households, are renting storage space: So what are Americans storing in all this space? "I store ou...
I pride myself on the fact that the majority of my clients don’t move around very often. I try to match them with a home that they will grow into – not necessarily what works at this moment in time, but what will work in the near future...
The big real estate news is that home buyers might see more homes coming on the market in the next four years. Many homeowners with equity lines are going to see their monthly payments triple. For years, many with equity lines were paying �...