Tight supply continues to put a drag on the market,
resulting in fewer sales, high home prices, and low housing affordability. With
rates remaining ...
Buying your first house is an exciting milestone, but it can
also be a complex and overwhelming process. Whether you're a newcomer or a
long-time re...
The
vibrant city of Stockton, nestled in the heart of California's Central Valley,
experiences a real estate market as radiant as its summer sun. As...
When inventory is tight and
affordability is low, buyers can find themselves feeling somewhat desperate.
One question that I get frequently from buy...
Traditionally,
this time of the year, as the weather starts warming up, so does the real
estate market. Many consumers with school age children like...
A couple of months
into the year and at the doorstep of the spring buying season, the market is
still showing some uncertainties mostly due to a sur...
One of the many things I enjoy about being in
the real estate business, is that no matter how long an agent is practicing,
there are always new expe...
The first month of
the year flew by ever so quickly but it has brought with it some positivity for
the real estate market that has experienced many ...
There is a nationwide property scam where homeowners are
duped into assigning a lien on their property in exchange for an upfront cash
payment. The ...
It is starting to
feel more like Christmas. The weather has cooled down, holiday decorations
light up the streets and Black Friday has brought consu...
As Labor Day
weekend wraps up, the record high temperatures refused to ease, unlike the real
estate market which started its own cooling down months...
When either selling or purchasing a home most
people have similar concerns. If you are the seller, your thoughts are on what
you need to do to your ...
What happened to the Hot Real Estate Market?
Normally the summer season is the busiest season of the year. High interest
rates have put a SERIOUS de...
The rapidity of
sales of the past two years in the real estate industry have created a dizzying
whirlwind even for the most experienced professional...
The shift in the real estate market over recent weeks has caught many
sellers off guard. It was no secret that the months leading up to the shift
we...
Recent data regarding housing contract cancellations does reflect some slowdown in the housing sector. While there is always some degree of contract c...
Did you
just feel that shift in the market? This is the question that both myself and
my Real Estate collogues have been asking for the last several...
Twice a year the California Association of
Realtors will come out with new forms and/or they will revise already existing
forms. These are highly im...
When you have property to sell that is not
your primary residence, you do not want to be stuck paying capital gains. In California
you could pay up ...
If anyone thought
that when interest rates broke the 4% mark, it would slow real estate sales,
they were seriously mistaken. As we enter the seasona...
Spring has sprung!
Clocks have been set back for Daylight Savings and just like that we are in a
new season. Spring is a wonderful time. People feel...
As we are coming
up to the end of the first quarter, it is clear, sales are in full swing. It
seems that over the holidays, buyers took a short brea...
Today
The Record reported that the national average interest rate for a 30-year fixed
mortgage is 4.23%. That rate was 3.02% this time last year! Th...
Home prices continue their upward trend with the San Joaquin County median price at $513,000, up
23% from July 2020. There appears at this time that...
Great news! The COVID restrictions have been lifted!
For real estate that means fewer forms to show a home and we can now have open
houses without r...
