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Now’s the Time to Look if You’re a Trade-Up-Buyer!
I mentioned in my other post The Market is TOUGH Right Now! The Market Is So Tough Right Now) that the trade-up-buyer is getting their chance to be considered as a viable option to a seller more than they have in a really long time… A ‘t...
The Picture on the Front of My Phone (wallpaper)
I recently got asked, “What’s that photo on your phone (wallpaper)?” It was this photo…this is my Dad in the late 1950’s- he was an amazing QB at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. He played his first few years of high school wit...Pricing Right is SO Important
In a past blog post I talked about selling my mom’s house, I wrote… My mother told me that she wished I wasn’t so direct with her and treated her more like a client than my mom. I told her I wished I was more like this with my clients. W...
Trading Up
I did a video about this topic a few years back- check it out below. When the market slows down like it has recently (last 6-8 months), it’s a great time to give the “trade up buyer” a chance. A “trade up buyer” is a buyer that...What’s Trending in Spec Homes in 2019
Over the last 8 years, “spec building” or speculative development has come back since the downturn. The biggest change in the local spec market is basements. Basements have become a huge part of new home building in the South Bay like never...
Selling the Family Home
So last month, I put my parent’s (Mom and Stepdad) house in escrow…As I am writing this, it’s in escrow and looks like it is going to stick! My mom and Stepdad are both Real Estate Brokers and have been in the business (until recentl...