Many Hats of a Realtor
Rising interest rates are frustrating for home buyers who haven't bought in the last couple years. The slowing of the market is frustrating for sellers who delayed putting their home on the market and are now...
Setting Expectations for the August Real Estate Market
Setting expectations and communicating with our clients is a huge part of our job as REALTORs. When we first start talking about buying a home or selling your home, we like to talk about...
More Homes for Sale Since Pre-Pandemic
More listings in July 2022 than for the past 2 years! That is an important shift. Some real estate market pundits have described it as the inflection point where prices are seeing downward pressure and homes...
6 Pieces of Real Estate Advice
What is the best real estate advice anybody has given you? Was it your dad, best friend, your aunt that used to have her real estate license, or something you read?
Your Midsummer Cheatsheet to the Real Estate Market
The first half of the year is wrapped up and the 6 month mark serves as a check-in point. How is our Southern California real estate market behaving?From January to June, we saw considerable changes in...
Is Zestimate Accurate?
Currently, Zestimates are likely to be off because the housing market is slowing down due to the decrease in home buyer demand because of the increased mortgage rates (i.e. mortgage rates went up, so did...
Mortgage Rates Over 6 Percent: The Action Items for Would-Be Home Buyers and Sellers
Throughout the pandemic and into 2021, home buyers enjoyed historically low mortgage rates. For those brave enough to go into battle to get an offer accepted, home buyers are locked in a low mortgage rate in a...
Home Ownership Is An Achievement, But 10 Places Where You Might Overpay
As a homeowner, most of you would say that buying your first house or the one you live in now was a good decision that you would make again. If you are considering buying a home or helping a close family...