Hello Friends. Fall is here and the kids are back in school. However, it doesn’t mean all the warm weather is gone. Halloween is just around the corner. The Dodgers won the National League West with the best record in baseball. Let’s hope they bring another World Series championship home. USC is starting out strong […]
IS FALL A GOOD TIME TO SELL A HOME? Yes! Once we get past Labor Day and back to school, home sales pick up. Buyers who stepped out of the market, want to be in a new home before year’s end, and are serious will be looking for a home to purchase. Everyone knows the […]
Hello Friends. Summer is here. Time for a refreshing root beer float. Do you have any vacation plans? The Dodgers are smoking along playing exceptionally well and the Angels, despite having Ohtani, are struggling. Will the Lakers make a big trade involving Westbrook? The Clippers new arena has broken ground in Inglewood. USC and UCLA […]
HOW IS THE REAL ESTATE MARKET? 1) Mortgage rates declined to around 5%.2) Multiple offers have subsided with some homesseeing them while most are not.3) The number of homes for sale has increased.4) The time to sell a home is slowly increasing.5) A lot of news stories talk about a coming crash in home values. […]
Summer is here, hope you had a great 4th of July! The Dodgers are leading the National League West and the Angels are up and down. Their star pitcher Ohtani struck out 13 batters and is hitting home runs, inviting comparisons to a young Babe Ruth. Congrats to the Golden State Warriors on their championship! […]
HAS THE REAL ESTATE MARKET PEAKED? Home prices have have been on an upward trend since 2012 and exploded the last 3 years. Ten years is a long time for an up cycle. Previous factors that brought an end: 1) High mortgage rates 2) Layoffs and job uncertainty 3) Speculation and stated income loans. We […]
Hello Friends. Spring flowers are here but with the drought continuing water cuts are looming. The Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw just became their all time strikeout leader. The Angels are in first place and looking good. Who will be the NBA champ this year? The hottest new sport in the USA is pickleball with over 5 […]
What Do High Mortgage Rates Mean ? 1) The refinancing for a lower interest rate boom is over for most. Current rates are over 5%.2) The cost of buying a home just went up. Many buyers who were qualified for a $1.5 million home at 3.25% now qualify for maybe $1.3 million.3) Offering over the […]
Hello Friends. Spring is here, ready or not. Let’s hope for April showers and May flowers. The Lakers woes continue and the season is lost. Next year hopefully both the Lakers and Clippers will have all their stars healthy. The Dodgers signed star first baseman Freddy Freeman to a $162 million contract to make another […]
IS SPRING 2022 A GOOD TIME TO SELL YOUR HOME? Spring is normally the best time of year to sell a home. The days seem longer, the flowers are in bloom and many people like to be in their new home by summer. Things that are different this year – the war in Ukraine (pray […]
