North of Montana Market Update – April 2018
As I look at homes in our neighborhood North of Montana (and beyond), I am surprised to see homes that could yield better results if only a little more effort were made. The market has been going up for many years now, so eventually most things do sell. There will...
The Santa Monica Housing Market & Real Estate Trends
Here's the latest information on the Santa Monica housing market, real estate trends, and schools from Realtor.com. Click on the charts to interact with them - they are updated in real-time, so you'll always see the most up-to-date information. And if you have any...
Hindsight & Expected Trends in Real Estate
At the recent LeadingRE Annual Conference, Leslie Appleton Young, Chief Economist at the California Association of Realtors, shared the following insights. This is the conference that just keeps on giving! GDP increase in the past ten years has averaged about...
In Case You Missed It: The New Tax Laws
Back in January I posted about the new tax laws for 2018, and cleverly disguised the post with a GIF of me jumping as the lead image, for those of you who might be hesitant to read about taxes. 🙂 However, I thought the chart deserved a leading image of its own (and...
Buying a house in the desert? Here’s what to expect
From CurbedLA Much like the rest of the nation, the communities of the Southern California desert saw home values plummet in the wake of the 2008 recession. But while sale prices in Los Angeles County have since returned to their pre-recession peaks, that hasn't...
Market Insights from the LeadingRE Annual Conference 2018
A couple of days ago I shared with you some life wisdom gathered at the LeadingRE Annual Conference 2018, attended by representatives from our company recently. Today I'll share some points folks made about global and national real estate markets. Celeste Headlee,...