Micro Markets ~Make sure you’re comparing Apples to Apples~ Micro Markets – Make sure that you’re pricing your property according to trends and comps within your unique “Micro-Market.” You may live very close to another property or development with a particular activity level, yet that area may have very, very different features that attract…or detract willing and [...]
It’s fourth grade in my small life. I have three younger brothers. That year I attended three different schools because my dad was transferred with his company. From Costa Mesa (CA) to San Diego (CA), to La Jolla (CA) (to accommodate a relative coming to live with us), and then up to Daly City [...]
It may be a stretch to attribute an architectural movement to a single television show, but Mad Men and the re-emergence of Mid-Century Modern as the design-du-jour may be just such a case. Whether it’s our aspirational image of the stark lines and breathtaking views of Don Draper’s Manhattan penthouse or the funky furniture at [...]
Lately, a lot of people are telling me that they are nervous buying a home now because they are worrying that home prices could be peaking right now and they don’t want to buy at the top. Relax. Home prices obviously won’t rally like this forever, but the rally isn’t ending in 2012. In fact, [...]
HOW TO EFFECTIVELY PRICE MY HOME FOR SALE? This one’s going to be short but sweet, with deeper explanation of each point to come in a future post. Combining this list with a comprehensive description and explanation of each bullet point is better suited for a book than a blog post. We’ll take ‘em apart [...]
The Boomerang Generation is still living at home and not buying houses. At least, not yet. Via The Atlantic: The unemployed college graduate moving back in with his parents has been one of the ubiquitous stock figures of the recession, helping to cement the Millennials’ reputation as the “Boomerang Generation.” But how many young grads are [...]
Yep, I’m watching Hollywood go berserk over their productions. I can take it or leave it. But it did get me thinking….what grabs the attention of the academy of property buyers? I think this list makes winners. The right pricing. That includes the location, the condition. Everything has a right price. It’s called the market [...]
