From the Democratic Platform: https://www.demconvention.com/platform/ We must make sure that everyone has a fair shot at homeownership. We will keep the housing market robust and inclusive by supporting more first-time homebuyers and putting more Americans into the...
We know there are millions of people thinking about downsizing, due to costs, maintenance, and their health. But the real estate market provides few quality turn-key solutions. It makes sense to encourage homeowners to add a granny flat! From the latimes.com: To...
Here's another guy who insists on 'disrupting' real estate. While the mobile devices are handy, are people - especially the affluent baby-boomers who are making the real estate market, going to give up their more-traditional homestead to live in a 320sf tin can?...
See what I mean? Hat tip to bode:
We just cut our Zillow advertising back to the minimum. At the beginning of the year, we made the plunge and took on about 18% of the Encinitas territory. We definitely got more calls! Here are the incoming calls and emails per month - total is 157: The best...
I'm surprised we don't see more of these! Hat tip to daytrip! http://laist.com/2015/10/20/this_is_echo_park_at_2015.php We know housing is expensive and it's hard to afford up-and-coming, desirable neighborhoods like Echo Park, but we're not sure about paying $850 a...
It was just a matter of time.....
Hat tip to Eddie for sending in this article - more than half of the people leaving San Diego are millennials! But the article says it is the cost of living that runs people out, so it isn't just the millennials - it's everyone who finds the costs exorbitant:...
Hat tip to Richard for sending in this article - I love these! http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/shipping-containers-offer-welcome-homes-in-phoenix/ar-BBspl3L?ocid=se PHOENIX — A stack of shipping containers sitting in a lot in an industrial section of Phoenix...
We could use more inventory, for several reasons - to slow price increases, to provide more opportunities for first-timers and newcomers, and to keep realtors busy! But people don't want to move, and that's unlikely to change. We're probably in the best climate in...
