2006 Archive

• December 11, 2006
  Interesting Statistics About Real Estate Brokers and Agents

  Only 5% sales agents or brokers actually own investment property, and only 10% actually sell a property.

• December 09, 2006
  Market Watch: November 2006

  Rather than slashing prices, sellers are adjusting to not getting an inflated price over last year, and longer market times.

• December 01, 2006
  High End Real Estate in a Down Market?

  In a slowing market, I feel a better investment is to own property that is premium as well as exclusive.

• November 18, 2006
  So, I Took My Checkbook...

  I recently completed a long road trip through the midwest and parts of the south, and was astonished at how different the real estate market is from California.

• November 17, 2006
  “I want to go to California”

  During my recent road trip across the US, the #1 thing people said to me was “I want to move to California!”

• November 10, 2006
  Market Watch: October 2006

  While property sales in all areas continue to slow, the Residential Income (Multi-Family Home) market in the Coachella Valley has come to a dramatic halt.

• November 08, 2006
  Market Watch

  I have selected four geographic areas to monitor the real estate market in Southern California. Look for a post each month with interesting statistics about these areas.

• November 02, 2006
  What should a Broker Do For You???

  A broker doesn't create the selling price of a property -- the market does. The broker's job is to determine the best strategy for your property, given the current market conditions.

• October 28, 2006
  "The worst of this may well be over"

  Alan Greenspan provides his thoughts on the market, and his successor Ben Bernake provides his own.

• October 20, 2006
  How to Lose Money in Real Estate: 2006-2008

  Some tips for those of us who like to swim upstream.

• October 20, 2006
  Blog...?

  The first time I heard about a blog was from my son four years ago. It sounded really different and quite unusual, and I never thought at the time I'd end up writing my own!

• October 17, 2006
  Who knows what will happen?

  With the proper planning, real estate is almost never a bad investment. But this is not the time to expect double digit appreciation on a property, and 'flipping' isn't planning -- it's speculating.

• August 16, 2006
  Dreaming of Danville

  Since everyone's been telling me that California property is overvalued, should I have invested in all that undervalued property in Danville?

• April 12, 2006
  Expectations

  I believe very strongly that there is money to be made in any real estate market. But to do so, it’s important to understand the current market and not let past expectations get in the way.

• February 09, 2006
  Zestimator

  Zillow brings together a lot of interesting information in a pretty package, but it has some work to do before I retire.