2019 REALTOR Installation Speech

Thank you for braving yet another ferocious northern California rainstorm to be with us today at our 2019 Installation.  I’ve been fortunate to get to…

Time for a Lowball Offer?

A hot time for lowball offers?It's been quite sometime since I wrote anything about lowball offers - the last time was way back in 2006.…

How Can You Get Multiple Offers on Your Home?

Many homes in our area sell for over asking price - sometimes, a lot over asking. However, that doesn’t just happen by magic!  Almost always,…

Jerry Brown and the California Governor’s Mansion

California Governor's MansionA month or so ago, I went to Sacramento for the California Association of Realtors Legislative Day.   I had been hearing about…

Loan Modification Video

Watch this informative loan modification video and learn how you can get your bank to give you a loan modification. While many people who do…

The Endowment Effect in Real Estate

The endowment effect is a human tendency to value something more when we own it. Last year, economist Richard Thaler even won the Nobel Prize…

Upsizing or Downsizing your Home – Now or Later?

about upsizing or downsizing our home? With the considerable increases in home values we've seen over the past couple of years, a lot of homeowners…

The Honest Truth about Your Home’s List Price

The Honest Truth about Your Home's List PriceI want to be brutally honest with you about something that's going to be very important to know,…

The Least Prestigious Profession in America

The Least Prestigious Job in America: Real Estate ProfessionalIt turns out that I have the least prestigious profession in America!  Would you believe that an…

Water Conservation and Quality Issues for the Homeowner

I recently did a Google Hangout with Gerry Bulfin of CleanWaterStore.com in Santa Cruz, California. We spent a half hour or so talking about water…