The past couple of weeks have brought calls and texts from clients regarding the latest California Senate Bills to pass in the Senate and State Legislatures. If signed by Governor Newsom, these coul...
What the heck do we make of this market?
Many news headlines are stating record highs in home prices, while other media outlets are talking about a slow down in real estate at the same time.
Even in my blog posts, I have reporte...
Over the past few months, my South Bay real estate blog has been gushing about the overall strength of our local housing market.
Second quarter data shows buying frenzy! North Redondo new construction price surges! Condo/townhome price...
The real estate market has been on fire.
Pandemic-fueled demand for single-family homes, generationally low interest rates, and sparse supply have created the perfect storm in our local real estate market and across the nation.
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This week, I am out on a long vacation but thought it would be fun to quickly review the first half of 2021 sales throughout the South Bay.
Below, you will find single-family home sales in Redondo, Hermosa, Manhattan Beach, along with ...
And just like that, the second quarter of 2021 is over.
If you remember the last quarterly update from Q1 of 2021, I discussed “easy comps” as the Coronavirus significantly reduced real estate sales for much of March and April of 2...
The week leading up to the Fourth of July holiday is almost always a slow time for the housing market.
Last year was an exception to the rule due to pandemic madness, but this year's 2021 Independence Day might start to revert to the m...
The ultra-luxury home market seems to be as strong as ever in the South Bay.
I normally do not write about this upper part of the market too often because, quite frankly, there is not too much action to speak about. But during these ex...
It is amazing how quickly the world changes.
In 2020, I had an idea for a running “live series” about how I was approaching some of my very own investment deals. Since January 1 of 2020, the world and the real estate market has had...
Today, I am diving into everyone's favorite topic...interest rates!
National U.S. mortgage rates can go much lower over the long term, which in turn means, South Bay interest rates can head lower as well.
Do I believe rates will...
Every so often I write about The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.’s) housing affordability numbers as I believe they are a great indicator of whether a market has more room to run or might lose some steam.
For past blog art...