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 e...
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...
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that low interest rates and the Coronavirus pandemic have driven insatiable demand for housing.
Specifically, homes with more space, yards, and farther away from cities.
In our ...
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...
After the long holiday weekend, the South Bay is seeing a nice pop of inventory this week.
I hope this is a new trend that continues, but this week alone cannot be trusted post-Memorial Day weekend. Many sellers will delay their listin...
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...
For this week, I am going old school.
I am throwing it way back to a blog post in 2016, the first full year of writing my weekly blog. Six years is not that long for anything, but as a Realtor, it feels like a lifetime ago.
Writ...
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...
Currently, Redondo Beach has listed not one, not two, but three properties going to auction!
Well, two of the properties are in Torrance (Hollywood Riviera) but with Redondo Beach mailing addresses. Nonetheless, clients always get exci...
It has been a long time since we have done a “deals of the week” blog post. Quite honestly, it is damn hard to find deals these days as a buyer. After multiple offers, the asking price on many new listings often settle on a number that is...