Jack Mossman's Blog

This week in Stockton, Ca  - Real Estate related news summaries 7/24 - 7/30/10 July 27 - Washington, AP - "Home sales take a dive" and economists propose that prices will likely go lower.  Standard and Poor's Case-Shiller index forecasts average loss in home prices to be nearly 2% this year.  Moo...

This week saw more action in news production arena.  Radio and television continue to hammer on the national scene, so here's a recap on the local one:  July 18 - Stockton Record - listing real estate transaction for June 21-24 from information compiled from County records:  Total sales:  98; Sel...

"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion.  He hardly knows which is which.  He simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does,...

I sometimes wonder, if few news items is a good thing ... until we have a week that has an avalanche of real  estate news.  This week was one of the quiet weeks .... The calm before the storm?  July 11 - Stockton Record - listing real estate transaction for June 14-18 for information compiled fro...

Real Estate news for the local market was slower for the week ending 7-9-10:  7/6/10 - Stockton Record by Keith Reid - relates an overview of interest rates down; Credit has expired slowing market; increase in median price; decline in pending sales.  7/9 - Stockton Record by staff and wire report...

I'm teaching tomorrow and I am really looking forward to it.  The topic has to do with the psyche and emotions of sellers under stress and how we can relate to them for better results.  The topic however, is not as important as the awareness that we are being called upon to go beyond the nuts and...

Over the last 2 weeks or so, consumers in San Joaquin County market have more food for confusion.  Buyers and sellers are looking for a clear path and instead they find conflicting information.  As real estate professionals, we get the task of evaluating and interpreting the media information for...