Southern California Housing Vibes

It's a wrap folks!   The film is in the can, as they say in the movie biz. Having completed 31 Days of May and cured the world of its ills, we're ripe for the 30 Days of June. Right? Maybe. My month end wrap was a lovely spiel, but my thoughts in progress were dashed by a thunderbolt from the blo...

I sold these lovebirds a home.   It's no joke.    Check title, you'll see! I know you're thinking, this svelte sexy beauty, being much younger than her big beefy beau, must be a gold digger, but it ain't true.   She genuinely loves the big brute.  They're enjoying their home in the hills of Orang...

My clients are rednecks.  When I'm around them, I make a practice of removing a couple of crowns to fit in.   At a recent home party (a home I sold them in Orange County-where else?),  I met the new addition to the Rednecks. Baby Redneck is as cute as a baby could be.   (I set the bar high for ba...

I don't recall having shared a plane ride with my twin sister, Majory, before.   Putting us in the same room, even, can lead to unpredictable results, let alone confinement at 30,000 feet.   Sometimes, we laugh ourselves silly until she pee's her pants (the stronger bladder went to the first born...

Activerain, the DOJ, and Realtors have this in Common (Part I) Each paves the way for businesses to compete.    For the consumer, this means the best service at the lowest price. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) IS MY FRIEND I've never polled Realtors on their reactions at the very mention of the...

Activerain, the DOJ, and Realtors have this in Common (I) Each paves the way for businesses to compete. For the consumer, this means the best service at the lowest price. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) IS MY FRIEND I've never polled Realtors on their reactions at the very mention of the Departm...

My practice is a hybrid not always understood by colleagues, but universally understood by consumers. The traditional real estate industry abhors the terms "discount" and "rebate," usually attempting to relegate those terms to the bargain bin.   I, myself, use the words despite my disdain for the...

Getting great value never goes out of style. VALUE AND THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSIONEstablishing a baseline for commission helps to understand value. Traditional commissions have been around since the dinosaur, hovering close to a 5% to7% ceiling, so let's measure against that standard.Either a tale...

It's not a sexy subject, but it's important and fresh. Here's the idea: Realtors are forming alliances with Short Sale Service Companies (SSSC) as ostensible representatives of attorneys or law firms to complete their short sales. Realtors advertise in the MLS that the sale involves a SSSC: somet...

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