Jack Bitton's (jackbitton) Blog

Real Estate and Social Media - Love, Hate Relationship? FaceBook, Twitter, FourSquare, YouTube...the list goes on and on.  As a realtor, I know the importance of being on top of your social media presence and how many folks you can access on the internet super highway.  But i...

Picking An Elementary School In Santa Monica California A close friend has a daughter ready for kindergarten next year and she is frustrated with all of the options, philosophies, forms, applications, deadlines and choices that have to be made. That got me thinking about my own neighborhood of Sa...

Is Now A Good Time To Sell Your Home?   Undoubtedly you've heard of what has been dubbed the "shadow inventory," a term used to describe the 2 million houses that are in or about to enter the foreclosure process and have yet to be put back on the market by lenders and investors.But what about the...

  What you NEED TO KNOW Before Moving To Santa Monica, California My list of NEED TO KNOW items are are not what to pack in case of an emergency or how to deal with the traffic (a given) but the common everyday IMPORTANT knowledge we take for granted in our own neighborhoods.  Let's say you're mo...