Keith Sorem's (keithsorem) Blog

Okay, first of all this is my disclaimer.  I have had a long week, worked really hard, and it's HOT!There was a property in town that sold for $780,000 last spring.  It was a sale by the owner.  I check, and the seller was being "helped" by their son, a former lender.  (so, just so we all underst...

It's HOTTER in La Canada Flintridge Than Most Markets!I talk with quite a few REALTORS and am always amused when they talk about "the market".  My experience is that they usually use words such as "soft", "slow", and "shifting", but rarely do they have any facts to support their opinions.  Or the...

For those that may not watch the Food Network, or visited www.foodnetwork.com, believe it or not there is an entire channel devoted to FOOD!  Who would have thought?  There is a new show called FOOD NETWORK STARPatterned after the Apprentice (Donald Trump's show) and  American Idol, 12 star chef ...

I know that it's Sunday, the seventh day, the day of rest, but I read this posting on www.craigslist.org and late last night I saw the ad for a condo and it said in ALL CAPS "NO BROKERS PLEASE".  So, I just had to find out why he was excluding brokers.  Any guesses why?  I hope you are sitting do...

Statistics Don't Lie - REALTORS do!As we enter the second half of 2007 we have a great opportunity to evaluate our market and make some pretty broad conclusions.  Whether buying, selling, thinking (or dreading) of doing SOMETHING, don't we all like to know the TRUTH about the market?  You bet.For...

Glendale, the Jewel City, is really getting a buffing.  Like neighboring cities, Glendale is following the trend of a more "normal" market.  The question is, who can remember what "normal" is anymore.  Let's examine some key statistics and see if we can separate fact from fiction.Total units sold...

People think that Burbank has shown lackluster sales over the past few months and is probably now more "normal" than the crazy market of the past few years.    One of the trends I have noticed in the past 12 months is that many people "think" that the market has slowed down dramatically, compared...