Orville Ivor McCallister's (ocmthe4th) Blog

December seems like a bad month for Realtors. Most cities and counties in California experienced a drop in median home prices in December compared to the same month in 2005, according to data on new and existing condo and single-family home sales.Existing single-family home sales in the state fel...

I GUESS THAT WE RAINERS WERE RIGHT IT IS NOT LEGAL IN CALIFORNIAI posted an article two days ago questioning the legality of a tactic that was posted on Inman news. http://activerain.com/blogsview/37549/Is-this-legal-in . Overwhelmingly rainers responded correctly. There were a few that posed com...

Who do we believe?This is an exert I got from InmanThe peaks and valleys of the 2006 housing market were curious -- perhaps even unique -- but consumers and real estate professionals will probably experience a more consistent, positive environment in 2007, according to leading industry analysts.N...

Is This legal in California?Wanted: Home Buyer -- $1,000 RewardA property flier in the San Francisco Bay Area contains the usual information on amenities and price -- but the flip side carries an unusual appeal: "Find a qualified buyer ... and receive $1,000!"The flier also states, "Wouldn't you ...

Is there any liability here?I wrote a post today showing a headline on inman news. http://activerain.com/blogsview/37549/Is-this-legal-in . It talked about getting creative in a slow market. Their idea of creative was to print a want ad for buyers with a reward of a $1000. I thought that was ille...

Is being an ecobroker helping your business.  I really like the concept of the ecobroker. I think that we owe it to our communities and to the world at large to help anyone who wants to be environmentally friendly. I am curious as to the response you get from clients about it. I would really like...

What is more important the client or the commission.This is a question some Realtors don't honestly answer. Commission is great that is how we pay our bills and put food on the table but commission is the byproduct of good honest service. A few months ago I experienced a paradigm shift in the way...

The Mortgage Bankers Association expects the interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage to jump from 6.2 percent to 6.5 percent by the end of the third quarter, as investors lose hope that the Federal Reserve will slash short-term rates any time soon. In a long-term forecast released this wee...

Branching offI just got an email from a friend of mine asking if I was interested in starting up a brokerage in Hemet with a friend of ours. I have always thought at some point I would start my own brokerage and have a branch of my own. I really do not know if this is a good idea. On one hand it ...

Priced Right is Right Nice HOME SELLER TIP: Regardless of whether you're in an area with a surplus of unsold inventory or one where listings are in demand, the blueprint for a successful sale in 2007 is the same. Price your home right for the market. Properly prepare your home for sale. And, make...