I have been scanning the news online for days looking to see if anyone has really studied how sequestration will effect the housing market. Two positions emerge; one from housing industry cheerleaders and the other position from people speculating how cuts may directly impact entities like the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). On average approximately 20% […]
Keller Williams Realty achieves largest agent based Real Estate Franchise in the US
(Dallas TX) February 17, 2013. Announced at the State of the Company Address Sunday morning to a crowd of more than 10,000 Agents in attendance in the Dallas Convention Center, CEO Mark Willis revealed that the company had finally surpassed Coldwell Banker in agent count to become the largest franchise in the nation. It is […]
Video – Simi Valley Real Estate Forecast
Trying to understand the Simi Valley Real Estate market? Is the Rally on? Are buyer’s getting the squeeze? Are Home Seller’s dictating the terms of every Sale? All that and more in this video blog on the Simi Valley Real Estate Forecast.
2012 Year End Real Estate Report for Simi Valley CA
How did the year end for Simi Valley home sales in 2012? Did the real estate market live up to all hype from the industry and media coverage? Remember that real estate markets are local, even hyper local. What may happen in some price ranges and some other areas may not always occur in our […]
Simi Valley December 2012 Home Sales Report
Sales of single-family detached homes in Simi Valley during the month of December improved slightly over the prior year’s totals. Median home pricing settled out at $400,000 and the average sale price retreated $27,000 at its lowest point since June 2012. Distressed properties still make up approximately 50% of all sales. Restricted inventories and low […]
SImi Valley November 2012 Home Sales
Single-family detached home sales for the month of November 2012 in Simi Valley slowed and finished below the trending average of 115 units per month for this year. This is somewhat of a surprise as the last couple years sales volumes increased near year-end, as the banks rushed to clear their books of short sales […]
Simi Valley Metrolink Spark of Love Christmas Train
(Video) Don’t miss the Simi Valley Metrolink Christmas Train Spark of Love Toy Drive at the Train Station at Stearns And Los Angeles Ave This Sunday December 2, 21012. Metrolink decorates a train for Christmas and pulls into the station all lit up with music. They have a Christmas Show for the kids with Santa. […]
Stop! Call me before getting creative with the improvements on your home!
This might be my shortest real estate Blog post and it must be true that a picture is worth a thousand words. I promise this has not been Photoshopped or altered in anyway. I shot this set on Average White Balance and you can look at the sky and the no parking sign to see […]
Home Owner Relief – FHA policy seeing the benefits of Short Sales
While the new improved FHA policy looks to aim at the hardest hits part of the county, this is definitely an improvement in understanding how to tackle a difficult problem. Over the last 4+ years, 50% of the sales I have been involved in have been Short Sales. There is no shortage (no pun intended) […]
2013 Tax problem for Simi Valley Home Sellers – The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
The extension of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act is very important to the housing market and has major Income Tax implications for those who sell their home through the Short Sale process or lose their home to Foreclosure.These details are scrutinized in the overview, testimonials and review of lexington law for credit repair. URGENT! […]
