Santa Cruz Real Estate Industry Consolidation
And it's no surprise, either, that Flat Rate Realty closed an office - these discount brokerages do good when times are fat, but when times…
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I’m a twit(ter)(er)
Well, I have s Facebook page, but about the only thing I get from it is "friend requests" from other Realtors, mortgage brokers, and folks…
60 Minutes Reports on the House of Cards
Yeah, I didn't catch it on 60 Minutes because, even though I have Charter Cable with the HD package and a couple of hi-def flat…
So Sue Me
Now, I'm not saying that some Realtors don't deserve to be sued, and maybe they even be deserved to be sued for things they've told…
Time for a Mortgage Meltdown
I was at a pretty stressful signing yesterday. I'm in a deal where the buyers are taking out a pretty large pair of loans (totaling…
A Realtor, Verizon, and his Smart Phone
"Shouldn't you have a feature where you can get your system to send out a friggin' text message to let me know that I have…
Local Girl Does Good
I was chatting with a friend of mine on-line today, and he said, "Oh, I saw your neighbor on the front page of the Santa…
Getting a Fix on Fixer Uppers
It's a sad, but classic tale: someone buys a pig of a house, usually pays too much for it, then sinks too much money into…
Give Yourself a Tax Break
Do you feel like your property taxes are too high? That sounds like it could be a bad thing - but maybe it isn't! Maybe,…
Equity Sharing – Credit Crisis key?
In case you haven't heard, there's a crisis in the mortgage market. Probably by now, you've heard about the sub-prime lender implosion, but now, it's…