2007 Archive

• December 02, 2007
  A New Informative Website

  outside.in provides locals information for all major cities in the United States.

• November 24, 2007
  Riverside County #3 in U.S. for Foreclosures!

  Realty Trac Inc reported that Riverside/San Bernardino Counties were #3 in the U.S. for foreclosure filings.

• November 24, 2007
  San Diego First Market Area to Improve End of 2008

  Some good news

• November 12, 2007
  Toxic Mold in California

  Mold is insidious and with ongoing exposure almost everyone is adversely affected healthwise.

• October 15, 2007
  International Relief Teams Annual Gala Fundraiser

  On October 13th I attended the International Relief Teams annual Gala Fundraiser.

• September 09, 2007
  Understanding Foreclosure Numbers!!!

  Foreclosures increased 1800% in La Quinta, 1200% in Indio and 1480% in Desert Hot Springs from the second quarter of 2006 to the second quarter of 2007.

• August 31, 2007
  Even In This Downturn I Still Like Real Estate

  Each day brings more negative news about real estate, especially in the Southern California Residential Market.

• August 13, 2007
  A Different Downturn?

  In the thirty years I have been in the real estate business, this is the first downturn where entry level housing was the primary product impacted.

• August 13, 2007
  Too Many Bloggers?

  This is the first time a down real estate market has numerous bloggers stating their opinions.

• June 25, 2007
  Some Fun Statistics

  A collection of some interesting facts about the current real estate market.

• May 04, 2007
  Interest rates going down?

  Bill Gross, bond manager with PIMCO, feels the fed will lower interest rates substantially in the forthcoming year.

• April 11, 2007
  Headlines or Facts?

  We keep hearing dismal reports that make great headlines about the current real estate market, but keep in mind that downturns are by location and not across the board.

• March 22, 2007
  Sub-Prime Loans: What's Going to Happen?

  Is it really all gloom and doom and we’re going broke in 2008????

• March 06, 2007
  Market Watch: February 2007

  Inventory is still increasing but the rate of increase to be slowing down.

• February 07, 2007
  Marketwatch: January 2007

  Prices are not declining in most areas, as both buyers and sellers adjust their expectations to the new market. But a few market sectors are "having issues" and sales activity and new inventory increased substantially from December.

• February 03, 2007
  Real Estate Horror Stories

  Some of the most outrageous episodes in property ownership that the owners lived to tell about.

• January 08, 2007
  Market Watch: December 2006

  San Diego's ratios of new product to pendings are continuing to decline, while the Palm Springs area remains constant. Lots of people have cash but are waiting on the sidelines.