Using these 13 tips can give you the power to make your home buying experience as profitable and easy as possible!
Buyers And Sellers Beware In 2023
Buyers and Sellers beware as AI continues to become a huge element in what real estate agents use to convince you to work with them.
Subprime Lending Is Still A Problem In 2023
Subprime lending is still out there in 2023, and the mainstream take on it is totally wrong. We need to solve the actual problem rather than the symptom.
Single Family, Condo, Townhome – The Differences
In this weeks show we chat about the differences between single family homes, condominiums and townhomes. Listen to the end of the show to discover the experiment being tried this week!
Home Equity Theft Interview With Christina Martin!
In this weeks podcast, we interview Christina Martin, an attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation. We chat about her recent victory in the Supreme Court where home equity theft was decided in favor of property owners.
ChatGPT Complicates Life For Buyers and Sellers
AI can make many things easier, but unfortunately, for buyers and sellers trying to find the right agent for them, ChatGPT makes the process harder.
Santa Clara County Home Rental Market 2023
The national trend, according to the headlines, is that rental rates are declining. What we are seeing here in the Santa Clara County home rental market is a little different.
2023 California Exodus
Since 2017, a California exodus has been unfolding. Each year, more people leave the state. In addition, more higher earners make up more of those that leave each year. Businesses are leaving in unprecedented numbers. All while the state of California tries to fix the problem with more of what caused it in the first place.
Investing In Vacant Land With Brent Bowers
Vacant land is a great way to get started in real estate investing and today we have Brent Bowers to discuss how he has built a real estate empire doing just that!
Home Insurance Companies Flee California
State Farm has decided to cut off home insurance coverage for California home owners. That is just the tip of the iceberg.
1% Down Loans – Good Or Bad?
In this thought-provoking episode, we delve into the often overlooked drawbacks of low-income buyers availing themselves of 1% down loans.
Bankruptcies Up 216%
Business bankruptcies up 216% and we are not even half way through 2023 yet! What does this mean for unemployment and the world of real estate?
2023 Real Estate Market Headlines Wrong?
The headlines today sure do seem to be sending out a positive message relating to the 2023 real estate market. Many tell us the great home value drop is over. The most recent numbers prove we are out of the woods. Do they really?
Home Equity Theft In 2023
Home equity theft is real and it is happening in too many locations across the country. Even worse, it is legal and leaves you fighting against the government. But there is hope!
Qualified Buyers Get Hosed In 2023
Did you work hard to get your 20% downpayment and a credit score above 680? Then you are exactly the kind of qualified buyer that the Federal Housing and Finance Agency wants to screw over!
40 Year Mortgage – A Bad Idea
Imagine for a minute all the things you hate about a mortgage. High interest rate – check. Doubling the cost of your home by the time you pay it off – check. Now imagine you can make all of that even worse and you have yourself a 40 year mortgage. Now imagine that bankers want to use this for folks in financial difficulty. Sound good?
March 2023 Buyer & Seller Sentiment
In todays show we will take some time to review the latest buyer and seller sentiment data. We also take some time to consider what the data says about buyers vs what we are seeing buyers actually do in the marketplace.
Is The California “Dream For All” Loan Predatory Lending?
If you think of predatory lending is excessively risky for the borrower, I think that there is a good chance we should chat about the “California Dream For All” loan program from CalHFA (California Housing Fianance Agency).