Check Out News and Updates on Local Real Estate

December 2023 Real Estate Newsletter: Home Sales Decline Year over Year

In a recent study I found that the number of homes that sold (sales volume) decreased from the two-month period of September 27 th to November 27 th of 2022…

Read More

November 2023 Real Estate Newsletter: A Creative way to Buy and Sell a Home in Todays Market

Here’s a new twist on an old product… Assumable loans. FHA (Federal Housing Authority) and VA (Veterans Administration) backed mortgages can be assumed as long as the borrower qualifies. An…

Read More

October 2023 Real Estate Newsletter: How Does a 2-1 Buy Down Work?

A 2-1 buy down helps home buyers save money on their mortgage payments for the first two years of their note/mortgage. Here is an example: We’ll say the prevailing interest…

Read More

September 2023 Real Estate News Letter: Are We There Yet?

This question comes up often. Sometimes, it feels like we’re going for a ride or… are we just along for the ride. Because, we don’t have any control over what…

Read More

August 2023 Real Estate Newsletter

Home Sales vs Home Prices: As mentioned in an earlier newsletter, the elevated mortgage rates and limited housing supply are suppressing home sales in California (and across the nation). Let’s…

Read More

July 2023 Real Estate Newsletter

What is a NORMAL Housing Market Anyway?  I’ve been in the real estate business since January 1995 (when I got my license) and as much as I can tell, the…

Read More

June 2023 Real Estate Newsletter

Can I get Fire Insurance for my home?  Good question in California. State Farm was the most recent insurance carrier to stop accepting homeowner insurance applications in CA. (citing the…

Read More

May 2023 Real Estate Newsletter

Spring Market Heating Up: With all the wet weather and cold temperatures earlier this year, the spring housing market was a little late getting started. As you will see, there…

Read More

April 2023 Real Estate Newsletter

Spring has Sprung! The Poppies are up but the inventory on homes for sale is down. At the writing of this newsletter (3-28-2023), homes for sale in The Greater Antelope…

Read More
A White Color Cut Out of a Family With a Car

March 2023 Real Estate Newsletter

Spring’s Around the Corner: I posted a video the other day on my Facebook page referencing the current real estate market. On November 17th 2023 there were 1,137 homes for…

Read More