How developers are courting pet loving home hunters
My clients and friends know that I am a real dog lover so it's not surprising that a recent Wall Street Journal article about how developers are courting pet loving home hunters caught my attention. "Where a Dog's Life Means Luxury Living, Develop...
Top 10 real estate trends sparked by the millennial generation
The millennial generation is changing the landscape of the real estate world, from home buying to design. Loosely defined as those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s, Millennials number between 80 million and 90 million. It's the largest gr...
Tree House Builders in Santa Barbara Take Note!
Tree house builders in Santa Barbara are taking note as Dom'Up takes the tree house to new heights. It's an innovative structure that's easy to install and leaves no trace or impact on its surrounding environment and trees. Featuring a lightweight 17...
How are declining oil prices good for real estate?
While most Americans are thrilled by declining oil prices creating up to a 50% reduction in the cost of gas at the pump, many homeowners and buyers are asking "How are declining oil prices good for real estate?" At the same time, experts are speculat...
Luxury Homes Priced to Sell at $30 million
A recent story in the Wall Street Journal has some very interesting news about sales of luxury homes. Data from Realtor.com says luxury homes are selling at a faster rate than they were selling last year at this time. But that's not the entire story....
How will the rest of the real estate recovery play out?
Want to know how the rest of the real estate recovery will play out? Here's what the experts are saying based on surveys and interviews with real estate developers, investors, lenders, servicers and builders: 1) Real estate recovery still hinges on ...
Housing Recovery: Threats Remain
The recent drop in foreclosure rates to 2007 lows, combined with climbing home sales and prices (as seen in Santa Barbara real estate!), are a reflection that the real estate market is continuing to gain ground. Threats remain, however. What are they...
Lenders More Upbeat About Housing Recovery
It's true, lenders are more upbeat about the direction of the housing recovery The housing recovery continues: more than 70% of lenders surveyed said home prices are "rising at a sustainable pace," according to a quarterly survey of U.S. bank pro...
Santa Barbara Real Estate: Rebounding Riviera
If you have read my June Newsletter and are seeking additional information regarding the Santa Barbara Real Estate Market the article Santa Barbara Real Estate: Rebounding Riviera is an excellent place to start. For several months now I have bee...
Santa Barbara Luxury Real Estate
In Santa Barbara we may be used to the term May grey but the Santa Barbara Luxury Real Estate market it is anything but grey with buyers continuing to be active and inventory continuing Aprils trend. For the month of May sales are up 40% with 47...