Best Online Black Friday Deals For Your Home
As you can see from this infographic from http://www.dtdctrack.in/, more people are shopping online these days, even on Black Friday. Retailers are noticing the trend. In fact, this year the best deals for your home can be found online. Here are six ...
5 tips to true health and wellness
I just read an article about the path to true health and wellness in the Huffington Post that really caught my attention. It began with this sage advice: "Life is not meant to be a struggle." We've all heard those words but how does one live them? ...
Santa Barbara Real Estate: 2 More Sales for Realtor Cristal Clarke
Guest post by Susan Hartzler The Santa Barbara real estate market is hot! At least that's what seems obvious judging from the continued success of Cristal Clarke, one of the region's most respected Realtors and consistently rated in the top 1% of S...
New trend: High-end home communities built around nature preserves
According to the Wall Street Journal, a growing number of high-end home communities are being built around large nature preserves. Why, you ask? Because today's developers see nature preserves as relatively low-cost amenities that are highly valued b...
Creating the cat friendly home
In a recent blog, I shared intel on how developers are courting pet loving home hunters. Being the dog lover that I am, the blog covered ideas for canines but did not include info on creating the cat friendly home. Today, I am going to rectify that s...
New Private Listing: A Spectacular 88-acre Montecito View Property
This spectacular Montecito view property is a new private listing that will soon become part of my portfolio. It's at the eastern end of Montecito and is being offered for the first time in many years. A rare find, it provides breathtaking ocean, m...
8 Estate Planning Essentials
Estate planning: it's a topic no one wants to think about. Yet it's extremely important. If the worst should happen and you don't have your financial affairs in order, you will be leaving it up to your loved ones to decide what to do, or worse, the c...
FEMA Advises California Residents to Purchase Flood Insurance
Last week I asked are you ready for El Niño and shared information on how homeowners can prepare for the drenching rains anticipated to begin in a little over a month from now. Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Times published an article stating th...
Teaching children financial responsibility: Start with Halloween!
It may sound a little strange but Halloween might be one of the best holidays for teaching children financial responsibility. Leading finance experts were asked to share their financial wisdom and strategies surrounding Halloween and the answers were...
Dog vs Robot for Home Security
In a recent blog, I showcased leading home security systems asking which one is right for you. Today, I am going to look at the controversy over dog vs robot for home security. The topic came to my attention when I found out about a robot guard do...