Santa Barbara Real Estate

Home Loans Update

Wall Street Journal - November 14, 2016    " The remaking of U.S. politics also is likely to upend the nation's mortgage…

8 years ago

Lowball Offers

A true lowball offer is considered to be an offer of 20% or more off the asking price. Sometimes a…

8 years ago

Elon Musk Unveils Shingles That Could Finally Make Rooftops Sexy

Elon Musk late Friday (October 28, 2016) debuted glass roofing shingles that generate electricity from the sun, a critical step toward…

8 years ago

Santa Barbara Real Estate Market Highlights

According to the Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service, in the third quarter of 2016, Santa Barbara saw average sales prices…

8 years ago

How The Election Could Affect Real Estate

         When the presidential election is over, one thing is fairly certain: there will be some changes to interest rates,…

8 years ago

Ten Designer Tips to Improve Your Home’s Value

  Make the room feel bigger than its square footage. Selecting and placing furniture that fits the scale of the room…

8 years ago

Sometimes Clients Say the Darndest Things

 A humorous, but true, article from InmanNews.com  Buyers and sellers have blindsided agents with comments involving boa constrictors, spiritual cleansing,…

8 years ago

The Walk Score

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that "stroll-friendly communities may be the latest housing draw, but in the luxury market…

9 years ago

Turning the Key on Mortgage Rates

When the Feds lower the federal funds rate, lenders can finance home loans more cheaply. As a result, they can…

9 years ago

4th of July in Santa Barbara!

Here's "What's Happening" in Santa Barbara this Fourth of July! The annual 4th of July Village Parade in Montecito starts…

9 years ago