Sebastian “Seb” Frey is the The World’s Greatest Realtor 2018 Award Winner! This prestigious award was granted to him by one of his clients upon the successful sale of their family home in San Jose, California. Closing gifts are common in the Santa Clara county real estate market, but it is unusual for a client to […]
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How to Flip Your Own Home
Hey here’s an idea for you – flip your own home! These days, house flipping is like a national pastime. It’s happening from coast to coast, and, in fact, it’s probably happening in your neighborhood (or very close to it). The real estate website Trulia reported that in 2017, 6% of all homes that were […]
Time for a Lowball Offer?
It’s been quite sometime since I wrote anything about lowball offers – the last time was way back in 2006. In 2006, the market had noticeably cooled from the frenzy in 2005, and it was just a year before a historic real estate market meltdown began in 2007. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20 and […]
Housing-Related Measures on November 2018 Ballot
This year there are a number of very important measures that will appear on our November 2019 ballot. Today I want to talk about three that will affect California housing: Proposition 1, Proposition 5, and Proposition 10. Proposition 1 This initiative seeks to raise $4 billion to pay for affordable housing throughout the State of […]
Why the “Shift” Happening in Our Market Isn’t What You Might Think
Shift happens. But is our California real estate market shifting now too? There are all kinds of stories out there that seem to be saying that it is. Last week I was at a meeting with some big time Silicon Valley real estate brokers, and they agreed that the market has definitely changed. They said […]
9 Great Home Selling Survival Tips
I’ve got some wonderful survival tips I’d like to share with you today. But don’t worry, you needn’t be planning on climbing Mount Everest or swimming with sharks for these to be useful. What I’ve got are nine (9!) great home selling survival tips which will be valuable to anyone who is selling their home – […]
Santa Cruz Together Fights Rent Control
Are you concerned about the movement to bring rent control to the city of Santa Cruz? The folks working to establish rent control in the city have met the required number of signatures to put the measure on the ballot this coming November, so the rent control question will soon be put to the vote. […]
What Lessons From the 2007 Financial Crisis Still Apply Today?
Today, I want to share with you five important lessons that I learned from the 2007 financial crisis With housing prices as high as they are today in California, there are many communities here where prices are far higher than they were even back in 2007. I spoke to a lot of homeowners back then […]