The Best Opportunity For Buyers Is NOW
The past year belonged to the sellers. They were positioned squarely in the driver’s seat, thanks primarily to limited inventory and rising home values. Of course, the rising month-over-month intere...
What Can Sellers Expect in the…Magentaverse
That’s right, it’s the year of Magenta, Pantone’s official color of 2023. Take note, one and all. Magenta is a signal of strength, or so I’m told by those who know. Here’s wh...
Things to Be Thankful for in the Real Estate Market
Yes, you read that right. Don’t adjust your glasses or your screen. Rather, let’s take a step back and look at the big picture. Even though rates are high and the past twelve months h...
Foul is Fair & Fair is Foul in This Bewitching Market
The big Bogeyman in this year’s market has come in the form of rising interest rates that have terrorized, intimidated, daunted, and beguiled would-be buyers for months now. And this ...
Dissecting the Beverly Hills Real Estate Market
Last month we took a broad, panoramic view of the Greater Los Angeles, Beverley Hills, and Mar Vista markets. We observed that some places were heavily skewed toward sellers and some areas w...
Attn Buyers: Be Ready To Strike
(Sellers Beware)
As summer grinds to a halt nothing is set in stone in the real estate market. It continues to be a time of volatility, especially with mortgage rates. In January this year, rates were still...
Spring Forecast: Expect A Little Bit of Everything
At least in the real estate market. There’s a lot going on, to put it mildly. It would be nice if every day was sunny and warm in April, but there will always be scattered clouds and s...
Before divulging the key to understanding the L.A. housing market, let me welcome you to In The Black. This is the first installment of our monthly newsletter in which we cast a sharp eye on the ever-fluid real estate market: Where’s it a...
Rising Rates Have Everyone Talking
(and some reacting)
A day doesn’t go by that someone doesn’t ask me about mortgage rates. “What are the rates doing?” “Are rates going to keep rising?” "How are interest rates impacting the marke...