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October 2024 Real Estate Newsletter : Mortgages Rates vs the 10 Year T-Bill

June 24, 2025

Recently, a few of my friends asked me why the mortgage rates haven’t really come down since the Federal Reserve just reduced the Federal Funds Rate by 50 basis points. And the short answer is…. The current mortgage rates had…

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September 2024 Real Estate Newsletter: Using the Four P’s to get Top Dollar when you Sell

June 24, 2025

One = Preparation: This is the most important part of selling your home because it sets the stage for getting Top Dollar for your home. When a home is in Model-like condition (prior to going on the market) you will…

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August 2024 Real Estate Newsletter : Why is the housing inventory rising?

June 24, 2025

That’s a great question and here’s what I see. From the end of February to the end of July this year, there has been a 36% increase in the number of homes for sale in the Greater Antelope Valley Association…

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July 2024 Real Estate Newsletter: Why is Homeownership So Important?

June 24, 2025

In a recent release from Buffini & Company, Home Prices Have Increased 971% since 1967. WOW!!! That’s HUGE! One thing if for sure, over time, owning real estate will increase your wealth.  I often create a chart that shows how…

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June 2024 Real Estate Newsletter: Top 3 Things to get Top Dollar in Today’s Market

June 24, 2025

With Mortgage rates still in the 6-7% range and housing inventory slowly on the rise it is imperative to at least have these 3 things dialed in if you want to get TOP DOLLAR for your home. 1. Curb Appeal:…

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May 2024 Real Estate Newsletter: Generational Wealth

May 1, 2024

A LinkedIn article states that approximately 90% of millionaires attribute their wealth to their real estate holdings. As we know, buying and owning your own home is one of the biggest investments most people make. Handing down a real estate…

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April 2024 Real Estate Newsletter: NAR Settlement

May 1, 2024

Coming Soon… a MANDATORY Buyer Representation and Broker Compensation Agreement (aka BRBC) between a home buyer and their real estate agent… very similar to the Residential Listing Agreement (RLA) for home sellers. We have been using this (BRBC) for a…

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March 2024 Real Estate Newsletter: The Spring Market is Upon Us

May 1, 2024

Pent up demand and lower interest rates will be the driving forces for the real estate market this Spring.For example, in November of 2023 the 30-year mortgage rate was 7.76%. Historically not a high number, but a whole lot higher…

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February 2024 Real Estate Newsletter: One Year Look-Back

May 1, 2024

Every now and then I take a look to see how home prices fared on a year over year basis. Today I will be using the time frames from November 29 th of 2022 to January 29 th of 2023…

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January 2024 Real Estate Newsletter: Mortgage Rates on Their Way Down

May 1, 2024

As you may have heard, interest rates have come down quite a bit. According to Freddiemac.com, mortgage rates have come down about 1.125% since October 26, 2023 even though the Federal Reserve Board hasn’t changed their rates at all. This…

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