Nation’s Most Competitive Housing Market
If you had to take a guess, which cities would you say make up our nation’s most competitive housing market? It shouldn’t be surprising that the top three of the top ten markets are located in Silicon Valley. Today Joe looks at components that make Silicon Valley a hot spot for real estate such as our proximity to other beautiful destinations coupled with a thriving, high-tech business market and land which is completely developed. Buyers…
Real Estate Investments – Ideas And Opportunities
It’s pretty clear there is a lot of interest in real estate investing. Real estate is a $40+ trillion market and will continue to be in demand as long as we have a need for housing and work. Today Joe shares investing ideas and opportunities you may or may not know about in both commercial and residential markets. Ideas, opportunities and strategies covered include: Primary residence as your first purchase Long term investment properties Why…
International Buyers: Where, How & Why?
Today’s podcast is dedicated to international real estate for two very relevant reasons: #1 – The growing and continued trend of the globalization of real estate, and #2 – Bobbi just received her official certification as a Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) Instructor! Since she is now fully vetted to share her expertise of the international real estate market with agents around the country – we figured our loyal listeners would appreciate the opportunity to take a lesson…
What’s Driving The Housing Shortage?
We’ve said it before that technology is changing the dynamic of every single industry and real estate is not exempt from this trend; but when you really look around trends everywhere are changing. Sometimes we believe things will reverse and return to normal (i.e. inventory will increase after the Super Bowl or when the weather gets better) but so far these trends have not proved true. Today Joe addresses dynamics behind the Bay Area’s housing…
Reverse Mortgages With Bill Benson
One thing many Bay Area seniors have working to their advantage right now is incredible amounts of equity. Joe sits down with reverse mortgage specialist, Bill Benson, to show us the ins and outs of a reverse mortgage that make retirement more comfortable for our seniors. Is the Bay Area ripe for the reverse mortgage to become a prefect option? Today’s topics include: Reverse mortgage requirements and process Negative stigmas? Are reverse mortgages still seen…
Financial Trends And Flip Opportunities With Your Investment Accounts
Sometimes it doesn’t really matter how much money you have. If you make great money but don’t invest it appropriately, you’re not really prepared for the future/retirement/getting the most out of your money. Today Mike chats with Northwestern Mutual Financial Advisor, Zach Mattos, about creating a solid financial plan using your real estate. Specific topics include: Trends in financial advising such as early withdrawal penalties and RMD’s (required minimum distributions) Post-election stock market response and…
Trusts Simplified Part II- The Two Types of Trusts
If you stopped by our blog last week, than you know that we tackled the territory of trusts with the simplest and clearest definition that we’ve presented over the years. Our expert guest & Legal Document Assistant (Independent Paralegal) Philip E. Holsworth distinctly revealed the differences you wanted and needed to know about wills and trusts. In this week’s exclusive online podcast release, Phil returns to take the discussion one step further and explore revocable…