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RERL-1768- Mental Health Awareness Month: Guest – My Daughter Rachel Cucchiara
Most of us would be surprised to learn how many people around us are dealing with mental health issues. May is mental health awareness month and even if you are not fighting a mental illness yourself, it’s a good time to learn about the people around us who are. Joining Joe Cucchiara to discuss the…
Read MoreRERL-1767- Market Update – Joe’s Back!
We’re back! The world may seem like it’s getting back to normal, but the real estate market is still changing rapidly. In about a month, interest rates jumped from 3% to 6% and ending the years of all-time low interest rates. Living in Silicon Valley, it’s hard to believe that anything could touch our real…
Read MoreRERL-1744- Helping Small Business – Mike and John D’Ambrosio
A majority of us are aware that small businesses have taken the hardest economic hit during the pandemic. Unfortunately, those that stayed afloat during the first shutdown may not make it through this upcoming one. Meet John D’Ambrosio, successful family restauranteur and brother of our very own Mike D’Ambrosio whose companies (The New York Sausage…
Read MoreEdit Content: RERL-1560-Creative and Alternative Financing Options
October is set up to be an interest month for real estate for a market that is shifting from a sellers market to a buyers market. Even as schools start and people settle in for the holidays, Joe is still fielding calls about bridge loans, cross-collateralization and other creative ways to finance a mortgage. Could…
Read MoreRERL-1544-Buyers market-time to exercise your options
It’s more of a buyer’s market for the first time in years and it’s time to exercise your options. While we still have historically low inventory that makes for a good sellers market, the big difference is that the market has cooled off enough so buyer’s won’t have to work around skyrocketing prices every day.…
Read MoreRERL-1509-Bundle Select Updates, Reviews & Announcements!
Through the last few years Joe has reported on the rapidly changing real estate industry and been critical of those who believe the process should or will stay the same. Now it’s been four months since Joe officially launched Bundle Select and many of you real estate fans and tech geeks may be wondering if…
Read MoreRERL-1508-Exploring The Reverse Mortgage with Bill Benson
He’s no stranger to RERL; he’s reverse mortgage expert Bill Benson! For some of us conventional financing is just not the right choice. Good thing there are a few options outside of conventional financing. Today Joe explores reverse mortgages with Bill Benson to figure out if these unconventional loans really deserve the stigma they receive.…
Read MoreRERL-1497-Keller Mortgage, A Misleading Model?
@The last few years you’ve heard Joe talk a lot about how drastic changes are coming to the industry and for at least one company they’re finally here. Keller Williams is the newest of real estate companies that are coming forward sharing new visions and new models to benefit the consumer. In the first installment…
Read MoreCompetition With Real Estate Companies In Southern California Is Heating Up; Is Northern California Next?
Between mergers, acquisitions, buy outs and recruiting, real estate companies in the southern end of California are getting aggressive. Real estate companies are fighting for a market share which at the same time is diminishing since inventory refuses to tick up. This might be everyday news down in Los Angeles, but if you head up…
Read MoreHow Much Do You Need To Buy A Home In The Bay Area?
The Bay Area is an expensive place to live. No headlines are needed for that statement. Today Joe finds out just how expensive we are when he checks out the 7 most expensive places to purchase a home throughout the United States. Numbers should never scare us though because there are always ways to live…
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