Posts Tagged ‘bay area’
RERL-1658-Two Italian Guys talking real estate – Buyers options
The market keeps ticking up and buyers are finding their options are dwindling once again. Silicon Valley continues to prove it’s a crazy place where first time home buyers are looking for homes priced around $1million instead of the sub $400,000 range the rest of the country deals with. Coming up with $200,000 for a…
Read MoreRERL-1657- Consumers don’t trust their mortgage lenders – So who do you trust?
A recent survey of consumers has shown that many of us don’t trust mortgage lenders and banks. It’s not really surprising with satisfaction ratings amongst mortgage servicers ranking below life insurance. While we all want to be leaders in the industry, do we really want to be so in a low bar industry? The lack…
Read MoreRERL-1656-Growing your business –Introducing Disruptive Technologies –The Case For The Modular Home
You can travel the world and see that part of what makes Silicon Valley special is that it is just packed with brilliant people who know how to network. While living in a breeding ground for big ideas comes with lots of opportunities for the entrepreneur, it also means more expensive homes and less land.…
Read MoreRERL-1655- Two Italian Guys Talking Real Estate – Uptake in market Activity
We hate to say we told you so, but the market is ticking up! The slow start and strong buyers market we saw earlier this summer is starting to swing back the other way. Could we end up with another crazy-strong sellers market before heading back to a more normal inventory levels or is this…
Read MoreRERL-1654-Growing Your Business – Your competitors represent an opportunity… seize it.
It’s easy to think that having to deal with competitors could be irritating for your growing business, but if you look closely they actually represent an opportunity. Today Jack Russo takes over the studio with special guest, Joe Hence, whose company uses moral capitalism to take on retail giants. Buysycle aims to help consumers buy…
Read MoreRERL-1652 – Growing Your Business – Life After Business
Once you’ve made it in your career you may find yourself wanting another challenge to tackle, thus you find a second mountain to climb. Today Joe and Jack Russo are joined by Dr. Robert Acker, a former lawyer who later shifted gears and gained a degree in geography. At one point in his life Dr.…
Read MoreRERL-1649-Things You May Not Know About Real Estate or Lending
As a professional real estate lender and agent Joe and Mike deal with things every day that even the wisest consumers may not know about. We feel as if it is our job to provide consumers enough information to help you make better decisions, but today our hosts go further than recommending you build a…
Read MoreRERL-1648-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate
Rates are close to all time lows which means your buying power is high. When analyzing your position as a seller then as a buyer it’s important to think about how the sales price of your house evens out with good rates. Even if you lose a little on the sell side in today’s flattened…
Read MoreRERL-1647- Growing Your Business – Leveraging without Venture Capital
Venture capital the best way for businesses to grow their business, but some entrepreneurs think otherwise. While it is certainly tough, there are benefits to growing organically and accepting the challenges that come with low funding. Slowed growth forces you to really listen to what your customers want and then find a way to creatively…
Read MoreRERL-1646-Growing Your Business – Financing Alternatives
No one is quite sure what it is about Silicon Valley, but it just keeps attracting risk-taking entrepreneurs who are not afraid of failure. Throw in a few tech powerhouses and you have the greatest density of innovation culture that would be virtually impossible for any city to recreate. Silicon Valley is full of stories…
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