Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’
RERL-1732-Market Update
It’s been quite some time since covid -19 effectively shut down the economy, and a surprising number of markets and industries are thriving despite the grim expectations. When life becomes more unpredictable than normal, the only weapon consumers really have is knowledge that hopefully comes from a reliable source. Today Joe and Mike take a…
Read MoreRERL-1728-Growing Your Business-What would cause California Real Estate to collapse? Part 1
Before the pandemic, people thought Silicon Valley was bulletproof. Sure, the cost of living is high, but people still wanted to come here and work for the biggest tech companies and slickest startups. Several months later, covid has allowed people to move out of state, choosing to work at home indefinitely. Consequently, corporations are now…
Read MoreRERL-1726-Lending and Real Estate Update
Interest rates are near all time lows, hovering around the mid to high 2’s depending on your loan amount, credit score, etc. While still low, many quotes you receive can be misleading, oftentimes costing you more money than you’ll save. Fortunately, the easiest way to figure out if a lender is a legitimate professional or…
Read MoreRERL-1725-Growing Your Business-Best and Worse Case Scenarios!
When it comes to reopening your business, you plan for best and worst case scenarios and usually you end up somewhere in between. More business owners are asking how they should think going forward and the answer may be as easy as SWOT. Analyzing your internal strengths and weaknesses and your external opportunities and threats…
Read MoreRERL-1723-Two Italian Guys Talking Real Estate-Market Update
Can we have open houses yet? Has inventory recovered from coronavirus lows? What don’t I know about buying a home in this environment?! Quite honestly, it may be a lot. But don’t worry, today Joe and Mike are here with the lowdown on Silicon Valley’s housing market. Topics include: Inventory & prices under Covid-19 Protocols…
Read MoreRERL-1722-Growing Your Business- Beyond Banks! Sources For Financing
It’s strangely funny that the very same lenders that agreed to forbearances, are now coming back and saying they don’t want to finance you because of said forbearance, even though it’s been paid off. Getting loans from big banks is more about software and data than it is about banks placing a bit of trust…
Read MoreRERL-1721-Growing Your Business-Big Banks – How Are They Behaving and Reacting In A Crisis!
Way back in 2008, the government bailed out banks during the mortgage meltdown. While circumstances are not quite the same today, there are a few parallels that exist between the two. Low rates have been fueling this economy and the juice just keeps getting put on to keep things rolling. As a result, smaller banks…
Read MoreRERL-1718- Growing your business – Caught In The Middle
During a recession, small businesses have the advantage of control large businesses have the advantages of large budgets or government backing. Caught in the middle of these businesses are companies that seem big, but are getting hammered by costs out of their control and don’t have the depth of major companies. Who is going to…
Read MoreRERL-1717- Johnny Khamis, San Jose Council Member
This week many cities across the US started phase 1 of relaxing restrictions and reopening the economy. It’s a big step towards normalcy that we have been looking forward to, even if there are new rules to follow. Council Member Johnny Khamis calls in today to talk about San Jose’s phase in, and the effect…
Read MoreRERL-1715- Growing Your Business-Too Big To Fail?
Netflix, Facebook, Google – These are all companies deemed too big to fail. Ideally these companies grow based on infrastructure with fixed costs and are not reliant on fluctuating employee headcount. Where business loyalty keeps startups from going under, strong revenue coupled with conservative accounting and cash management will keep large businesses afloat as we…
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