Posts Tagged ‘interest rates’
RERL-1579- Strategies for a Buyer’s Market
The last several years the Bay Area experienced a strong sellers market. Currently the market is more level and everyone will need to adjust to these changes. So what should professionals and consumers be doing to put themselves in a better position for a changing market? Today Joe discusses the best strategies for a buyer’s…
Read MoreRERL-1578-Accessing Home Wealth Without Debt
When it comes to mortgages most of us are used to the traditional mortgage with the debt and liabilities sold to us by banks. As with everything time and technology are changing everything including your mortgage program. Today Joe and Mark Rogers discuss the home equity sharing program that allows home owners to access their…
Read MoreRERL-1573-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate – Creative Purchase Options
The last few years Joe and Mike saw hundreds of buyers lose out on offers due to the sheer insanity of the market. Today the market is less steamy and hopeful buyers finally have some options in a market that has downgraded from fantastic to normal. Even if a consumer is a little short on…
Read MoreRERL-1569-Home Wealth Series: Access and Diversification
There are several ways to access your homes equity which is pretty handy for those of us with more equity than income. The only thing standing in your way is the fact that your home is a large illiquid asset and most of us aren’t ready to move quite yet. So how can you generate…
Read MoreRERL-1565-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate
After what feels like forever, Mike D’Ambrosio is back together with Joe! … For podcast purposes at least 🙂 To kick off their new Wednesday reunion Joe and Mike team up and do what they do best, be Italian and talk real estate! Hold on to your spaghetti as Joe and Mike discuss: Why it’s…
Read MoreRERL-1564-Rates are up, and it’s still a great time to buy!
Joe is tired of listening to media dramatizing the news just to get your attention. Rates are on the way up, but 5% on a 30 year loan is still historically good money. The truth is interest rates are not the only factor when it comes to whether or not you should consider buying a…
Read MoreRERL-1558- The Real Estate World Is Changing, But We Still Need Quality People!
Big changes are coming for the real estate world, but good people are still in high demand. Between companies competing for business in a slowed market and the increasing demand for technology we have to ask ourselves “Do any of us know what consumers really want?” It’s probably not offering services that cost consumers more…
Read MoreRERL-1548- Buyer’s, Seller’s, and Technology
What’s going in the marketplace? Ask anyone what they think and you’ll hear everything from “the market will swing to a buyer’s market” to “we are heading for another strong sellers market”. You’ll also hear about how technology can never have a true place in the market or how technology is bound to take over…
Read MoreRERL-1539-Buyers get out there! & Zillow’s now in the mortgage business…so what!
“Opportunity is out there if you’re a buyer.” That’s one sentence Bay Area buyers haven’t heard in years since sellers got everything they wanted and more. Buyers can get more creative crafting an offer that favors their wallet and timeline while sellers need to start getting more realistic. So get out there before the market…
Read MoreRERL-1533- Brandon Picone and Anthony Hoye with Merrill Lynch
Most long time listeners know that on RERL we spend a fair amount of time covering residential financing programs. This time around we are going to learn about a more unique and different program designed for investor strategies. Today Joe finds out more about custom lending from Merrill Lynch wealth advisors, Brandon Picone and Anthony…
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