Posts Tagged ‘interest rates’
RERL-1621-Doug Evans – Manager for Coldwell Banker’s Top Producing Office in North America
A lot of real estate news lately has focused on market stabilization and company consolidation. While other companies may be seeing a reduction in business that simply isn’t true for one today’s guest. Today Joe is joined by Doug Evans, the managing broker for Coldwell Banker in Los Gatos which just happens to be the…
Read MoreRERL-1618-Rates Drop! Buyers & Sellers on the Move!
Rates have dropped big time on jumbo financing the last couple weeks and my drop even more. Rates are now under 4% and anyone with a rate of 4.5% or higher could save a serious chunk of change with a low to no cost refinance. This opportunity could easily vanish should the rates jump in…
Read MoreRERL-1613- Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Industry Update
For a while we have been talking about disruption and consolidation and recently it was announced that Compass has acquired Alain Pinel. The small startups you heard about a few years ago are getting bigger and starting to gobble up their older competitors. Today Joe and Mike take time to cover what is going on…
Read MoreRERL-1611-Accessing Home Wealth Without Debt
Even though we have covered this topic several times on this podcast, home equity sharing is a topic that is still relatively new to most people. Equity sharing is a great product for those of us who have witnessed the tremendous growth in home prices and are looking to take advantage of all that equity…
Read MoreRERL-1604-Accessing Home Wealth Without Debt
In the Bay Area equity can be too much of a good thing. The average home price has risen quickly and sharply all around Silicon Valley which has left long time homeowners with a lot of wealth tied up in an illiquid asset. If only there was a way you could take advantage of your…
Read MoreRERL-1602- Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Dispelling The Myths Of Real Estate
Whether you’re watching television, reading the news, surfing the internet or even listening to a podcast, there is a lot of noise out there related to real estate. As a professional lender and agent Joe and Mike often work with consumers who hold beliefs about real estate that are just simply not true. Today Joe…
Read MoreRERL-1599- Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate – Unconventional Financing
Conventional wisdom would leave most consumers to believe financing is super conservative right now. To a certain extent most consumers would be correct, but a lot of people would be surprised at what non-QM financing will get you these days. Non-QM financing has really come to the forefront and you might be surprised to find…
Read MoreRERL-1596-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Market Conditions
It’s busy, it’s expensive and there’s a lot of stuff going on, but there is still a lot of interest when it comes to investing in Bay Area real estate. In fact over the last 5 decades real estate has appreciated an average of 3% a year. How many investments can you think of that…
Read MoreRERL-1592-Rates Drop & It’s Buyers Time!
The holidays are officially over and we are ready to take on 2019! Joe is kicking off the New Year with some good news for anyone paying attention to interest rates and some even better new for buyers entering the market. Tune in as Joe explains all the new opportunities that await you as a…
Read MoreRERL-1588-Patty Arvielo – President of New American Funding
Joe’s guest today is someone who started working in real estate at 16 years old and 36 years later still doesn’t feel she has completely mastered the business. A successful entrepreneur, Patty Arvielo is known as the President and Co-Founder of New American Funding. Listen in as Joe and Patty discuss everything from building a…
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