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Joe’s Real Estate And Mortgage Predictions For 2018

Joe’s Real Estate And Mortgage Predictions For 2018

Christmas is days away and the New Year is coming quicker than many of us care to believe. Today Joe shares his real estate and mortgage predictions for 2018. Specific topics include: Continued low inventory and vertical growth? New tax bill and its effect on property owners Consolidation and downsizing for real estate and mortgage…

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New Tax Cuts & Investing In Real Estate Like an Asset

Tax cuts and jobs act. There’s big news being talked about across the nation and it’s all about the new tax plan passed by congress.  Joe starts today’s show by trying to figure out how the tax code affects consumers’ real estate, mortgages, tax deductions and HELOC’s. Will some consumers lose the interest rate deduction…

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Reverse Mortgages –Strategy Or Scam?

Many older people are living in the Bay Area with a lot of equity in their homes and not a lot of cash. Whether you need the money to cover medical costs or are just looking for a way to age in place, options are available to you; a reverse mortgage specifically. Today Joe is…

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The Importance of Staged Rooms

When we stage our homes for sale there are different points of view and many consumers find the differences between cheap staging and expensive renovations to be a bit blurry at times. In fact sellers aren’t even committed to staging the whole home, a few choice rooms are usually enough to do the trick. The…

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Insurance: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly –Part II

The hazards of the wild, wild west and of home ownership have 3 things in common: the good, the bad and the ugly! If you tuned in last week, you know that we started our discussion on homeowner’s insurance with Kelly Corwell Cansler on the downright deal-breakers of insurance in escrow. But the matters of getting insured and…

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Investment Strategies and Opportunities

I’d love to invest but I don’t know where. Is it too expensive here? Can I afford it alone or should I do a partnership? A lot of people are eager to invest but have a lot of questions when it comes to real estate investing. Today Joe and Mike get into the details of…

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Real Estate Market Update

When you are constantly dealing with a challenging market you tend to feel like a broken record… but you can never have too much information right? Today Joe and Mike help us navigate our way around the market discussing inventory stats and how much income you need to buy a median priced home in the…

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Advantages and Disadvantages Of Urban Villages

A while ago you heard us talk about Bay Area developments…or redevelopments to be more accurate. As we build our way towards high-density living, Mike weighs the advantages and disadvantages of living in an urban village. Will your quality of life improve with easy access to necessary things or will the high cost of living…

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