Orinda CA Housing Supply: Over the past 6 months.

I believe there's nothing I can study more than analytics.  For me, it's a major key to all marketing and sales.  This week I found myself doing some research for a client looking to purchase a home ...

Fast Facts

Wha!  Mortgage rates are the highest they've been in 7 years.  It had sort of stayed steady in the last couple of weeks, and now they're all of the way up to 2011 levels.

If you're on the fence about getting prequalified to ...

2020 Proposed Solar Mandate: My commentary...

Did you hear about how the new proposed solar mandate could cost you an extra $10,500 to the purchase of your new home?  Yep, as it stands, California might be the first and only crazy state in the nation to make ALL ...

Market At A Glance - March 2018

The figures were just released.  Here's the current sneak peak of California's market.  I have started publishing local information too.  Here are a couple of links:

• Walnut Creek: http://www.elizabethrusso.com/blog/walnut-creek-listings-and-sales-may-2017-april-2018/
• Berkeley / Oakland: http://www.elizabethrusso ...

Fast Facts

Basically folks, things are about the same, as compared to last week.

Mortgage Rates: Week ending 5/10/18:

• 30-year fixed: 4.55%
  • Fees/points: 0.5%
• 15-year fixed: 4.01%
  • Fees/points: 0.4%

If you enjoy gathering the interest rates for your calculator, you might also ...

Is Walnut Creek becoming a buyer's market?

I was visiting with a client, and I asked him if he was curious about how the market is doing? He said, yes actually!

I want to know if now is a good time to purchase a home in Walnut Creek?

How ...

Fast Facts

Mortgage Rates: Week ending 5/3/18:

• 30-year fixed: 4.55%
  • Fees/points: 0.5%
• 15-year fixed: 4.03%
  • Fees/points: 0.4%

If you enjoy gathering the interest rates for your calculator, you might also enjoy reading my blog about how rising mortgage interest rates could ...

Need something to plug into those rate calculators? Here are your numbers:

Fast Facts

Calif. Median Home Price: March 2018:

• California: $564,831
• Calif. highest median home price by region/county: San Francisco, $1,680,000
• Calif. lowest median home price by region/county: Lassen, $135,000

Mortgage Rates: Week ...

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® sent over a wonderful article:

Everyone has a theory about who's to blame for the housing shortage that's driving up prices and chasing Bay Area families out of the region.

A new poll offers surprising insights into where most of us point the finger ...

Oakland and Berkeley Inventory vs Sold 2018

So, I'm sitting here this morning, wondering why my front lines are so quiet (no closings in 30-days).  I mean, what's happening?  After scouring my pipeline's activities, scrutinizing my assistant's notes, studying my website on Google Analytics ...