Tag Archive for: Real Estate

“Negative Interest Rates;” How Do They Affect Real Estate?

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The German 10-Year Government Bond Yield hit negative territory yesterday. This means that investors actually pay Germany to borrow their money; Germany doesn’t pay interest, but it actually gets paid […]Read More

Inflation Concerns Explained – How They Affect Real Estate

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The Fed is expected to raise short term rates this month b/c employment numbers are adequately strong. But, one area that remains a concern is inflation, or the lack thereof. […]Read More

Why Young People Need To Buy Real Estate

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We have many clients who come to us concerned about timing the market. While it is of course very advantageous to buy at the bottom, the reality is that nobody […]Read More

Mortgages Can Only Finance Real Estate; Not Cars, Pianos, Commissions

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After the dot.com bust 15 years ago, a lot of “wannabe rock stars” had to sell the houses they couldn’t afford. As an enticement to potential buyers (to overpay), they […]Read More

Paying More Than Appraised Value? Why? Appraisal Not Market Value

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We have seen transactions in Berkeley and Oakland with ten or more buyers willing to pay as much as $400,000 over the list price. The list price might be $900,000, and almost every offer might be over $1.3 million. With so many buyers in an open market willing to pay $1.3mm, the market value is clearly $1.3mm (no matter what an appraisal might say).Read More

Market Is Market Is Market; Sellers Will Not Leave Money on Table

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We have had many borrowers recently tell us that they refuse to pay a certain amount for a property b/c “the house is not worth it” despite that fact that […]Read More

“Who Gets Rich Selling Real Estate?” Wall Street Journal Article

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The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article today entitled "Who Gets Rich Selling Real Estate?" The full article is here.  It discussed all the young people flooding prep courses and licensing exams because the luxury home market is coming back.Read More