TRICK OR TREAT! Halloween is right around the corner. Having trouble figuring out how to decorate in time? Below is a list of 6 easy decorations that will make your house feel more haunted than ever! Web with Spiders – Front Door Entrance For an added touch, decorate with pumpkins and candles. Zombie Apocalypse – Outside the […]
Those of us old enough to remember the bubble burst of 2007/2008, do not reflect on it fondly. Homeowners saw over a decade of equity eviscerated (figuratively) overnight. I’m not going to go into the causes of the housing bubble, and I’m not going to tell you how to avoid it because that’s up to the […]
New home, new rooms, new furniture, not enough space? Our goal with this article is to provide tips on how to make your home look as big as possible. We will be creating an optical illusion by using specific color techniques, furniture arranging, as well as smart lighting arrangements as seen in the photo above! […]
A loved one recently moved in a new home and your day is planned out to the T. What do you do? Do you just purchase a gift card and call it a day? NO! You follow this guide in order to find the Perfect Housewarming Gift! Below will be items that can be purchased […]
New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady is selling his Brookline home for $39.5 million dollars. I’m not ashamed to say that I had to “Google” where Brookline is and come to find out; it’s in Massachusetts. The home measures 9,716 square feet, has five-bedrooms and sits on 5 acres next to Brookline’s extremely exclusive Country […]
The legality of referral fees in California is a tricky issue and one that can frequently trip up agents and brokers. This is because of the difference between federal and state law. The California Attorney General’s office has written a detailed opinion stating that a real estate broker can pay a referral fee to an […]
“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” – Conrad Hilton At the start of Q2, we had a meeting with all our realtors and we made a pledge to ourselves, to our craft and to our purpose. We set out to be Disciplined and […]
Measure EE Overview On June 4th voters will go to the polls to decide an issue that has potential to impact the real estate industry, Measure EE. Measure EE’s text reads as follows: To retain/attract quality teachers; reduce class sizes; provide counseling/nursing/library services, arts, music, science, math, preschool, vocational/career education, safe/well-maintained schools, adequate instructional materials/supplies; […]
Overview The law as to who is the “procuring cause” of a real estate sale is one of the most complicated and common legal issues impacting both real estate agents and their clients. The purpose of procuring cause law is to reward an agent who initiated an uninterrupted chain of events that lead to a […]
