Category Archive for ‘Relocation & Buyers’

The rental market is pretty hot in Half Moon Bay and the rest of the Coastside right now.  The economic downturn has brought former homeowners into the rental market.  In… read more →

Three important factors being watched by real estate market followers are local jobs, local rents and nearby foreclosures.  The following information is for Half Moon Bay or San Mateo County.  Each area… read more →

If you have thought “Did I overpay?”, “What if I find another house I like better?”,  “Can I really afford this house?”, and other crazy-making thoughts, you could be experiencing… read more →

I read a recent post about how many Ann Arbor MI REO offers were selling over list price, and wanted to examine those stats for us here too.  We’ll look at whether our Half Moon Bay-Coastside and… read more →

This is a timely topic for me for 2 reasons… one is a buyer client is looking for their next home and the home will need to accommodate an upright… read more →

Higher electricity use…live and plastic decorations inside our homes…oven use increased…away from our homes more…  This time of year is ripe for potential fires.  To clear up any confusion about… read more →

This post will talk in a little more detail about the 2010 Coastside Inventory, Part 1 post yesterday… Why the drop from 15 months to 10 months in less than… read more →

Inventory is one important indicator to determine how “hot” or “cold” your local real estate market is at a given time.  This market, the Coastside, including Half Moon Bay, El… read more →

We are experiencing softening prices in the Highlands while lower El Granada gets more attention than it has in the past.  I remember beginning to notice this trend last year.  In addition… read more →

One of the primary reasons for selling a current residence and purchasing another home is the need for more space.  This type of buyer in the industry is called a… read more →