Builder confidence up

Builder confidence is at its highest since 2005 Builders are a strange lot. They are super confident at the wrong time and super cautious at the wrong times. So they should have been building for the last couple of years. They have not so our inventory is really low....

How i keep track of my leads

 The fortune is in the follow up People ask me how to keep track of leads when they come in. I know there are sexy, techy methods for doing this but i like the old fashioned way. It’s simple but very effective. The most important rule for success is follow up,...

Southern California real estate activity

Southern California home prices rose slightly in May, while sales jumped during the busy spring buying season. The median sales price for the six-county Southland was $426,000, up 2.2% from a year earlier, CoreLogic said Wednesday. It was the smallest gain in three...

L.A. cty legalizing bootlegged apartments

Illegal apartments on their way to becoming legalized. Because of the acute housing shortage, L.A. cty is trying to be more lenient about illegal units. So if you have one, be patient. The inspectors are going to have to eat their words as the higher ups get involved....