RE 149 – Licensee Statistics Just received some great news concerning DRE stats from October 2021. The famous RE149: Comparative Production Statistics is back. I love the monthly information it delivers. For example, the number of active licensees (broker and salespersons) are listed. The totals in all these categories are listed by current month (October […]
Awards Season is Coming Several movie awards have already been given this year. The Academy Awards for this year’s movies will be March 27, 2022 with the nominations being announced on February 8th. What can we watch during the holidays?The Golden Globes just announced their nominations. This group has fallen greatly in prestige. Because of […]
Great Tax Newsletter In my opinion the best all-around income tax info available. I still get it hard copy in the mail. Do not want to change and download. Could be bad luck. The question asked: “Will Congress limit the gain deferral from like-kind exchanges of realty?” Their answer: It looks very unlikely When real […]
Sportswriter Bill Dwyre was the Sports Editor for the LA Times for decades and I have always enjoyed his writing. He is still writing columns for the Times. On December 1 he wrote a column entitled: “See ya, stinkin’ Lincoln. So long smelly Kelly”. Obviously, he has some strong views on the college coaching carousel. […]
Stars of Our Age Many of the people in real estate fit in this category. Different authorities state different benchmarks, but to be a boomer you must be “around” 57 to 75 years of age. I have just noticed several movies that have stars of that vintage. “Here Today“- Billy Crystal in a comedy about dementia. […]
2022 Conforming Loan Limits The Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Conforming Loan Limits for California have a new high of $970,800 for one-units in ten counties. The other 48 counties vary from $647,200 to $897,000 for Napa. Two-unit maximum is $1,243,050, three-unit is $1,502,475 and four-unit is $1,867,275. The highest limit for 2021 was $822,375 […]
Changes for 2022 NMLS is constantly making changes for Course Providers like Duane Gomer Education. Due to the pandemic we have been doing webinars instead of seminars and the response has been gratifying. Of course, there will be changes. I believe this latest one will be effective on June 6, 2022. The student’s cameras must […]
New Programs I beg to differ. DJ and I have been watching many programs since the famous day of March 15, 2020. One day after DJ’s birthday but the start of our personal lock-down. And many of them have been entertaining. However, so many times I can sit down with hundreds of channels and hundreds […]
Ownership Shares Living in Wisconsin from birth to college graduation I was a fan of the Packers. Some years ago I read an article that mentioned that I could be an owner. So for $300.00 I have owned a share for a few years. For the first time in 10 years the Pack is offering […]
Typical Fees Google defines corkage as: A fee that a restaurant charges when a customer brings their own wine.I have known this word for years and have paid some fees on special occasions for a special wine or champagne. Knowing arithmetic I should have been inquiring and paying the fees more often. Many fine restaurants […]
