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 […]
FTC Data These figures are from the Federal Trade Commission, they should know. They were published in late 2020. The leader by far was Romance. You would think that some of these seniors should watch TV shows and I hereby assign you all to watch the original “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” with Steve Martin and Michael […]
The DRE sends out an information sheet RE 149 (Comparative Production Statistics). My most recent copy is December 2018. Some interesting stats as always: Total Number Of Licensees In The State: 2018: 421,5122017: 419,0162016: 412,314 An increase of only 2,496 in the last year. And the number from November 2018 to December 2018 was an […]
“Secret of Super Agers” There was a small article in a Newsletter I receive about the “Secret of Super Agers”. So I decided to check a few websites and get different opinions. For years I have been a believer that being happily married is a big plus, have a pet, perhaps a dog, for that […]
This is lots of reading, 51 pages of charts and graphs about homeowners. This was a very expensive study done for Freddie Mac. Check it out. Link to presentation slides: http://www.freddiemac.com/research/pdf/20160608_55ers_significant_impact_housing_market.pdf
What’s Happening At The California Bureau Of Real Estate The almost secret RE form that is so valuable to anyone who wants to discover what is happening in licensing, exams, passing rates, renewal rates, investigations audits, accusations, hearings, subdivisions, etc. is RE 149. And it is free. Students And Company Personnel Ask Me How They […]
Everyone Talks About The Median Home Prices In Our Areas They are getting back close to or above the peaks set back in the 2007/2008’s. Median home in Orange County for April was $733,000.00. That is only $1,000.00 below 2007’s record. However, There Is One More Correction That Should Be Mentioned If we adjust that […]
There Are Many Different Reasons For The Lack Of Real Estate Inventory To Discuss. Many sellers do not qualify for move-up houses. Many owners are not down-sizing, because they have some children still at home. Many owners who in the past would move to another State see many people who did this moving back. Many […]
Each Month, the CalBRE Sends Me Form RE 149 By Mail. This form is not on their Website and has to be requested by mail, I guess. I have been getting it for decades. It lists the number of Licensees, prior year info, renewal rates, new license numbers, transfers, exams, pass rates, investigations, audits, accusations, […]
The Median Price at the End of December was $509K However, the median varies greatly for different counties. Highest in the State is Marin at $942K followed by San Mateo at $895K. The highest in Southern California is Orange County at $661K, while the lowest in So. Cal. is San Bernardino at $192K. So if […]
