As Most Of You Know There Have Been Few Outstanding Movies For The First Months Of 2017 Unless you like sequels, violence, vulgar, animated, etc. Then, of course we all have different tastes so it is difficult to tell someone where to spend money. As a matter of fact, last year’s Oscar winner was not a […]
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 […]
House GOP Moves To Repeal Provisions Of The Dodd-Frank Act A couple weeks ago, the House GOP moved a step closer to changing the Dodd-Frank Act. A House Panel approved a bill that would repeal about 40 provisions of the Law. It is expected to easily pass the House and go on to the Senate. There […]
I Entered The Real Estate Field As Licensee 00257682 On December 9, 1961. There were not very many women in the field. I was in the Commercial Office of Forest E. Olson Company in Van Nuys California. Maybe 60 agents, one woman, Doris Jewell. In the residential offices of that very large company there never […]
Yes, I Know That Tax Returns Were Due On April 18th. But this post is for those people who got extensions and also for the Corporate people who already had extensions. These scams are throughout the year, and you should be ready again in 2018. Here Is A Recap Of Their “Dirty Dozen Scams” #1- Phishing: […]
Interesting List to Me. I have never heard of many of these people and do not really plan on learning about them. Of course, there were many familiar names. But I bet you would never guess number one. Bet many of you have never heard of him. Drum Roll… Theo Epstein: The man who led […]
Jim Eszlinger taught an outstanding 20-Hour MLO Pre-Licensure Course in San Diego recently. At the end of the course, students must pass an exam to receive Certification ,allowing them to apply to take the famous NMLS MLO Exam. Good news, all of the students passed the Course Exam and can now signup for the Fed […]
When Not to Say “Yes” We all know (or should know by now) that when you get a call with a long pause before you hear a voice, that is an automated robot call. These scam calls are becoming more and more sophisticated. The latest one that I have heard is, “Oh, hi there, I […]
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, […]
Not a Day Goes By that There is Not Another Alert about New Scams. The scammers are quick, resilient, and always thinking. They will fly too close to the sun, crash, and then rise again from the ashes. Time does change their tactics. About a decade ago, they were all working in some kind of […]
