by Heather | Jan 29, 2020 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
California is experiencing a dire housing shortage because it fails to build enough residential units to meet the demand. The state ranks 49th in the number of housing units per resident and in 2018 had a rental vacancy rate of 4.4%. Job growth continued to outpace...
by Heather | Jan 28, 2020 | C.A.R.
by Heather | Jan 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear CAR Member, Happy New Year! A new year, and with it, brings new beginnings and new opportunities. I’m looking forward to meeting the challenges that invariably present themselves as the new year gets underway. Speaking of challenges, last month I told you about...
by Heather | Jan 23, 2020 | C.A.R., NAR, TSBOR, TSMLS
With the calendar now officially flipped to 2020, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration are now backing larger mortgages than they were just a few days ago. That’s because the 2020 loan limits for each of those...
by Heather | Jan 23, 2020 | Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
Real estate agents often become the go-to for all the advice their clients need during the house-hunting process. Some become more like therapists than salespeople, with buyers especially, but renters too, needing immense support through the understandably stressful...