September 2020 California Housing Sentiment Index Each month C.A.R. (California Association of Realtors) surveys 1,000 California consumers regarding their sentiments about various aspects of the housing market or the economy that directly impacts housing to create a California Housing Sentiment Index. The results of the individual indicators are combined into an equally- weighted diffusion index […]
The Real Estate Market Takes a Sudden Turn
It seemed to happen overnight. The residential real estate market here has turned! Taking advantage of unbelievably low mortgage interest rates, buyers are now out in force. We are seeing multiple offers on properties. We just had a listing that had 10 offers! All but one over asking price. This is happening all over! […]
Is Now a Good Time to Buy or Sell Real Estate?
Traditionally, spring is one of the busiest times of the year for real estate. However, the coronavirus outbreak—and subsequent stay-at-home orders—led many buyers and sellers to put their moving plans on hold. In April, new listings fell nearly 45%, and sales volume fell 15% compared to last year.1 Fortunately, as restrictions have eased, we’ve seen […]
Is the Real Estate Market Going to Crash? (2020) [VIDEO]
Question: Libby, is the real estate market going to crash? Answered by Libby Guthrie Video Transcript Hi, I’m Libby Guthrie with Keller Williams Realty in Northern California, and I have a lot of clients asking me about whether or not the real estate market is going to crash like it did in 2008. So I’d like […]
Obtaining a Salesperson’s or Broker’s Real Estate License
Question: Libby, can you give me some tips on how to get my real estate license? Answered by Libby Guthrie Video Transcript Hi, I’m Libby Guthrie with Keller Williams Realty in Northern California. If you’re thinking about getting your real estate salesperson’s license or your broker’s license to sell real estate in the state of California, […]
Yes! We Are OPEN! 😀
The past few months have been a challenge for all of us. Despite that challenge, being in lockdown mode didn’t stop us from working on our business. There have been severe restrictions on what Realtors like us were able to do. But we continued quietly in the background, doing what we could to serve our […]
The Ghost of Lyle and The Groveland Hotel
Here’s something about Libby I’ll bet you don’t know. Libby is into ghosts! With Halloween on the horizon, I thought this would be a good time to share that with you. Over the years we’ve done a lot of traveling. Whenever we’re planning a trip, Libby does some research to find out if there will […]
