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Comment on June Swoon in the Lamorinda Real Estate Market? by teamrothenberg

teamrothenberg — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:59:28 +0000

Brandon,
You are very welcome! I’m glad to hear that the information in my post was helpful to you.
Ron

Comment on June Swoon in the Lamorinda Real Estate Market? by Brandon Vale

Brandon Vale — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:45:35 +0000

How wonderful.Real estate business is going up.Thank you for the information given. Real Estate Seminar

Comment on Whole Foods Welcomes Shoppers Soon! by teamrothenberg

teamrothenberg — Mon, 16 May 2011 00:35:01 +0000

Agreed! Let’s hope that they gave some planning thought to cyclists.
Thanks for your comment!
– Ron

Comment on Whole Foods Welcomes Shoppers Soon! by anne

anne — Sun, 15 May 2011 23:10:01 +0000

let’s all ride our bikes. hopefully there’ll be a place to park them!

Comment on The Lamorinda Real Estate Market – Spring 2011 – April Sales by J

Wed, 11 May 2011 16:15:18 +0000

Please discuss the following article and how it will apply to Lamorinda housing:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/business/11housing.html?_r=1&hp

My guess is the recent market “pop” in sub $1 million houses is due to the expiration of the higher GSE loan amounts. Take this away and the market will be flat. Also remarkable is the death of the $2M and above market, which will take a long time to return.

Unfortunately we are due for another leg down in the housing market, like it or not. There is no reason why the US government should subsidize people in CA buying million dollar homes. They should be out of the market and let private lenders take over, which will happen. Then we will see a much tighter financing picture, with higher rates, higher downpayments, and much stricter debt to income ratios.

Comment on The Jury May Still Be Out on the Lamorinda 2011 Spring Real Estate Market by 94549

94549 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:51:13 +0000

this will be a grinding drop in price for housing in the area, especially anything over $1.5M, no matter the cheerleading that occurs. example:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/reb/2304188548.html

Comment on Lamorinda Foreclosures, Short Sales, and the Perils of of Buying “As Is”… by teamrothenberg

teamrothenberg — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:03:08 +0000

Thanks for the compliment. In order to avoid the small risk that someone might feel as though they sold their home for far less than it was worth, or that they were poorly represented by their listing agent, I’ve emailed you the specifics of the transaction directly.

Comment on Lamorinda Foreclosures, Short Sales, and the Perils of of Buying “As Is”… by lamorindalover

lamorindalover — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:30:52 +0000

just wondering…
which property are you referring to with the out of town agent that sold for a 15-20% discount with 14 offers? very curious…

thanks, and keep up the strong work!

Comment on Lafayette, Orinda and Walnut Creek Real Estate Market Forecast for 2010 – Chapter 3 by Brian Rothenberg

Brian Rothenberg — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:37:31 +0000

Great articles! Your macro analysis is spot-on. Having just studied many of these very issues under some of the top Ph.D.’s in the country, I can say that your views are in line with theirs. I personally don’t see significant economic recovery/growth until unemployment gets under control. Given how many jobs have been lost, coupled with extremely slow growth projections going forward, I believe there will be a substantial unemployment for the next few years. Only once that slack is tightened will the housing market truly regain its footing and return to ‘normal’ growth (ie: 3-4% annually).

Comment on About Us… by Gil Faust

Gil Faust — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:37:31 +0000

Ron and Susan,

I saw that you are signed up to attend the Active Rain event in San Francisco and went to the link to your blog. I read the article about the frustrations of financing Jumbo transactions and , unfortunately we, a branch of RPM Mortgage (I assume you know of RPM), face the same problems. Anything requiring a loan up to $729,000 is manageable. Anything requiring a Jumbo loan is a crap shoot. I hate to say it.

At any rate, your blog is well written and informative. I hope to meet you at the Active Rain event.