Some history:  I started as a new licensee in 1998.  I worked part time as a realtor and full time as a court reporter.  Court reporting jobs decreased as my real estate business grew.  Fairly quic...

The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) just released their Existing Home Sales report and some have taken the results and ran with headlines like: “Existing home sales collapse in January despite low mortgage rates”. Let’s take a closer look at what the report really shows.

After a decade-long run manning the stoves at the upscale Gambardella’s in Menlo Park, that ended with the restaurant’s closing in 2012, chef and New...

HUSTLEBOX is a connected-vehicle software platform that captures fun and useful information about your car, trips and driving. It's especially useful to people who use their cars for business, parents of teens, and fleets with detailed reporting of vehicle-related mileage and expenses

Invite some friends! What is personal development or self-help? Via Wikepedia Includes activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and facilitate employability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and ...

The big news is that home sales in the San Mateo area have plummeted.  Most aren't reporting why.  The Mercury has it right.  The reason sales are down is that the number of homes for sale is down....

If you are planning on becoming a homeowner, or moving up to the home of your dreams in 2015, here are four great reasons to consider buying a home now, instead of waiting until spring. 1. Prices Will Continue to Rise The Home Price Expectation Survey polls a distinguished panel of over 100 ec

After the bubble the government went overboard trying to insure everyone that it would never happen again.  Besides letting a lot of crooks off the hook, they made up some pretty ridiculous laws.  ...