I like sports analogies, especially those relating to team sports. There’s something inspiring about a team or group working together in harmony; the whole being stronger than the individual parts.

Now more than ever has this question been quite as relevant: Are you better off buying your home or renting the place where you live?

I want to introduce you to a great new website that I think you will find very helpful and informative for searching for properties in Santa Cruz County, American Dream Realty. ADR is a family-owned business that has been serving the Santa Cruz community since 1987.

This is a great piece from National Public Radio (NPR) on the Silicon Valley housing market. It’s about a 5 minute interview of a local real estate builder, Realtor and other experts regarding residential real estate in Silicon Valley. And generally we know “as goes Silicon Valley, goes the greater Bay Area”. A very good and informative listen...

We may be there. According to Clear Capital, a Truckee, California-based real estate research company, the firm’s Home Data Index (HDI) Market Report indicates that 2012 will be a relatively flat year for housing appreciation (compared to a number of years of depreciation in Real Estate values) across the nation. But...

This is a great 4 minute interview with David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal. Wessel talks with National Public Radio (NPR) host Steve Inskeep about the trials and tribulations of getting a mortgage despite all-time...

I recently met with a couple who have a significant amount of equity in their home. After reviewing their financial situation, they asked me...

"Higher home prices could come roaring back” predicts a new report that expects higher home prices to come roaring back over the next six years.