Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the San Francisco Association of Realtors (CAR) has banned all in-person property showings and has closed its offices. In addition to realtors not being able to show properties – appraisers, stagers and photographers can’t travel to properties. And, of course, no open houses means no potential buyers.
Over 400 people attended our “Turmoil” seminar in Riverside on February 1st. We looked at all the California charts. Most are extremely positive. California has high affordability which should leave plenty of price movement on the upside. It has the lowest ratios of foreclosures to sales ever which should drive price increases. It also has…
DetailsThroughout history, there have been numerous “Dynamic Duos”. Batman and Robin, Laurel and Hardy (for us oldsters), R2D2 and C3PO and John Wayne and anyone. And of course, the greatest dynamic duo of all times, peanut butter and jelly. But there is another Dynamic Duo that more real estate brokers are beginning to use that…
DetailsThe California Solar Initiative (CSI) Thermal Rebate Program was developed by the State of California as an incentive to help offset global warming gasses related to heating water and pool systems. Natural gas (methane) is known to be a major climate change component as it is roughly 30 times more potent than CO2 and is…
DetailsThe below is an open letter to Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Honorable Autumn Burke. Dear Friends: I’m certain this letter will receive no response. Maybe a clerk will read the note and possibly place it on an office meeting agenda. Several years ago, there were devastating wildfires in Northern California. …
DetailsAs social distancing guidelines get tighter in many metro areas, property management companies need to work with tenants and landlords a little differently. There are questions on many landlords minds: What is the likelihood that tenants will move during this time when the economy has slowed down? How are we going to handle renewals when…
DetailsAuthor’s Note: I wrote this article before COVID-19 had spiraled into the global pandemic it has since become. I aim to have another article ready soon that deals specifically with managing property during a challenging time like the current one. Until then, I hope this article serves as a helpful template for mastering property maintenance…
DetailsThe Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor of California 1303 10th Street, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Governor Newsom: Please immediately issue monthly RENTAL VOUCHERS for April and each month thereafter during this state of emergency to those renters who “qualify” as losing their source of income caused by COVID-19! As a result of laws…
DetailsOn April 6, 2020, the California Judicial Council, the policymaking body of the California Courts, approved and adopted emergency rules regarding evictions. Although Governor Newsom and cities such as Los Angeles had previously enacted orders, these new rules supersede existing laws regarding the filing of unlawful detainer actions. Under the new California Rules of Court,…
DetailsAOA is committed to assisting housing providers during this coronavirus pandemic, and as part of our commitment, we have started this petition, asking Governor Gavin Newsom, for relief for housing providers.
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