Don Diltz's (ddiltz) Blog

Ok.  I admit it.  I am still very new to the world of Web 2.0.  I'm happily slogging through blogging (yours & mine) and racking up as many points as I can figure out how to.  I'm spending way too much time sitting in front of my computer instead of getting my real live self out in front of peopl...

So you don't feel like you are entering the middle of a conversation, click here to see Part 1.  In Part 1 I recommended marketing to Realtors as a method for affiliates to reach the GLBT community under the belief that Realtors typically drive the choice of affiliates (consumers do not usually h...

Another rock and roll week in the lending markets still has not demonstrated its impact in the real estate sales arena.  Pick a position or a forecast scenario and you will be able to find multiple pundits to corroborate it.  Uncertainty is definitely in the air... but the sales numbers are still...

Ok, how is it that I'm cluttering up my perfectly good real estate blog with information about a restaurant?  Good question.  Well, first of all because several of you have asked me to.  Secondly, because restaurants are part of the amenities that we enjoy as adjuncts to our real estate here in t...

As a Realtor who is gay, I've been asked by affiliates how to market to our community.  The very question is a comforting one since it recognizes that there is a significant market to address and that it might best be served by some special techniques.  That there is a significant number of GLBT ...

What statistic do you like to use to identify the current market dynamic?  Wouldn't it be nice if there were one statistic that would be easy to find or calculate and that would tell the whole story?  Well there isn't, so get over it.  But RAPL is nifty.  The RAPL (Ratio of Active to Pending List...

AR already has a GLBT Referral group with a few members (72 out of over 43,000 as of this writing).  I'm not sure there is a need for a separate group for those of us who identify as GLBTQQI.  However, it felt right so I thought I would give it a shot.What is the difference?The GLBT Referral grou...

Mid Peninsula real estate tours are on Tuesday and Friday.  This home, listed by Coldwell Banker, was presented on Friday's tour in Palo Alto. Not the highest price home on tour, but if you have time to see only one house, take a look at 2120 Cowper Street in Palo Alto.  The listing shows it as o...

Palo Alto Market Performance as of July 2007   Palo Alto single family home prices reached a 5 year high in May at $1,617,498 (condos & townhouses peaked in April at $810,667) and have declined slightly since then. The inventory continues to be sparse and demand is high as evidenced by an invento...

This is my first post. I am a real estate broker in Menlo Park, California. I like to write. I like people to read my writing; I prefer it that people enjoy reading my writing. My commitment to you is to do my best to make this space professional, useful and enjoyable. I look forward to your reac...