Pete's Blog

While at the California Association of Realtors Expo last week I came across a great product that makes impressive bound presentations with ease. It doesn't require any special tools other the the paper provided in the kit. It is PAPERZIP by Blueline and the sample I picked up contained standard ...

Just a quick update for those unaware, the Federal Government had been collecting taxes on Telecom services that they should not have.  The Tax went to pay for the Spanish American War but the Supreme Court has decided that  the taxes should have stopped in February of 2003. In your next 1040 re...

Over the past few months I have spoke to several people who have told me their marketing isn't working. The common denominators in all cases seemed to be one of three things, 1) an insufficient amount of contacts, 2) an inadequate time since inception, or 3) all of the above. I always try to expl...

Continuing with my Driving traffic to an open house post and in the spirit of, I told two friends, and they told two friends, and they told two friends.......I thought an interesting way to help market a property might be to hold a hosted party / invited open house of the owners choice. The basic...

I believe one of the best ways to create conversation when asked a question is to create some intrigue or mystery.......even if for just a few short moments. One of my favorite times to do this is when I am asked what I do for a living. Now sure, I could simply say I'm a Realtor, but that does no...

 The article is titled, Is home shopping on the Internet making the Realtor obsolete? Here is the exerpt; This new trend may be the driving factor behind other real estate oriented Web sites popping up. Activerain.com is a very similar in concept to Myspace.com, but the networking community is s...

Starting today Saturday, Oct 21, through Sunday, Oct. 29, County residents can cast their ballots for the upcoming election at three local malls. Galleria at Tyler, in Riverside, The Promenade in Temecula, and Westfield Mall, in Palm Springs will have electronic voting booths available from 10 a....

This is one of the first resources I give to my clients. The Riverside County home page has a wealth of information and links that are useful to local residents both new and old.Here are just a few things you can do from this page with their associated links:Check your jury duty statusPay your tr...

Tishman Speyer offered owner MetLife $5.4 billion for Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village smashing the previous record in the U.S. of almost $1.9 billion. It encompasses 18 square blocks that was origanaly designed as affordable housing, and runs between First Avenue and the East River, from...

How about 12' tall? This gentleman in BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla is facing a $250.00 a day fine if he doesn't repaint his roof soon. The city says he violated the city's advertising sign ordinance which limits signs to "one small, carefully defined "for sale" or "for rent" sign, usually in the front yar...