Real Estate Realties with The RebelBroker

Santa Clara County gets more than it share of growth. But in a recent CNN article, San Jose made #8 on the list... the only California city to make the list.While not the total cause, these growth numbers can help to explain continued average home increases in the face of high inventories and few...

The current market realities have made it far enough to reach the tax rolls.In a recent article in The Mercury News,  it was disclosed that almost 18,000 property owners will see their assessed value drop and therefore, their tax bill.  That increase is nearly three times what we saw last year.It...

Most folks who live in Morgan Hill realize they live in a pretty special place. It's a great little town that still gives you easy access to the more stress filled - but lucrative - environment of Silicon Valley to the north.The numbers have come out for crime statistics and it looks like Morgan ...

California home sales are down 25% in May according to the most recent NAR Newsline email.What is interesting is that it indicates the same strange market influences I have seen. Sales are down, but average price is up.While this is true in my area to the tune of double digits, state wide, prices...

You have just GOT to love the government. All the things we do that would result in us going to jail, getting fined or otherwise getting smacked upside the head just seem to roll right off their back.We spend on this freaking cash on a fence on our southern border. I am all for securing that bord...

In a recent article, we saw yet another example of how our local counties and municipalities keep an eye out for us.I mean, where would be we if local government was not out there protecting us from folks who... let their lawn get to long. Or perhaps someone has a car in their yard, that runs, is...

I am not a fan of China. I don't like their politics, their business practices or that little side business they have going of giving the death penalty to people because someone has offered big money for their kidneys. Only in China will you find prisoners getting tissue typed so that they can se...

Santa Clara County continues to see growth in the average price of homes, despite market forces conspiriing against it. Inventory continues to rise, sales are down, there are fewer buyers out there looking for homes. Despite all this, we still saw the average price of a home in Santa Clara Count...

The Morgan Hill Times recently reported on the advice from a consultant where he suggested that the downtown businesses would benefit from longer hours since many homes are two income and folks cannot shop during normal work day hours.Is it must me or should the immediate follow up to this be "Du...

I love this business.We have all read some of the popular articles coming our recently. Some from the National Association of Realtors, some from other real estate organizations. Here is another article from yahoo news that indicates that all those folks who think we are seeing the end of this do...