Did you go somewhere fun for the holidays? Yolo County is missing about 450 sales this year compared to the pre-pandemic five-year average. The lack of affordability and low-rate lock-in have combined to reduce demand and supply. For those of us in residential real estate, the lack of transactions continues to be a problem ..read more

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I’ll be at the Thursday night social at Foundry and Lux so if you’re attending the conference, say hi ..read more

I hope you find this useful. I’ll cover Northern Solano County next time. The Mortgage Bankers Association predicts rates will fall to 5.5 percent by the end of 2023 as the economy weakens. The group revised its forecast upward a bit — it previously expected rates to fall to 5.3 percent. publishes a chart, below, showing the impact of rising interest rates on affordability ..read more

Thanks to host Northern Solano County Association of Realtors for allowing us to use their excellent facility. Thanks to all of our speakers who traveled near and far to share their wisdom and expertise. Thanks to Lisa Estes from the Appraisal Institute for managing the logistics so well. And thanks especially to my fellow committee members Lou Rusert and Chris Daniels, SRA for their work in planning this event. , a Sacramento-based real estate investor, shared with us an introduction and lessons learned in acquiring and managing his 21 short-term rental properties. He reviewed AirDNA, the pri ..read more

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Mr. Ratterman lives in the Indianapolis area with his wife of 36 years, Jeanine. They have four grandchildren who all live in their area. His contact information is listed on the Appraisal Institute website ( (I am not getting paid for any sales) ) and can be located by clicking on “Find an Appraiser ..read more

Hope this adds to your understanding of residential real estate markets. This website has instructions on how to show two time series on the same graph like the example above . After six months of being cooped up from the Covid-19 pandemic, buyers want a larger home. Here’s his chart showing the trends in the Sacramento region ..read more

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Let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you soon at the class. Leveraging Analytical Tools to Assist the Appraiser ..read more