When people think about what drives home values, the usual suspects come to mind: location, schools, curb appeal. But there's one factor that doesn’t always make the list – and it should: access to quality local healthcare. In communities like ours, the presence of a...
Every Thursday, real estate agents across our mountain communities participate in what’s called a broker tour. It’s a time when agents open their listings exclusively for other agents to preview – an opportunity to explore homes, exchange insights and connect with our...
In real estate, you’ll often hear that “all it takes is one buyer.” True enough—but finding that buyer? That takes work. A new luxury lakeview listing in Lake Arrowhead just went under contract after only nine days on the market. That kind of quick success isn’t...
Earlier this week, I got a phone call from someone eager to sell their vacant land – fast. They claimed they just wanted to break even, nothing more. Sounds generous, right? It’s not. It’s a scam, and a surprisingly common one at that. Here’s how it usually plays out:...
Over the years, I’ve watched plenty of folks move to the mountains with grand plans of a forever home – only to realize a decade or two later that their knees didn’t sign up for the staircase marathon, or that their charming woodsy retreat has become a little too “off...
A reader of this column, who likes to watch for foreclosure opportunities, sent me what seemed to be a convincing article about an FHA loan delinquency bubble shared to social media. After fact-checking it and cross-referencing it with sources from HUD, FHFA and the...
