Category Archives: Real Estate News

A Most Unorthodox Market: Bob Dyson

by Roberta Murphy Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to sit across from Bob Dyson at his office in Del Mar and listen to this real estate legend discuss today’s real estate market. We were also fortunate to have Chris … Continue reading

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When Will the Real Estate Market Return to Normal?

I often turn to Billy Taylor, financial services guru at San Diego’s Villa Sotheby’s, when I want to hear the latest scoop on the mortgage market. Just last week, for example, Billy shared that Chase had moved out of the … Continue reading

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Jumbo Loan Defaults in the Luxury Market

by Roberta Murphy Ed McMahon may wonder what else in new in defaulted real estate, but yesterday, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service reported that even prime jumbo loans are starting to buckle. Over a period of just one month–from June … Continue reading

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California Luxury Home Foreclosures?

by Roberta Murphy Yes, there are plenty of luxury home foreclosures in California–and you can now search them whenever you wish. When in San Francisco last month for the Inman Connect conference, I was at last able to meet the … Continue reading

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7 Bargaining Secrets for Luxury Home Buyers

by Roberta Murphy If this is the worst real estate market (for sellers) in recent history, then surely it creates some of the best buying opportunities of a lifetime as well. We are seeing smart money aggressively buying in our … Continue reading

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GlassDoor to Reveal Executive Salaries and More

by Roberta Murphy Zillow founder Rich Barton loves placing industries inside glass houses (most notably in real estate), and may now become the cause of painful overexposure (or welcome relief) for industry executives. It seems he just unveiled GlassDoor, which … Continue reading

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The F-Word in Luxury Real Estate

by Roberta Murphy Forecl—– It’s a word softly whispered when luxury homeowners in luxe communities like Palm Beach (33480), Beverly Hills (90210), Greenwich (06831) and Rancho Santa Fe (92067) discuss their local real estate markets. Real estate prices have been … Continue reading

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A Radical Proposition for Real Estate

by Roberta Murphy I really want to talk about the effect petroleum costs will have on real estate, but first wish to tell a little story: My grandgather, Adolph Michelson emigrated at the age of 7 with his family from … Continue reading

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Databases Coming Out the Wazoo?

by Roberta Murphy Call this a geeky rant. Call it a blonde tirade. Call it what you want, but I just don’t know what to do about diverse databases. I think I have them coming out the Wazoo. If you … Continue reading

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Rise in Luxury Home Foreclosures, Short Sales and REO’s?

by Roberta Murphy It appears that even the luxury real estate market will not fully escape the financial ravages that are taking down less-expensive neighborhoods. Housing Wire asks: Has REO gone jumbo? To find out, they consulted with Integrated Asset … Continue reading

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