Real Estate

What happened to all of the foreclosures that we used to see & hear about?! Foreclosures are homes that were taken over by the bank because the owners couldn’t make their payments. When I first started in real estate in 2007 & up through the next decade – these were a substantial part of the […]

75% is my goal this year in 2025. I would love to see a minimum of 75% of my listings go on the market with a pre-inspection report. This means that before a home is listed, we hire an impartial 3rd party to come evaluate the structural & mechanical integrity of the home. They provide […]

Ladies & gentlemen, brace yourselves for a seismic shift in the real estate world!   Across the board, in Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Allegheny & Mercer counties, our inventory numbers continue to climb.   The rate at which properties are selling is plummeting! Homes are selling muuuuch more sloooooowly, but they’re still flooding onto the market. […]

Okay, my friends… for those of you who get off on spreadsheets & statistical trends, this part of our show is just for you! I evaluate 5 counties: Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Allegheny & Mercer. When looking into the average sales price & median listing prices… the word I would use to describe what I’m seeing […]

Our clients need to feel that they know & like us for them to trust us with their transaction. Building this relationship can sometimes take a while, but I’m going to share some advice that I gave my own family – the ones that know, like & trust me most. Two little disclaimers though… Disclaimer […]

My Italian salad dressing analogy is still applicable! Experienced agents usually know exactly where things lay in the market. However, the hand of election, the hand of misinformation, the hand of new real estate laws & the hand of the fluctuating inventory have all reached out & given that salad dressing a shake. The real […]

I have another radio show & podcast called THE FOLD. You can find it on Spotify. My October 2024 episode included some excerpts from my personal journal. For the full clip, search THE FOLD on Spotify. In the meantime, I wanted to share a sample of what that episode was about. “Later today, I will […]

I’ve been using this analogy quite a bit lately. I want you to think of a bottle of Italian salad dressing. I’ve been in the business long enough to be able to predict with some accuracy where we can find water… where you can go in to find oil & where you’re going to pull […]

Despite my many years of blogging, I realized that I’ve always thrown around the word “multi-list” but I’ve never really explained it. No time like the present! The multi-list is the official database that Realtors use to research listings. It’s how we share information about the status of each property. There’s not just one multi-list… […]