Getting a New Roof: Not Too Exciting, But Awfully Important
Of all the things to spend money on, a new roof has to be one of the least exciting. And yet, delaying a new roof…
Category: Real Estate
COSTCO: Blessing or a Curse?
COSTCO is coming! Before I get going, I want to disclose that Realty World Selzer Realty is the listing agent for the property COSTCO will…
Budgeting Sure Can Save You Money
We’re only a month into 2014 and changes are afoot, so it shouldn’t be long before we can start to see how these changes affect…
The Homeowner Bill of Rights May Backfire
When legislators add “Bill of Rights” to current legislation, they want us to associate the important liberties spelled out in the first ten amendments to…
Real Estate and the Affordable Care Act
Lots of things affect the housing market; one of them is demographics. In the Ukiah Valley, our population is aging and that drives up demand…
Saving Water
I was planning to write about roofing this week, but our drought deserves a little more attention. While this lovely rainstorm should help, it can…
Land Zoning and Water Use
The Williamson Act is a California law that allows the County to comply with an owner’s request to re-zone property as agricultural land, provided the…
What to Expect from the Housing Market in 2014
I’ve been reviewing trends in the real estate market. At the beginning of each year, the pundits throw out their predictions for the coming year,…
Short Sale Tax Relief
The Internal Revenue Service is putting things right by not taxing non-existent income on short sales for single-family homes. If that doesn’t make much sense,…
A Year in Review: Looking Back at 2013
Happy New Year! We covered a lot of ground in 2013, so I thought I’d review some highlights from the beginning of the year.First, if…