Goodbye McLintock’s
Goodbye McLinktock’s Oh man, there are certain things you kinda expect to see on the Central Coast. McLintock’s was one of those for me. Either driving by Shell Beach to see if the “Immediate Dining Available” sign was lit or seeing the “show” at Farmers Market on Thursdays. My first time going to McLintock’s was […]
Open Houses are More Important Since the 8/24 Rule Changes
Open Houses Mean More Now Before the rule changes that happened in August, open houses were used by listing agents (and other agents in their office) to generate buyer leads. With the new rules, a buyer must commit to a brokerage and sign a buyer representation agreement before they can view a home. But open […]
SLO Farmers Market 1996 (photos)
SLO Farmers Market 1996 More photos from my first digital camera. This was SLO Farmers Market in either September or October 1996. They were towing cars back then too! Also, I think it was before they put out the tables and chairs to eat at based on the number of people sitting on the curb.
Fun with AI – Downtown Pismo Beach (vol 1)
Fun with AI – Downtown Pismo Beach (vol 1) https://youtu.be/jr3UJJflK08 Poncho’s Surf Shop on the Simpsons The entrance to Hot Shots Billiards (formerly the Pismo movie theater). I saw Cheech and Chong’s first movie (Up in Smoke) here in 1978. I gave the entrance a more modern look 🙂 https://youtu.be/CWr2fJrMf8A
Past 5 Years of Home Sales (graphs)
Past 5 Years of Home Sales thru Sept 2024 I read an article today (I think CNN) about how the past 2 years have set a record for the low amount of home sales. I ran some stats to show single family home sales over the past 5 years for SLO County, Paso Robles, San […]
Can a Buyer View a Home without a Representation Agreement?
Can a Buyer View a Home without a Representation Agreement? With the new rule changes effective August 2024 from the NAR settlement, buyers now need a Buyer Representation Agreement with their agent before viewing homes. I’ll cover the two types of these agreements in a future post. If a buyer isn’t ready to commit to […]
Fremont Theater August 1996
Fremont Theater August 1996 I took this photo in 1996 with one of my first digital cameras. I had used an Apple Quicktake camera a year or two before this but it was a weird shape. I can’t remember the brand of this camera but it was the shape of a compact camera. The resolution […]
Inventory – SLO County vs SLO City
Inventory – SLO County vs. SLO City The graph above is for Inventory Months Supply. If it’s under 3, it’s a sellers market, above 3 and it’s a buyers market.In 2024, SLO City has had a decrease in inventory while for SLO County, inventory is rising. We’re still seeing bidding wars with SLO City listings […]
Blog Relaunch and Rocket Launch Photos
Blog Relaunch and Rocket Launch! In 2002, I launched a blog on SLO County Homes, making me one of the first Realtors to embrace blogging. Back then, there were no user-friendly platforms like WordPress, so I created each post using HTML. I’m thrilled to announce that I’m relaunching the blog! To kick things off, here’s […]