Click the title for the full message. At the October San Jose Aparment Brokers meeting, I ran into Matthew Leek, a financial planner with Ameriprise Financial in San Jose. Matthew shared this analogy with me and agreed that I could blog it as long as I mentioned his name- Thank you Matthew. Matthew can be [...]

Click the title for the full message. Recently, I have experienced on more than one occasion a property listed for sale and the listing agent is not sharing information because there is little or no fee to share. In most cases, the Seller is unaware that their property is being marketed to select individuals only- [...]

Click the title for the full message. The Northern California CCIM chapter meeting had its share of excellent speakers and presenters this month. Bob Kramer of Robert Kramer & Associates shared his 35 years of experience in representing bidders at Trustee’s Sale. Our attendees were sitting on every word that Bob spoke. Bob averages three [...]

Click the title for the full message. This month’s guest speaker at the Northern California CCIM chapter meeting was Terry Hird, founder of Negotiation International. His firm was created to provide individuals and organizations with the tools they need to obtain enhanced outcomes through the art of negotiation. Post Terry’s presentation I heard SUPER REVIEWS- [...]

Click the title for the full message. Today I attended two marketing meetings; The Investor’s Marketing Forum IMF and the Certified Commercial Investment Member CCIM meetings. A general discussion of the marketplace revealed that rents are soft but thankfully occupancy is holding steady. I specifically asked Joe Lawton of Castle Property Management (925) 328-1240 whether [...]

Click the title for the full message. A recently discovered article discusses the ramifications of foreclosing on mortgages that were split up into tiny fragments when sold on the Mortgage Backed Securities, MBS market. “There is no evidence before the court as to who is the present owner of the Note. The holder of the [...]