John Lockwood posted a blog entry Aug 8, 2011
Google+ Comes to Sacramento Real Estate Site (Watch for my Mug on Google)
If you haven’t played around on GooglePlus and want to, let me know as I have plenty of invites left. Meantime, I understand that if I link to Google+ a certain way, if you search for “GooglePlus Comes to Sacramento Real Estate”, you should find this article with my GooglePlus... more »
John Lockwood posted a blog entry Jul 27, 2011
Sacramento Real Estate Market Update – Doom, Gloom, and Housing Affordability
This is not a good blog post to get you to buy something. Salesmen are always positive, says top industry trainer Tommy Hopkins. Today I’m more of a social critic. This has to be the latest in the month that I’ve written a market update for Sacramento since I started writing them... more »
John Lockwood posted a blog entry Jun 7, 2011
Sacramento County Real Estate Market Update
Well, the numbers for homes sold in May are in, so it’s time to take a look at our local real estate markets, beginning with Sacramento County. To look at unit volume first, it’s practically unchanged since last year, at 1761 units sold in May 2010 versus 1757 in May, 2011, a difference... more »
John Lockwood posted a blog entry Jun 1, 2011
Sacramento For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Home – Where To Find Them
From a buyer’s point of view, having access to more listings is generally a good thing. More listings of course means more choices. When it comes to For Sale By Owner Homes, however, the amount of different homes you’ll find by searching for them may not fully justify the trouble... more »
John Lockwood posted a blog entry May 26, 2011
Foreclosure Crisis Villains Part I: Loan Servicers
When I talk to homeowners I know about their problems getting a loan modification or when I work on a short sale, a common theme that comes up over and over again is “Why is this process so hard if the bank is going to lose more money on foreclosure than they will on a [...] more »
John Lockwood posted a blog entry May 23, 2011
Setting a Tentative Date — Yet Another Off Topic Post for Romance Fans
I have great news from the Government. No, it’s not like one of those weird Facebook ads you see where they’ve got some creepy guy from over a headline that reads “Barack Obama Announces He Will Pay Your Mortgage” or whatever. This is great news for me, on a personal note... more »
