by Todd Bird | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog, Show Prep
A new tech company is offering to redo your bathroom in three weeks. Plus they say you will pay 25% less than you’d pay a regular contractor. Would you do this?? Block Renovation is a new startup that allows customers to pick a bathroom out of a catalog of options...
by Todd Bird | Jan 2, 2019 | Show Prep
The Sacramento home sales market has gone into winter hibernation, according to new data from Core Logic. And there is an uneasiness about whether the market will return to its previous strength in the Spring. Todd Bird’s thoughts on Northern California’s...
by Todd Bird | Jan 3, 2019 | Show Prep
According to ATTOM Data Solutions – a real estate tracking service, there were a total of 66-thousand U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in October 2018. That is up 21% from an all-time low last month, but still down almost 5 percent when compared to a year ago....
by Todd Bird | Dec 29, 2018 | Show Prep
Saving for a down payment is potentially the biggest hurdle to homeownership among young or first-time home buyers. Putting 20% down on a mortgage allows buyers to avoid mortgage insurance and keep monthly payments lower. Lately, the 20% down payment standard has...
by Todd Bird | Dec 29, 2018 | Show Prep
U.S. home-sale prices increased 3.3% year over year in November, according to Redfin. In fact, November marked the third straight month of annual home price gains under 4%. The number of home sales fell faster than it has in over two years. The only metro areas that...
by Todd Bird | Dec 17, 2018 | Show Prep
Trulia has announced the winners of the 2018 Neighborly Awards. This contest pits 10,000 neighborhoods against each other for spectacular supremacy. And, there was even a winner from Northern California… in fact, AskTheContractors on Talk 650AM (out of Sacramento) can...
