Jack Mossman's Blog

This week saw more action in news production arena.  Radio and television continue to hammer on the national scene, so here's a recap on the local one:  July 18 - Stockton Record - listing real estate transaction for June 21-24 from information compiled from County records:  Total sales:  98; Sel...

"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion.  He hardly knows which is which.  He simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does,...

I sometimes wonder, if few news items is a good thing ... until we have a week that has an avalanche of real  estate news.  This week was one of the quiet weeks .... The calm before the storm?  July 11 - Stockton Record - listing real estate transaction for June 14-18 for information compiled fro...

Real Estate news for the local market was slower for the week ending 7-9-10:  7/6/10 - Stockton Record by Keith Reid - relates an overview of interest rates down; Credit has expired slowing market; increase in median price; decline in pending sales.  7/9 - Stockton Record by staff and wire report...

I'm teaching tomorrow and I am really looking forward to it.  The topic has to do with the psyche and emotions of sellers under stress and how we can relate to them for better results.  The topic however, is not as important as the awareness that we are being called upon to go beyond the nuts and...

Over the last 2 weeks or so, consumers in San Joaquin County market have more food for confusion.  Buyers and sellers are looking for a clear path and instead they find conflicting information.  As real estate professionals, we get the task of evaluating and interpreting the media information for...

Into every life some rain may fall.  AND, into every life some sun will shine!  This is a business that is filled with frustrations and forgetfulness.  The frustrations are ongoing, the forgetfulness is when something special happens and we just take it in stride.  So I'm writing this for all the...

First, let me admit that I'm well over 30 (that's 30 times 2 and then some) and I get offended when I'm in the middle of a conversation and someone starts texting.  But allowing for the change of social mores, Soci@l has to be one of the best tools for getting a global view of the whole social-me...

It looks like we may be moving in the right direction - finally!  Education for real estate consumer needs to come in lots of packages.  Some insight can be brought by real estate professionals.  Some can be brought by the lending industry.  Some can also be brought by various government agencies...

Keller Williams International University instructor Chris Alston from Cupertino, Ca did a masterful job in helping a collection of agents and affiliates grasp some of the finer points of social media in today's market.  The class was his own however he used as his text Soci@l written by Ben Kinne...