Marston Myers's (marstonmyers) Blog

Reality Check # 1 "The Feds have approved raising the conforming loan limits - soon it will be raining Buyers!" In a word WRONG! Yes the conforming loan limits appear to be heading up to around $725K or so in high cost areas (yes like CC County - this is driven on a county by county basis) BUT th...

As I have posted before, The Information Genie is out of the Bottle! it is no longer our job to hand out information, but to maximize the value of the informaiton available and put it in context for our clients, both Buyers and Sellers and then use our local knowledge regarding our own area to br...

It is just about time for a new laptop. I use my laptop as a full desktop replacement. Now I am very good with the PC platform (even considered the Alpha Geek in the office) I keep getting my eye drawn towards the new Apple Laptops. I use multiple monitors (only 2 for now), know I need 2GB of RAM...

I have been having trouble for the last couple of weeks or so getting my Voicemail in a timely fashion. Sometimes I get a VM right away, I hear it beep in. Other times it is HOURS between a client leaving a message and it showing up as a new VM. I am on Verizon here in Northern California, and am...

Out of San Diego comes the news that the first legal action for "buyers remorse" has been filed. Some of the details are sketchy but basically the Buyer's think that THEIR agent withheld information from them (due diligence) and/or the appraiser "manipulated the appraisal" was the term the plaint...

It is traditional wisdom and the mantra of the real estate industry that to BUY a home is your best long term financial move. In this turbulent market atmosphere it is time to review.Why did you (want to) buy a home in the first place? When you think about buying a home do you analyze the home li...

In response to blog comments plus most every friend and client I come in contact with I want to give you my OPINION on where the prices are going in Discovery Bay as well a regionally. When to buy, how long to wait. That is the real question. Heres the deal. Right now, today, as we move into late...

Consumer Driven Information - Real Estate 2.0 or The Information Genie has Left the Bottle!Information is Power. For years, Realtors have been the gatekeepers of information related to local properties. For a fee i.e. commission they utilized the information to bring buyers and sellers together. ...