On the heels of a very successful and exciting seminar we did about 10 days ago on a Saturday morning on Zoom, with guest speaker Karen Templeton with Forrest Wealth Strategies, who share with us Capital Gains Tax options for investor owners of real estate, I’d like to present a more comprehensive, and at the […]
Happy New Year! Long Beach Market Stats for December 2021
Hello everyone and happy new year! I hope your year is off to a strong start. What have you decided you would like to accomplish in 2022? I’d like to make a new year’s resolution to provide you with monthly, timely market stats for Long Beach, California. So without further delay, let’s go right into […]
Welcome to May – here are the April 2020 Real Estate Market Stats: Long Beach, California

Hello Everyone! Hope you are staying healthy and safe, and enjoying the longer daylight hours, spring flowers, fresh air and all those good things. (Bonus Question: Name that tune: “When it’s cold outside….. I got the month of May!”) Let’s take a quick dive in to the real estate numbers in the city of Long Beach […]
Last Call!

Guess what, folks! It’s last call! Look at your cell phone – it’s June 18 already, and we are nearing the end of the Spring season, the best season to sell real estate, and shifting gradually into the Summer, the second best season for selling real estate. Because guess why families and individuals like to […]
Tax & Real Estate Seminar: Saturday March 30 @ 9 am: Making Smart Tax Decisions in Real Estate
It’s that time of year again……. Tax Time! Everyone’s favorite, right? Jokes aside, do you have any questions about capital gains tax, property tax, mortgage interest tax deduction, or any other tax having to do with real estate that you would like answered? Do you wonder if you could make more informed decisions about when […]
Happy New Year 2019 Market Stats! Long Beach and Southern California at Large
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday season and strong start to 2019! We received some new data about the market I am eager to share with you. City of Long Beach Active Listings: In the month of December 2018, active listings were at 572 vs a year ago Dec 2017 […]
Beware of the Discount Broker: Discount Brokers bring Discount Buyers
So, it’s a hot market right now, you have heard it from me, you have heard it from the news, and along with it all, you hear about discount real estate firms and discount agents offering you rebates and low fees to sell your home. I get it. The attractiveness of the smoking deal never […]
You’re Invited! 2 Great Talks! This Saturday: Estate Sales; March 31: Real Estate Investing & 1031 Exchanges!
My goal as your Residential Real Estate Agent is to bring you great content and information about the real estate market, keep you up to date and informed, and also connect you to professionals in our area who can deliver you pertinent information and services to keep you ahead of the game when it comes […]
Taxes Breaks for Homeowners and Investors! This Saturday Oct 21 – 9 am to 10 am!

Did that get your attention? Have you always wanted to know what you don’t know about the myriad of tax rules that property owners who have amassed great wealth know about taxes and tax breaks? Rules that may save you thousands of dollars in property tax, capital gains tax, income tax and much more? It […]
Ask a Tax Attorney! Interview with Johan Deprez
Long time followers of my newsletter have seen my other installments of the “Ask a Professional” series, and since we are already at that fun time of year we call “Tax Season,” I thought I would share with you some commonly asked questions I hear regarding taxes and property, and have Tax Attorney Johan Deprez […]