
The Home Buying and Divorce Intersection: Residential and Divorce Appraiser’s Take
Great big illusory dreams of residential home buying plague us all. In our society we’re encouraged to update, buy/sell, improve and fantasize about our dream homes in order to contribute to the economy. As a residential appraiser, I jump…

Technology, Millennials and Appraisal
Millennials aren’t as young as they used to be. In fact, a whole lot of them have had kids at this point. And you know what that means. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a new interest in the housing market along with a baby…

Expert Litigation and Real Estate Geek-Out
Being a real estate geek isn't bad at all
Having been in the industry for over 20 years, I have a track record to prove my real estate geeky-ness.
I've been offering my services in expert litigation for a number of years. We all know that anything…

Industry Terms Anne Hathaway Would Learn
In real estate and in other industries, proper language is crucial to playing the game well. Remember The Devil Wears Prada? Anne Hathaway’s character had to learn about the history of fashion, the terms and definitions of fashion, and the…

Good News about San Jose Area
Appraisal is a relational industry. It can often seem like a cold, financial industry with heavy ties into the accounting department. What with all the home appraisals, real estate appraisals, expert litigation, and divorce appraisals this industry…

Appraisal as a Solution
Have you ever been stuck in a rut? Maybe you’ve felt that the only way to solve your current problems, is to come up with a brilliant and unconventional master plan. Not all of us have the brilliance and boldness of, say, one of…

San Jose Area: Small-Mid Sized Businesses
For the sake of celebrating one of the grandest cities in the world, today’s post is focused on some of the businesses that make the San Jose area great.
Small Business/ Technology: Bay Area
Platfora: Platfora is a founding-father (so to…

4 Questions to Ask Yourself before Buying a House
Before buying a house, there are a litany of questions you could considering asking yourself. A lot of sources will tell you that the best thing to do for your decision making is to create an elaborate spreadsheet with financial goals and barriers…

5 Important Real Estate Terms You Need to Know
Industry lingo takes a while to become fluent in, no matter the industry. The fake-it-till-you-make-it routine can work like a charm, but, it can also backfire. Sometimes, we can get stuck nodding and smiling for so long, we don’t find out…

Highest and Best Use Appraisal, and Other Items of Interest
Summer is a busy season for a lot of us in the real estate industry. It’s a busy time for a lot of us, regardless of the industry. There are a number of niches and services involved in real estate that become an integral part of this season’s…