October 2020

Real Estate and Technology

October 26, 2020I’ve been in a contemplative mood lately. Something that often happens when the winds of real estate settle into their more customary calm around this time of year. Many Buyers are on a furlough until after the first of the year. That’s when they’ll push the reset button and venture back into the fray. And many Sellers have their sights set on 2021 and are busy prepping for early spring. For now, I’m enjoying a little distance from the daily grind. There’s been a nagging...

Post Covid Recap

October 19, 2020Picking up the thread… talking about the wild ride real estate has been on since COVID arrived in early March. It feels like a lifetime ago, but it has really only been six months since shelter-in-place became an everyday part of our lives. And while the progress of the pandemic already qualifies as a long strange trip, it’s wise to remind ourselves that it’s not over yet. Not by a long shot. So, with six months of post-covid real estate under our belts, let’s recap...

A Long Strange Trip

October 12, 2020Picking up the thread… talking about the wild ride real estate has been on since COVID arrived in early March. It feels like a lifetime ago, but it has really only been six months since shelter-in-place became an everyday part of our lives. And while the progress of the pandemic already qualifies as a long strange trip, it’s wise to remind ourselves that it’s not over yet. Not by a long shot. So, with six months of post-covid real estate under our belts, let’s recap...

Supply & Demand

October 5, 2020Continuing the conversation… trying to make sense of the incredible run real estate has been on since it re-emerged from shelter in place and found itself in a decidedly different post- covid environment, one profoundly transformed by the pandemic experience. This summer, prices have risen higher and faster than at any other time in my 30+ year career. Is this a bubble? Will it continue? What will happen for the rest of 2020? When in doubt, the best place to look for answers is the...