Several of my clients have said in the past, “Don’t ever mistake Cathy’s sweet demeanor for too nice.” Actually, sometimes I need to be reminded to be nice, and so I have a yellow sticky on my phone that says “BE NICE.” Because in the heat of the moment (and there are a lot of […]
People say to me, “You’ll never retire, will you?” I answer, “Nooooo, why would I?” Besides paying for my teeth (which I think bought my dentist a new Acura), I love to protect my clients from “opposing agents” and their clients. It’s a joy to move my peeps smoothly through one of the biggest transitions […]
I’m too busy slaying dragons to finish writing my next book, How to Be a Gig Economy Real Estate Agent, but I need to write. I mean, I NEED to. It’s cathartic. So, throughout the months, as time allows, I’ll update you on “As the World Turns” in real estate. No, selling real estate is […]
I recently read a disturbing article in the San Francisco Chronicle, which reported that over half the homes that sold in the Bay Area over the past year were not offered for sale on the Multiple Listing Service—they were private sales. A homeowner mentions that he plans to move, word carries, and before he knows […]
You earn a great salary, have a professional career, and can’t buy a home. You aren’t saving much (if at all) for retirement, which feels like it’s decades away but will inevitably come. Odds are that you live in a metropolitan area of California or New York. Residents on both coasts face this same angst, […]
