I am excited to announce that my new book, How to Be a Gig Economy Real Estate Agent – For the Overworked, Underpaid, and Retirees, is now available on Amazon. Click here and choose “Look Inside” to read the Introduction and first chapter: https://amzn.to/2P7M7jW .
August 15, 2019
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 […]
August 8, 2019

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 […]
July 25, 2019
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 […]
A Seller’s Most Costly Mistake

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 […]