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DID YOU KNOW: Around 75% of those taking out a mortgage in the fourth quarter of 2020 had a credit score above 760......that is up from around 60% in the fourth quarter of 2010 ......and up from around 26% in the 4th quarter of 2005 the peak of lending before the Great Recession! Those taking out mortgages have significantly higher credit scores these days. (WSJ)

Are you thinking of waiting until the spring market to purchase or sell a new home? Check out my post below.

Are you wondering what the heck is happening in the real estate market? Read this post. And of course call me with questions!

Are you wondering what the monthly/quarterly/yearly statistics are for the Santa Barbara area? Click on this link and check out the latest stats!https://www.sbaor.org/clientuploa//2020/May_2020_stats.pdf

What happened in Real Estate for the Santa Barbara Area for the week of April 26th -May 2? Here's stats on the new listings, Closed, Pended, Back on Market and Coming Soon Listings. The market is picking up and we are here ready to help you.

This was posted in one of the local groups I belong to and thought it was worth sharing. Thank you to Martha Y. Vega. I hear people saying that we are all in th...e same boat. NO, WE ARE NOT! We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. My ship can be a shipwreck and yours may not. And vice versa. For some, quarantine is optimal: a moment of reflection, of reconnection. Soft sailing in flip flops, with a whiskey or tea. For others, this is a desperate crisis. For some, peaceful, restful time, a staycation. For others, torture: How am I going to pay my bills? Some were busy choosing a brand of chocolate for Easter. Others are worried about the bread for the end of the week, or if the can goods and pasta are enough for a few more days. Some are in the "home office" of their country home. Others are stirring up trash to survive. Some want to go back to work because they are running out of money. Others (like ME at times of anxiety) want to kill those who break the quarantine because they are at the store EVERYDAY! Some need to break the quarantine to stand in line at the banks or grocery stores. Others criticize the government Some have faith in God and expect miracles during this pandemic. Others say the worst is yet to come. So, friends, we are not in the same boat. We are passing a moment in which our perceptions and needs are COMPLETELY different. And each one will come out of that storm in his own way. Some with a nice pool or back yard tan. Others with scars on their souls. For such obvious reasons (and others invisible), it is very important to see beyond what is seen at first sight. Not just looking, but more than looking, seeing. See beyond the political party, beyond religion, beyond the navel itself. Do not underestimate the pain of the other if you do not feel it. Let us not judge so much when I myself know it is so easy to do. I am guilty of that We are on different ships. The medical staff and first responder's ship is in the middle of "the perfect store" food industry ship (ours) is in the outskirts of the storm while other ships are parked in the harbor. We are in the same storm for sure. See more

Check out the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors Statistics for a year to year comparison and more to date. Questions? Call DM me for my cell number. https://www.sbaor.org//Statistics/2020/March_2020_stats.pdf

The March 2020 statistics for the Santa Barbara MLS are in. What do you think the median sales price was? Are prices going up, down, staying the same? What about inventory? Click the link. https://www.sbaor.org//Statistics/2020/March_2020_stats.pdf

Have you checked out "song around the world" on you tube? It's awesome. There's several songs that musicians from around the world participate in from their homeland but yet together. It's awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1GU1qQ1zQ

STOP, before you think about calling your loan servicer to delay your mortgage payment read this.