by Athena Paquette | Nov 19, 2017 | Blog, Featured
How old is too old to have the security of owning your own house? I met this week with a woman who hadn’t owned a home since the 1980’s, and she thought she never would be able to again after her divorce in the mid 1990’s. So she had moved in with her sister five...
by Athena Paquette | Sep 10, 2017 | Blog, Featured
Last Friday I did not send a newsletter out because I was in Paso Robles in 110 F heat. And it looks like I wasn’t the only one drying up on my trip. This week had one data point to move the markets and that was the Institute of Supply Management’s service sector...
by Athena Paquette | Sep 10, 2017 | Blog, Featured
In the buying and selling process, it’s common to think that cash is king. But just because it’s been done doesn’t mean it’s always done that way. Sometimes being faster gets you the deal. We had a client 2 weeks ago that was bidding on a house against 2 other cash...
by Athena Paquette | Aug 27, 2017 | Blog, Featured
It was a slow economic newsweek this week. And despite the excitement over the eclipse, it didn’t give us lower rates. Even the news of July new homes sales numbers announced Wednesday had fallen 9.4%, still didn’t help the rates decrease at a noticeable level....
by Athena Paquette | Aug 27, 2017 | Blog, Featured
You have an investment property you naturally think that you’re making money. But the truth is, many people actually lose money by accident. As an investment advisor, I see many people mistakenly falling into the California (CA) bank trap. What’s a CA bank? It’s the...
by Athena Paquette | Aug 20, 2017 | Blog, Featured
This week we had a couple of market-moving numbers, but ended flat. When you watch the bond market like we do, it gets exciting and can foreshadow things to come, such as higher rates. Tuesday we had the July retail sales number coming in much stronger than expected...
