Over the last few years Opendoor, along with other real estate companies, has heavily worked the iBuyer business of buying homes directly from sellers to turn the property around, and then resell it back to a home buyer. All this at a profit for Opendoor. On the surface, the concept ...

The California Association of REALTORS® researches data and releases infographics on a regular basis to help consumers better understand California's real estate market, and where the trends may be going. And the start of 2022 has brought a lot of questions about how home sales will trend.

Is COVID ...

Housing inventory is low, obviously. I write "obviously" because only people with their heads' in the sand thought any different. Just look around: if you're a shopping homebuyer, sifting through listings entails "Pending" listings instead of going through "Active" listings. If you're a REALTOR® you are either coaching ...

New Listings in SoCal Jan. 2020

It’s the end of January 2020. We have a new year and we are staring down the barrel of a new selling season in real estate. In Southern California we see a slow-down in listings that dip in late December and January every year ...

REALTOR® is only one of Jacqueline's many talents!

It is said that one person can only do so much, but we're waiting for that cliche' to prove itself true for our agent Jacqueline Smith. Jacqueline joined Garrigus Real Estate back in April 2017, and we've been amazed ...

Subprime Loans Repackaged as "Non-Prime" Loans

Subprime loans weren't the only reason why we had the housing crash of the last decade, but they definitely lead the charge. They were never completely gone, but the term "Subprime" still leaves most feeling the pains of short sales and foreclosures.

And ...

Welcome to the new GarrigusRealEstate.com! We're happy you found our new website here! A while ago, we realized that many of the websites and home listings on the Internet are geared towards getting leads, but not developed for the usability of its users!

We feel that is unacceptable ...