This Week’s Crazy Building: Air Force Academy Chapel

The Air Force Academy Chapel, located in Colorado Springs, CO is the most visited building on campus. With its uncommon look, it’s easy to see why! It was designed in the modern architecture style by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in 1962. In 1996 the Chapel won the AIA Twenty-five year award and in 2004 it
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Will Agents Really Sell Your Home for 1% ?

Do agents promising a 1% commission rates actually do a good job in representing sellers? Let’s find out. Having been in the real estate industry for 34 years now, I’ve seen a number of trends come and go. One of these trends, which we’re seeing again now, is an influx of agents advertising that they’ll sell
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Do You Know the Best Website to Search for Homes?

If you’re searching for a home, I’ve got a great website to recommend. Do You Know the Best Websites to Search for Homes?There are many different websites out there where buyers can search for homes, but a few of them, in my humble opinion, aren’t worth using. Zillow, Trulia, and Realtor.com are three examples that
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Fondation Louis Vuitton

The Fondation Louis Vuitton located in Paris’ Bois de Boulogne park makes a noticeable splash. Designed by Frank Gehry, the contemporary art museum’s unusual forms exhibit his characteristic deconstructed look. The park is nearly twice the size of New York’s Central Park and is composed of several smaller parks. The Fondation is in the Jardin
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Have You Noticed a Change in San Diego’s Real Estate Market?

Now that we’re in a more normalized market, this means different things for buyers and sellers. In the last two-and-a-half months, our San Diego market has shifted from a hot seller’s market into more of a normal one. What does this mean for buyers and sellers? If you’re a seller, it means you might not
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Heritage Park

Did you know there is a Victorian village right here in San Diego? Heritage Park, located in Old Town boasts 7 genuine buildings from the 1880s to 1890s. The goal of the park is to preserve these historic buildings which were threatened with demolition after World War 2. Victorian style is composed of several subcategories
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Ideal Palace

The Ideal Palace or Ferdinand Cheval Palace is a truly unique structure. Ferdinand Cheval, a rural postman with no formal training, built it himself over 33 years. It was named a historical monument in 1969 and influenced artists such as André Breton. In 1879 Cheval, age 43, struck his foot on an unusual rock while
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Story Time With Gary: When Birds Attack Realtors

What happens when a real estate agent goes head-to-head with a client’s pet bird? Find out in today’s “Story Time With Gary.”   If your idea of what a day in the life of a Realtor is like comes solely from TV shows like “Million Dollar Listing,” then you might be surprised to hear the
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Esplanade Theatres

The Esplanade Theatres, better described by locals as “The Durian,” are Singapore’s premier performing arts venue. Located on the bay, the spiky outer shells afford excellent views and provide shade by day. At night the Theatres transform into lamps that shine out onto the bay. The design process invited much criticism. One early rendition was
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How to Get Your Realtor to Work Twice as Hard for You

There’s a very simple trick to getting your agent to work extra hard to help you meet your real estate goals. Today I’ll share the secret with you. How can you get your Realtor to work twice as hard for you? The answer is fairly simple: Tell them that if they do a good job
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