This Week’s Crazy Building: Bombay Sapphire Glasshouses

Bombay Sapphire Glasshouses by Andrewrabbott licensed under the terms of CC BY-SA 4.0
This week’s crazy building is the Botanical Glasshouses at Bombay Sapphire Distillery in Laverstoke, England. This English gin-maker commissioned these bizarrely-shaped glass structures to put their ingredients on display for visitors. They curve elegantly, swooping sideways and inward towards the still house (a former paper mill). The waste heat from the distillation process flows outward to warm the
Read more
No Comments

This Week’s Crazy Building: Potala Palace

Potala Palace by Coolmanjackey licensed under the terms of CC BY-SA 3.0
This week’s crazy building is Potala Palace in Lhasa, China. The Fifth Dalai Lama began construction of this imposing structure back in 1645. The exterior was done in just 3 years, but the interior and its furnishing took 45 years. The Potala Palace served as the chief residence for the Dalai Lama until the 1959
Read more
No Comments

[VIDEO] Homeseller Mistake #10: Paying 3x for One Home Repair

Avoid Overpaying for Home Repairs 30+ year veteran Realtor Gary Kent reveals the costly mistakes people that make when selling a San Diego home. Mistake #10 is paying three (or even four!) times for just one repair. How could this happen? Let me explain. When a San Diego home buyer notices something visibly wrong in
Read more
No Comments

5 Reasons Why Now Is the Time To Buy a Home in San Diego

 Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale Affordability is at an all-time high right now. Interest rates are low, and loan products from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are allowing consumers to buy with only 3% down. Even rates
Read more
No Comments

Why Hire Me To Sell Your Home?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale What separates me from all of the other real estate agents in San Diego? Well, for one, I have been in this business for 31 years and I have sold over 5,000
Read more
No Comments

The Secrets of the San Diego Real Estate Market

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale The San Diego real estate market is performing well, but it is leaning towards a seller’s market in most neighborhoods because inventory is low. Homes that are staged well and priced correctly should
Read more
No Comments

This Week’s Crazy Building: Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport

Shenzhen Bao'an Airport by Forgemind ArchiMedia licensed under the terms of CC BY 2.0
This week’s crazy building is Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in Shenzhen, China. More specifically, we’re looking at the airport’s recent Terminal 3 expansion. Completed in 2013, it increased the airport’s previous capacity by almost 60%, adding 45 million passengers a year. The terminal’s unusual shape resembles the very airplanes it was meant to cater to.
Read more
No Comments

[VIDEO] Homeseller Mistake #9: Not Considering Presale Home Inspection

Be Sure to Consider a Presale Home Inspection San Diego Realtor Gary Kent reveals the costly mistakes people that make when selling a San Diego home. Mistake #9 is not considering a presale home inspection. In the San Diego area, doesn’t the buyer usually pay for the home inspection? Yes. But there are many benefits
Read more
No Comments

Should You Apply for a Home Loan from a Credit Union

Question: “What do you think about applying for a home loan from a credit union?” Answer: There are pros and cons. In my opinion… The pro: Very occasionally credit unions may have a slightly lower rate than most lenders The cons (these are tendencies): They’re a little slow They have less loan options than other
Read more
No Comments

Don’t Wait for an Open House to See a San Diego Home

Question: “There’s a house I’d like to see on Conrad. I’ll just wait until they do an open house. Do you know when it will be open?” Answer: No, but you could be waiting a long time! Many people mistakenly believe that homes for sale are held open constantly AND that open houses are the
Read more
No Comments
TOP