Wildfire Insurance Fund

A new law took effect July 12 that should provide financial salvation for investor-owned utilities when they make payments to wildfire victims for wildfire losses suffered due to the utilities’ equipment. It does NOT reimburse individual victims of fires or...

Are You Properly Insured?

One of the most important things in home ownership is making certain you have enough insurance and the right kind of coverage. Failure to do either can leave you in the middle of the worst nightmare you can imagine!  It’s safe to assume that you, kike most...

Build An Estate – Cut Your Taxes

It’s everyone’s greatest dream–get wealthier and reduce your taxes to boot.  You probably think that the scenario is impossible–just can’t be done. BUT it is not only possible.  It’s done regularly.  How?, you...

Prices Rise Slightly

In the latest statistics released on home prices, the median price for Marin County in May, 2019 showed a 1.3% increase from the year earlier figures.  Marin’s median is now $1.2 Million, up from the 2018 number.  In the greater Bay Area, the trend was not quite...

IPO’s Don’t Raise Prices

I’ve covered the effects of IPO’s on house prices in the past on a couple of occasions, but the correlation of the former doesn’t always lead to a rise in the prices of homes.  Good examples of the separation of offerings and home prices can be...