Ken's Blog

  Google's new Buzz may be floating like a butterfly but will it sting like a bee? Yahoo and Microsoft think (read: HOPE) not.  If you're saying what the heck is Buzz anyways, you're not alone. When I first saw it on my Gmail page I was pretty unimpressed. I didn't even want to use it really beca...

  Huntington Beach “Surf City Marathon” Every year Huntington Beach California hosts an amazing event called the Surf City Marathon.  This year's Huntington Beach marathon had several different running options including a full marathon, half marathon 5k and even a 1 mile fun run for kids and thei...

A couple of days ago I wrote about how much you enjoy living in your neighborhood has more to do with you than it does with most other factors. Today I saw and interesting article through StumbleUpon (http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1aCp0J/sciencehax.com/2010/01/beautiful-home-built-from-recycled-m...

The IRS finally released details regarding the New Homebuyer Credit as it applies to existing homeowners who are purchasing a new/different primary residence.  We already knew if you were a first time homebuyer you could qualify for a tax credit up to $8,000.  What was far less publicized was the...

The Wrong Side of the Tracks I recently read a blog on ActiveRain.com (http://activerain.com/blogsview/1466639/how-would-you-answer-this-question-) that asked real estate professionals how they would answer this question:  "What areas of town should we stay away from when considering buying a ne...

If you're a web junkie like me, you've heard of the iPad from Apple by now. When I first saw it, I was pretty surprised at the boldness of Apple to introduce a whole new platform when the economy isn't what it used to be. I mean come on, so many people already practically sold their souls for an ...

Based on a report from the Associated Press there was a 17% reduction of home sales for the month of December. Apparently no one was giving Huntington Beach homes for Christmas gifts.  Now 17% may not mean much to you but listen to this: this is the biggest reduction in home sales in 40 years! T...

Huntington Beach real estate received a new addition today with the arrival of the pedestrian bridge for the Bolsa Chica wetlands path.  Being installed near Warner and PCH, it was quite a site to watch this bridge being lifted into place.  Now, instead of "Huntington Beach Condo for sale" or "Hu...

So we took a listing this morning. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? Not exactly. The people who are selling their home just bought it 5 days ago. They are poised to make $50,000 to $75,000 profit on that purchase within the next 30 days. How did they do it? They bought a FOR SALE BY OWNER home...

45 closed transactions through June, with too many buyer leads to follow up with.  Successful REO listing team seeking active, licensed buyer agent, SPANISH SPEAKING preferred. Contact me directly with the following:Years in Real Estate, Language, Sales in 2009, Sales in 2008, current brokerage, ...