Entries from February 2013 ↓

Lenz Pest Control, Rodent Control Division

Segment 1
Smaller inventory
Higher percentage in escrow
Fewer listings in escrow
More listings in escrow over a million
Fewer sales year-to-date
Higher median price year-to-date

Segment 2
Dale Shreve, Head of the Rodent Control Division
Handles City of Santa Barbara public buildings & outdoor areas
IPM: Integrated Pest Management
Rodent Inspection: $70

Segment 3
Dale Shreve, Head of the Rodent Control Division
Why rats love cars
When you shouldn’t use poison: Block & Trap
When using poison, use the correct poison

Segment 4
Weekly Multiple Listing Update

Dan Walters, Syndicated Columnist from the Sacramento Bee

Segment 1
Percent in escrow over a million dollars
Bank-owned house sells 100k over asking
Indio Muerto means what?
Why did Fess Parker change Punta Gorda?

Segment 2
Dan Walters
Parcel Tax versus Property Tax
Proposition 13, dollars then and now
Should 2/3 vote requirement be changed
Tax Reform
Enterprise Zones
Redevelopment Agencies

Segment 3
Open House Recap
Email from a client
Inventory: Net loss
Motoring With Mark
House built in 1929
Toilet paper dispensers

Segment 4
Weekly Multiple Listing Update

Bruce Douglas, Douglas Hardwood Floors
http://www.douglasfloors.com

Segment 1
Montecito sales year-over-year
California sales over a million
What’s in escrow over a million

Segment 2
Bruce Douglas, Douglas Hardwood Floors
Grandpa Earl finances a floor
Hardwood floor = Hard choices
Cost differences
Painted wood floors
A 25-year finish may be finished in 25 weeks

Segment 3
Kitchen remodel
Where to find a haunted house

Segment 4
Weekly Multiple Listing Update