Entries from August 2017 ↓

August 28, 2017 Barb Andersen, Attorney/Homeowner Suing Zillow

Barb Andersen, Attorney/Homeowner Suing Zillow
Zillow Lawsuit Facebook Page

Segment 1
Mom is here and I’m out of sorts
Year-to-date # of sales & median price compared to prior years
Houses with pools
My health insurance company is leaving most of California

Segment 2
Barb Andersen, Attorney/Homeowner Suing Zillow
Why sue Zillow?
You’re not fully confused until you’re Zestimately confused
Court dismissed but without prejudice
Next step
Learn how to get involved:
https://www.facebook.com/barbara.andersen.3386?fref=search

Segment 3
Mathew Perry’s new purchase
‘Step saver kitchen’
Plastic couch covers on something different

Segment 4
Weekly Multiple Listing Update
Innsbruck: 1964 & 1976

August 21, 2017: Michael Redmond, Dir. of Research Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Michael Redmond, Dir. of Research Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Segment 1
Distressed Sales
Year-to-date # of sales & median price compared to prior years
Jeff Bezos and Kevin Costner
Mom pre-pays for her funeral
Rick Rossovich would have bought Microsoft

Segment 2
Michael Redmond, Dir. of Research SB Historical Museum
Architecture: the look of the town
Spanish Adobe
Sterns borrows $41,000 from Hollister to build Sterns Wharf 1873
Establishes a lumber mill to help change building style
Railroad helps change building style
Chapala Wharf impacts Sterns Wharf
The Fernald Mansion
Queen Ann Victorian

Segment 3
Michael Redmond, Dir. of Research SB Historical Museum
Architecture: the look of the town continued
Mission Revival: The Train Depot, Crocker Row on Garden Street
Spanish Colonial: City Hall, Plaza Rubio

Segment 4
Weekly Multiple Listing Update

August 14, 2017: Joe Brusca, Retired First American Title County Manager

Joe Brusca, Retired First American Title County Manager

Segment 1
Year-to-date # of sales & median price compared to prior years
What’s in escrow over a million dollars
A round-about story
Famous people selling real estate

Segment 2
Joe Brusca, Retired First American Title County Manager
The early days of escrow and title in Santa Barbara
Joe’s ability to select employees from unusual places
Joe’s rewards employees but doesn’t tolerate unprofessionalism

Segment 3
Joe Brusca, Retired First American Title County Manager
A swing and a miss
The evolution of the business
Don’t be late to the party

Segment 4
Weekly Multiple Listing Update