April 2nd, 2018 — Podcast
Peter Rupert, UCSB Economic Forecast Director
UCSB Economic Forecast
Segment 1
Year to date home sales plus without Montecito
Segment 2
Peter Rupert, UCSB Economic Forecast Director
Recap: Panel of experts on the Thomas Fire & Montecito Mudslide
View slides at UCSB Economic Forecast website (above)
CA Insurance Commissioner talks about Risk Models
SB Public Works removes 500,000 cubic of debris
Loss of revenue from property taxes
Peter gives stats on Jesusita & Tea Fire
Segment 3
Peter Rupert, UCSB Economic Forecast Director
Upcoming UCSB Summit
Trade Wars could spell disaster
Housing: Density or commute
Mass transit & density can still mean high prices
Defining ‘Affordable Housing’ is not possible
Segment 4
Weekly Multiple Listing Update
March 26th, 2018 — Podcast
Jack Guttentag, Emeritus Professor Wharton School of Business
The Mortgage Professor
Segment 1
Year to date home sales; Montecito & Hope Ranch: Only Montecito
What’s in escrow over a million dollars
“Looking for new owner, house included”
Segment 2
Jack Guttentag, Emeritus Professor Wharton School of Business
Jack’s first lending experience: 1927
1934: FHA
1939: Fannie Mae
Freddy Mac joins the party much later
Standards altered by Congress
Segment 3
Jack Guttentag, Emeritus Professor Wharton School of Business
The Home Mortgage Market is not over-regulated, it’s badly regulated
Using the Agencies to Fix Market Dysfunction:
Shift who pays for Lender Title Insurance
Make Appraisals Portable
Segment 4
Weekly Multiple Listing Update
March 19th, 2018 — Podcast
Mary Louise Days, Santa Barbara Historian
Santa Barbara Conservancy
Segment 1
Year to date home sales plus without Montecito & Hope Ranch
Proposition 50, property tax relief for damaged or destroyed properties
California & National median home price difference in 1970 and 2018
Segment 2
Mary Louise Days, Santa Barbara Historian
Dunedin, New Zealand reveals an historic home
A cruise ship with a germophobic Captain
2nd Edition “Santa Barbara El Pueblo Viejo”
Santa Barbara historic homes & buildings
And a sophisticated adult coloring book of historic homes & buildings
Segment 3
Mary Louise Days, Santa Barbara Historian
William Crocker builds homes on Garden Street
The original Crocker home is for sale (in escrow as of Feb 14th)
The Huning home on Santa Barbara Street is for sale
Segment 4
Weekly Multiple Listing Update
