by Mark Rogo | Nov 22, 2019 | 2019 Blogs by Mark Rogo
Lynn and I just rounded our 90th day as Compass agents. In that period of time we have closed nine escrows, five are in the hopper coming up on the market, three leases were finalized and two referrals. That was a rush of business at the same time we were tackling the...
by Mark Rogo | Sep 6, 2019 | 2019 Blogs by Mark Rogo
I’m back! Did you miss me? INTRODUCTION My inbox is full of data and information that I want to share with you, but I have to be brief. So let’s talk about our new home at Compass and what it has to offer, some data on a changing market and an introduction to...
by Mark Rogo | Apr 30, 2019 | 2019 Blogs by Mark Rogo
In a number of past blogs I’ve talked about the declining inventory and the artificial support of high values in the market. We’ve also talked about how it trickles through the entire westside. But real estate is a strange animal, and although my world is largely west...
by Mark Rogo | Mar 21, 2019 | 2019 Blogs by Mark Rogo
Rent Control, Discount Brokers and the $5.0 Million+ Market RENT CONTROL The voting citizens of California did the right thing; they defeated Proposition 10 which would have established a state mandate for forced rent control on all municipalities statewide. But the...
by Mark Rogo | Mar 4, 2019 | 2019 Blogs by Mark Rogo
Dear Friends, The New Year has started and is well on its way in real estate. With only two months under our wing, we have discovered three truths; (1) inventory remains at historic low figures but is slowly trending upwards nationally as more properties hit the...
by Mark Rogo | Jan 6, 2019 | 2019 Blogs by Mark Rogo
It’s the Economy! Yep, it sure is. The National Association of Realtors reports that the sharpest drop in three years in existing-homes just took place in November/December as the nationally annualized rate of 4.99 million homes fell an unexpected 6.9%. This is after...
