by Mark Rogo | Apr 6, 2018 | 2018 Blogs by Mark Rogo
April 2018 Living with Disruption During the Subway Construction This blog is for all of you that commute in and out of Westwood, specifically along Wilshire Blvd. And if you live on the Wilshire Corridor, even more so. The Purple Line subway extension is about to hit...
by Mark Rogo | Apr 3, 2018 | 2018 Blogs by Mark Rogo
Living with Disruption During the Subway Construction This blog is for all of you that commute in and out of Westwood, specifically along Wilshire Blvd. And if you live on the Wilshire Corridor, even more so. The Purple Line subway extension is about to hit you square...
by Mark Rogo | Mar 15, 2018 | 2018 Blogs by Mark Rogo
Real estate is a very geographically focused business that requires utmost attention to events that can change values in an instant. A cursory review of MTA plans for our Purple subway line are already impacting commercial values in the immediate vicinity of...
by Mark Rogo | Mar 6, 2018 | 2018 Blogs by Mark Rogo
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Real estate is a very geographically focused business that requires utmost attention to events that can change values in an instant. A cursory review of MTA plans for our Purple subway line are already impacting commercial values in the...
by Mark Rogo | Jan 6, 2018 | 2018 Blogs by Mark Rogo
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Happy New Years! May the New Year bring Blessings of health and happiness to you and your loved ones. As my grandfather said, “Your Health is Your Wealth” This past year is behind us and the numbers are in. I can’t imagine a more...
by Mark Rogo | Jan 5, 2018 | 2018 Blogs by Mark Rogo
Happy New Years! May the New Year bring Blessings of health and happiness to you and your loved ones. As my grandfather said, “Your Health is Your Wealth” This past year is behind us and the numbers are in. I can’t imagine a more fascinating year with this new...
by Mark Rogo | Nov 27, 2017 | 2017 Blogs by Mark Rogo
We all are wondering what the Republicans are doing about the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act and how it will affect us. I’ve done some research and spent time reading up on the subject; this is my take. If you want a copy of the 77 page summary from the House Ways...
by Mark Rogo | Aug 21, 2017 | 2017 Blogs by Mark Rogo
A lot of you have asked me to clarify the hysterics in the media talking about this sizzling market, but in statistical terms so you can translate hysterical English into quantifiable numbers. Good suggestion. Adjectives can be ambiguous but numbers cannot....
by Mark Rogo | Jul 21, 2017 | 2017 Blogs by Mark Rogo
Dear Friends and Neighbors, What is going on? Last year, 33 properties on the westside were sold for $20M or more. So far this year, 31 have closed escrow and we have six months to go! In the $10M and higher properties, 160 closed escrow in all of 2016 and yet there...
by Mark Rogo | Nov 4, 2016 | 2016 Blogs by Mark Rogo
“Who is in the Top 5% and what will this election do to real estate?” I’m getting asked both questions daily now, and it just seemed appropriate to address them in my final blog before the November 8th election. Before I start, one strong piece of advice. No matter...
by Mark Rogo | Jun 20, 2016 | 2016 Blogs by Mark Rogo
One of the interesting things about this current real estate economy are the creative ways agents are able to bust their listings through the edge of the envelope. Even though prices continue to rise, buyers are not stupid, and properties that are priced beyond the...
by Mark Rogo | May 17, 2016 | 2016 Blogs by Mark Rogo
My Friends, Real estate continues to march forward, as we all expected. Our weekly office meeting today included over 60 of the 208 agents, and had a review of the current state of the market from our Sr. Vice-President Beth Styne. Listings are down, pending sales...
