Archive for Tom Royce

Beazer Homes Has Rough Quarter, Will They Make It?

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Beazer Homes has come out with their 4th quarter numbers and it was pretty ugly. The slowdown in the economy has pummeled the homebuilder.
After reading this on the Wall Street Journal, you have to wonder how long Beazer can [...]

2Dec2008 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued

Commercial Real Estate Has a Stick Jammed In It’s Bicycle Wheel

A stick jammed in a bicycle wheel: Things comes to a screeching halt.
Wow, what an image. If you ever rode a bike as a kid you know exactly what this means. And yet the combined crash of the credit markets and now the stock market has done this to the real estate markets, both residential and [...]

2Dec2008 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued

Using Real Estate Auctions To Determine Value In Soft Market

We typically think of auctions as a means of divesting properties that are impossible to sell. Foreclosures, builders closeouts, ect…
But the use of an auction to determine value in a down market is intriguing and pretty smart if you ask me. We all know Florida is a stalled market where no one can figure out [...]

1Dec2008 | Tom Royce | 3 comments | Continued

$100,000 Home Sweet Spot in San Francisco Bay Area Market?

What just a couple of years ago would have been thought preposterous, there are 600 homes in the San Francisco Bay area selling for under $100,000. Now this is a small subsection of the marketplace but the reality is that these homes are gathering a great deal of attention.
If you think about it, markets [...]

1Dec2008 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued

Stay Christmas Eve & Morning in A Christmas Story Rent The Christmas Story House For Christmas Eve and Day

The auction is over but I am writing this post for next year.

If money were no option, this could be the Christmas present of a lifetime for a fan of the movie A Christmas Story. On eBay there was an auction for to rent the home over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. And the [...]

30Nov2008 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued

It Isn’t Just Residential Real Estate Hurting, CB Richard Ellis Feeling the Pain

While we have been fighting the battle in the residential real estate market for a couple of years now, the guys on the commercial side have kept on building, buying, and selling. Well, that has stopped in 2008 and most likely will not start up again until 2010.
CB Richard Ellis, the largest property manager and [...]

30Nov2008 | Tom Royce | 2 comments | Continued

Leonardo DiCaprio Selling His Malibu Home For $8,999,000

Leonardo DiCaprio is selling one of his Malibu, California homes for 9 million dollars. The 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 2,400 square foot home has private access to a cove. The actor is renowned for his love of privacy and this home does offer that. The home also has a guest house and a small pool. [...]

29Nov2008 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued

Where are the Marketers Going, And Where Should You?

In the past you placed your home ads in the local paper and the home magazines and waited for the phone to ring, but marketing real estate today has many new challenges. The old ways are faltering and the new ways are so varied it can be intimidating.
I would love to say I have [...]

28Nov2008 | Tom Royce | 4 comments | Continued

The Homes Of Plymouth Where Thanksgiving Started, and Why You Should Still Be Thankful

Reprint from last year, but it still is is very timely. Happy Thanksgiving!
We sit in our heated and air conditioned homes this Thanksgiving preparing our turkeys and sweet potato pie waiting to see family arrive in their nice sedans. We are very excited for Thanksgiving, but do we remember what the foundations of the holiday [...]

27Nov2008 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued

The Changing Tide of Educating Real Estate Agents

This post has little to do with pure real estate, and everything to do with those who are going to dominate online real estate.
The reason, if you are going to be successful in being a consultant to your clients, and attracting new clients online, you have to become an educator.
Most of you have [...]

26Nov2008 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued