California

No Need For Chicken Soup With This Colorful Soul-Inspiring California Home

By Mimi Perez / October 25, 2023 /

Back in the early ‘90s the book Chicken Soup for the Soul got a ton of attention. It was a compilation of inspirational stories about ordinary people and how those stories could help you change your life and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I never read the book but I remember Oprah could not shut…

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Bohemian Bombay Beach Lifestyle Just $45K Away

By Mimi Perez / June 7, 2023 /

Yeah baby! Californiaaa. The land of milk and honey. Whoooo! I love California. The beaches, the California cool lifestyle. Yeah, baby! I am down for all of it. And let me tell you, I have found my little slice of heaven in Bombay Beach. So what if Bombay Beach is 223 feet below sea level?…

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Could The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Contaminate The Real Estate Market?

By Daniel Lalley / March 14, 2023 /

Last Friday, the world gasped as one of the tech industry’s most prominent banking institutions, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), collapsed under $175 billion in uninsured deposits. This monumental financial failure has only been surpassed in scope by the folding of Washington Mutual, which swiftly led to the financial crisis of 2008. And while we recently…

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Rainbow House Reigns When It Comes to Fun

By Mimi Perez / November 23, 2022 /

I love The Rainbow House. No quirky story or mockery this week, just pure love from yours truly to this gem located next to one of my most favorite national parks, Joshua Tree National Park. Joshua Tree artist Patrick Hasson spent two years meticulously hand-painting every wall of The Rainbow House.  “It is the largest…

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How Three North Texas Cities Fared in a Study of Starter Home Affordability

By Marlin Weso / November 11, 2022 /

Renters in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington don’t earn enough money that’s required to buy a starter home in their market, according to a Point2 study.

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