Reading the Tea Leaves-2022 Bob Dylan in 1978 wrote the well-known song called  “Times They Are A Changing”.  In one of the verses it reads as follows: Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide open The chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon, for the wh

It used to be so simple. My house has 2000 ft.² of air-conditioned living area. Did you know that the history of measuring buildings dates back to about 3000 BC with the Egyptian cubit?  A few thousand years later man began to use his foot, hand, or possibly his stride to measure a building. A univ

  The sign says it all! “Slow Construction Ahead.” Indeed our residential construction market has been and still is at present, a torturous process.  Supply chain issues, labor shortages, auctions or blind bidding (what?!), and limited or zero supply all contribute to the stress and uncertainty of

THINKING ABOUT WAITING TO PURCHASE? You tell yourself - “I know we are at the top of the market and values are going to drop. Why, with all the turmoil in Europe, rising interest rates, and increasing inflation, how could I be wrong? How long can values continue to rise?” Just like the stock market