April Showers bring May Showers

Hi,

So it's another gray day here in Danville. I feel like, at the end of May it should at least start to feel a little like summer, however, it still feels like we are inching out of winter and into Spring. Ahhh well, come August I will be wishing for the cool air. That's not true at all. I want it hot all the time. 100 times out of 100 if you ask me what I prefer weather wise, it would be hot. So here's hoping it starts to warm up before this lovely memorial day weekend.

I have been busy these past few months, getting married, working on my backyard, helping buyers, and hanging out with my wife. It has all been great, but an unfortunate side effect of me being busy has caused me to neglect this blog. I always say I will try to post more regularly but I've really got to step up my game because let's face it, there are a lot of people out there counting on my blog to get them through the week, right!?!?

Anyway, for anyone who has been paying attention to the housing market, it actually appears to be stabilizing. There was a little mini rush right before the $8,000 tax credit expired that surprised a lot of people. I had a few clients that put an offer on 3 different places in the last few weeks leading up to April 30th and every single place had at least 4 offers on it. One of the places had 9 offers! That's crazy. While people thought it would slow down after the credit, the market is still very active and a ton of people are out looking to buy a house, which is awesome. It's amazing how much the landscape has changed in just 2 short years of me starting out in this business. So that's my real estate bit for the day.

In other news, the Sharks just got swept away in the Stanley Cup playoffs. I am definitely a Sharks fan, but I wouldn't call myself die hard. Its just tough to be a fan of sports in the bay area right now. Especially because my wife is a *GASP* Laker fan and I have to deal with the fact that her team just wins all of the time and will probably win the Championship again. I really don't like the Lakers but I have to be okay with them winning because it makes Steph happy...

Sorry this wasn't as much a blog today as me just posting my thoughts. I apologize for that. Hopefully next post will be something witty and smart and awe-inspiring, but I can't make any promises.

Conor