Robert 'The Rebelbroker' Whitelaw is a real estate broker and Realtor® in Morgan Hill, California. Having started in real estate in 1988, he has seen more than his share of what is right and wrong with the real estate business. First and foremost is helping buyers, sellers, investors, and real estate entrepreneurs get the best info the can on real estate.This show is an opportunity to discuss some of the best ways to achieve your real estate goals and build wealth - from an insiders perspective. Over the years, Robert has been lucky enough to work with successful people from all walks of life and industries. Get a chance to hear what he has learned from these folks over the years that will help YOU achieve success! Of course, you can also count on honest talk about what is wrong with the real estate business and how to handle it. Whether you are interested in buying, selling, investing or just getting an inside look at todays top real estate stories, this is the show for you! So tune in for helpful information no matter how you are working to achieve your real estate goals or financial freedom!
Welcome to another edition of Real Estate Realities! Back in the saddle after an extended hiatus, working hard to bring you the most valuable real estate insights possible! Today, we talk about the 50 year mortgage idea. This should sound a bit familiar since the 40 year mortgage idea was floated just a few years ago as well.
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📚 A case study in how I get better results than other real estate agents or brokerages: https://soldbyrobert.com/2020/08/breaking-every-record-for-my-clients/3444 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————
My goal is to share my insights and opinions relating to real estate so that you can make the best possible decisions in achieving your real estate dreams. If you are interested in buying, selling or investing anywhere in Silicon Valley, Morgan Hill, San Martin or Gilroy - I would love an opportunity to discuss with you what I can do to help you get the best outcome possible!
5 Apr 2024
NAR Settlement - For Buyers And Sellers
The NAR settlement is in the final stages of approval and will likely go into effect in the middle of July 2024.
It is not an understatement when I say that this change to how buyers agents are being compensated will introduce chaos into the real estate world until the systems in place adapt to this new reality.
BUYERS HIT HARDEST
These changes will leave Buyers having to directly pay their agents themselves. However, none of the current systems in place, including lending, are ready for this change. While it will lead to many more options for buyers in terms of representation, it also introduces risks to Buyers that they are likely not going to be aware of.
SELLERS MAY NOT BE OFF THE HOOK
While the new rules prevent Sellers from openly offering compensation to Buyers agents, there are methods that can be used for Sellers to contribute to "Closing Costs", which would then be used to compensate Buyers agents. Why would Sellers do this? The bottom line is that it will get their property more attention and also insure that their Buyer has representation that can protect the Seller for future litigation.
FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT
The bottom line is that we are about to see a complete upending of how the real estate market works and it will take at least a year for this work out. In the meantime, an already difficult market for buyers will become even more difficult to navigate.
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👓 Luxury Homes List: https://soldbyrobert.com/listing-report/Luxury-Homes/1371502
💵 Homes Priced Below Average: https://soldbyrobert.com/listing-report/Homes-Priced-Below-Average-In-Morgan-Hill-San-Martin-and-Gilroy/1281392 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————
📚 A case study in how I get better results than other real estate agents or brokerages: https://soldbyrobert.com/2020/08/breaking-every-record-for-my-clients/3444 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————
My goal is to share my insights and opinions relating to real estate so that you can make the best possible decisions in achieving your real estate dreams. If you are interested in buying, selling or investing anywhere in Silicon Valley, Morgan Hill, San Martin or Gilroy - I would love an opportunity to discuss with you what I can do to help you get the best outcome possible!
8 Mar 2024
California Deficits And Taxes 2024
Things are looking rough for California residents in 2024. A nearly $100 billion dollar surplus has been turned into $73 billion (and growing) deficit.
Sadly, the solution from Sacramento seems to be doubling down on the policies that are causing many of these issues. New changes to the law have been proposed that will be voted on later this year designed to make it easier for California politicians to raise taxes.
In addition, this approach seems poised to try and challenge the one thing that has at least kept property taxes at bay - proposition 13.
Instead of making the needed budget cuts to meet needs, the typical tendency to take more in tax revenue ends up encouraging more residents to leave. Of course, the biggest earners - and therefore the biggest contributors to tax revenues - see the economic landscape they face in California and decide to leave the state all together.
Today, we will chat about all that and get a feeling for what everyone will be facing in 2024 in California.
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🏡 💵 Get Your FREE Home Value Estimate! - https://www.soldbyrobert.com/sellers-services/property-value-report
➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebelbroker/ (https://www.instagram.com/rebelbroker/)
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☕️ "Coffee And Real Estate" Live Events: https://www.facebook.com/whitelawre/live/
📰 Subscribe To The Monthly Newsletter: https://soldbyrobert.com/get-the-newsletter
🕵🏻♂️ Search For Homes For Sale: https://soldbyrobert.com/homes-for-sale-map-search
👓 Luxury Homes List: https://soldbyrobert.com/listing-report/Luxury-Homes/1371502
💵 Homes Priced Below Average: https://soldbyrobert.com/listing-report/Homes-Priced-Below-Average-In-Morgan-Hill-San-Martin-and-Gilroy/1281392 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————
📚 A case study in how I get better results than other real estate agents or brokerages: https://soldbyrobert.com/2020/08/breaking-every-record-for-my-clients/3444 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————
My goal is to share my insights and opinions relating to real estate so that you can make the best possible decisions in achieving your real estate dreams. If you are interested in buying, selling or investing anywhere in Silicon Valley, Morgan Hill, San Martin or Gilroy - I would love an opportunity to discuss with you what I can do to help you get the best outcome possible!
Inside a recent episode
The 50 Year Mortgage
Published 6 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that includes how much money is spent per month on the mortgage. But one thing you need to understand is the longer the term, The likelihood is that that's a higher risk loan, right? Because no one knows what's going to happen with inflation over the next X number of years. Nobody knows what's going to happen with the economy over 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, 50 years. So it's a higher risk. So there will be a higher interest rate. And when you start doing the math on figuring out how much you're going to pay for that $500,000 or that million dollars over the next 50 years, you're going to be spending more than double, right? […]
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