February 8, 2020
Good Morning,


EMERALD BAY DID YOU KNOW?  Emerald Bay’s Active Listing inventory is DOWN. We only have 12 homes on the market with the average of 152 days on the MLS. And the good news is that we currently have 5 homes under contract (one of them is a pocket listing). Looks like a seller's market to me:)

DID YOU KNOW?  A Japanese woman named Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the world’s oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka in southern Japan. Tanaka marked her birthday with a party on Sunday along with staff and friends at the nursing home. (Huffington Post)

DID YOU KNOW? All the world's real estate is worth more than 12 times the GDP of the US or 18 times the GDP of China. Residential real estate comprises about 75% of this at $168.5 trillion.


Where to Eat
Water Grill at South Coast

Well sometimes I do step out of our bubble. Steve and I celebrated his birthday at Water Grill in South Coast Plaza…. The Miso Cod is OUT OF THIS WORLD and so is the Chilean sea bass.



Agents for Art
If Walls Could Talk

I am a proud founding member of a new program called Agents for Art. Agents for Art is a network of Compass real estate agents who love art and are committed to connecting colleagues and clients alike to high quality art resources and interesting art events within our communities. I would love for you to join me at one of our educational events.




Trivia
In my last email, I asked, "What was the first book sold on Amazon?"

Here are the results:

33.3% Answered To Kill a Mockingbird
33.3% Answered Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies
33.3% Answered The Grapes of Wrath
0% Answered The Crystal Shard

The correct answer is Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies.  On April 3, 1995,  Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies  became the first book ordered online by an Amazon.com customer.
CA’s Housing Market Forecast

California Housing
Market Report & Predictions

After a strong lull, the upward march on California homes prices continues. The growth of active listings is slowing, and combined with lower new construction, we could forecast much higher home prices for summer 2020.



The Emerald Bay Market
There are currently 12 homes for sale in Emerald Bay
ranging in price from $4,100,000 to $19,800,000.

The median home price is $7,695,000.

Current Emerald Bay
Homes For Sale