Young Professionals

Last week was our first Young Professionals meeting for the Pacific West Association of Realtors. As the chairperson, I was SUPER excited and anxious to get this group underway. We met at the Alcatraz Brewery at the Block of Orange. It was an amazing turnout and we had more people than expected. After a round of drinks and appetizers, we sat down and got the meeting started. We had a great speaker, Ricardo Bueno, who spoke about social media and our online presence. Everyone in the group really enjoyed what he had to say and picked up on a few key facts. This group is going to be an amazing addition to the real estate world, allowing young professionals to get together, network, and learn a few things along the way. After all, we are tomorrow's leaders!

Where do YOU live?

This morning I had the pleasure of attending a group meeting at Fullerton's Chamber of Commerce. Every week, people throughout Fullerton gather at 8am (a little early) for some coffee and discussion of different topics. This week, Joe Lins (Century 21 Discovery), Chris Smith (Professional Home Mortgage), and Nancy Mattaliano (Equity Escrow Group) came in and spoke about the real estate market. Since everyone there wasn't in real estate, a lot of it was about the basics of what we do. Still, it's always good to have a little refresher course. Chris Smith gave us the market snapshot for this week. The national average rate for 30 yr conforming loans is 5.010, and for 15 yr conforming loans 4.400. Basically, now is a great time to buy! Not only because of the first time home buyer tax credit, but interest rates are at an all-time low, and the prices of homes are starting to rise!

At the meeting this morning, I received a really cool book written about the street names in Fullerton. It has all the streets and their meanings listed. I figure it's an interesting little tidbit of information that clients may find interesting! For instance, our office is on Valencia Mesa Drive: "Rumor has it that this road was once (descriptively) called 'Gopher Gulch.' As years passed, the name was changed just as descriptively to indicate its topography and its product." The book is called "The Street Where You Live: Why Did They Name It...?" Interesting.