The Blog
Time to Train
As we all know, the Olympics are coming up next year in Paris. We’ve waited four long years for that to happen, like we always do. Same principle holds true in Real Estate. About every 8-10 years, the market corrects, or stalls, or in this instance today, FREEZES. So...
Research Matters
Have you found that research and experience are keys in life? For instance, if your car needed to have the whole engine changed out, but your mechanic had never done it before and only read a book about it, would you be concerned?Same thing with people who want to...
LOVE is the Motivator
Why do people move from one house to another? When I first started out in Real Estate, I thought it was for more space, or less space, or to get closer to work or needing a new home in a better school district, or a major life change, or things like that. And some of...
Barks and Brews
https://youtube.com/shorts/TKbGi8bIbKI?si=GKT01pZbdfjn1PY7 Thanks again for everyone's support of our Barks and Brews event! We were able to get dogs from One Mutt at a Time donated! Plus was able to raise money for them and Patriots and Paws with the help of Lone...
The Market is About to Change
Do you remember when you were a kid and you’d jump on a slip and slide and fly across your backyard with screams of glee? But when the water was shut off and you tried to slide across that DRY slide, you’d get stuck?
15 Shoreline, Newport Coast
The Ron Arnold Team Presents 15 Shoreline, Newport Coast Offered at $13,590,000 This spectacular home originally designed by Award Winning Architect, Brion Jeanette, has been meticulously transformed into a rare showcase of beauty & sophistication in iconic...
Worthwhile Remodeling Ideas
One of the most common questions I’ve gotten over the last 21 years is: "I’m planning on a remodel, what are the particular items I should do to bring me the best return on investment?" I come over and go through every room of the house, and even the front and...
The Ingredient for Success
In my over 40 total years in business, I have found that there’s one ingredient that every successful business has. It’s not always a good location or being well capitalized or having great staff, as important as all those things are. It’s really just simply: TRUST....
Data Driven Truth
I believe that of the best service I can bring to my clients is being the “Economist of Choice”. In other words, be the best purveyor of data driven truth that I can be, so that my clients can make the best decisions possible. One of the best and most accurate...
“Marry the house, but date the rate”
Ron Arnold residential real estate with KW Cute little sayings like “marry the house, but date the rate” might sound trite, but at their core, they illustrate an important truth. The interest rate you get is not as important as the home. Why? Primarily because...
“Californians Moving Out Is Not The State’s Most Worrisome Trend” from Beacon Economics
This article by Benjamin Noon at Beacon Economics, caught my eye and wanted to share. We hear all the time that "everyone is leaving California", but there is another trend they are finding... "Over the past few years, it would have been difficult to miss news...
Protect the Vulnerable
Yesterday, my wife and I met with a 65-year old widow who lost her husband very unexpectedly 3 years ago. She’s still recovering today. One of the things she misses most is having someone she trusts to be able to bounce ideas and decisions off. She feels alone. That’s...