CENTURY 21 Hometown Ventures Ranks as One of Nation’s Top-Producing Brokerage Firms in RISMedia’s Power Broker Report

CENTURY 21 Hometown Ventures Ranks as One of Nation’s Top-Producing Brokerage Firms in RISMedia’s Power Broker Report (RISMedia-Norwalk, CT)— With the record books now closed for 2013, Power Brokers are pleased to weigh in on the real estate market’s second solid year of recovery. In 2013, brokers across the country paid witness to many key indicators of the housing market’s gradual return to normal, heading toward a balance that we...

Century 21 takes over YOUTUBE.COM

I am thrilled to tell you that tomorrow, Thursday, March 27th, CENTURY 21® will take-over the YouTube home page. The most recognized real estate brand with the most visited real estate franchise web site will be the first real estate advertiser to ever take over the YouTube home page. CENTURY 21 will OWN YouTube for the entire day. We will invite the expected audience of 27+ million consumers to fall...

Century 21 is Most Recognized Brand in Real Estate Industry

  Survey Shows CENTURY 21 Is Most Recognized Brand in Real Estate Industry MADISON, N.J. 02-12-2014 — Century 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world's largest real estate sales organization, commissioned an independent real estate brand survey that found CENTURY 21® to be the most recognized brand name in real estate. According to the 2013 Ad Tracking Study conducted by Millward Brown, CENTURY 21 is the industry leader...

Where do Central Coast Home Buyers Come From

Century 21 Hometown has more consumer website traffic (over 600,000 monthly visits) than any other brokerage or franchise website on the Central Coast according to Hitwise. Only Century 21 Hometown partners Realtor.com, Zillow.com, and Trulia.com have more. No other brokerage ranks in the top 10 for the Central Coast DMA, Hitwise reports. The Central Coast DMA or Demographic Market Area is defined as the stretch of the California coastline that...

Get Ahead of Your 2013 Taxes

Regardless of your opinion about taxes, we can all agree that nobody should overpay their taxes. Here are six sound ideas that you may want to consider this month that may provide some tax savings to your household. Pay Bills Ahead of Time If you itemize, paying some bills early may minimize your deductions. For example, if you pay your January 2014 mortgage payment and your 2014 property taxes in...

Distressed Property in CCRMLS

The Central Coast Regional MLS spans multiple counties. It is mostly San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County. The nearest MLS to our south is Santa Barbara. The nearest MLS to our north is MLS Listings which spans Monterey to San Francisco. The data below is a current snapshot of all homes in the CCRMLS region. Not just homes for sale, but every property on the tax roles....

Central Coast Real Estate Market Trends

The Central Coast Real Estate Market is in great shape, with one problem. Our inventory counts are down dramatically. Over the last 5 years, we have averaged an inventory of 3400 homes for sale at any given time. Now we are in the 1500 range. Mouse over the lines on the map below to see the changes in listing inventory over the past 5 years. What this really means to...

How Long Will It Take To Sell

How long will it take to sell a home is a key question asked by every seller during the listing presentation. The answer usually depends on price. If you price too high, not only will it take longer to sell, but you will typically get less money for the home than it is worth. Listings that languish in an overpriced status typically get "low-ball" offers from buyers. The longer on...

Century 21 Launches Global Search Website

Century 21 is the largest real estate company in the world, and we leverage that international presence to facilitate families relocating to and from America. We have noticed a significant influx of Chinese buyers here along the central coast. Wealthy Chinese families love the lifestyle of California and find that home ownership provides a safe harbor for their investments. Listing your home with Century 21 Hometown Realty means that your...

Whats that Sound? How to fix house noises

Just about every home makes a little noise, but sometimes the noises are not just charming creeks, they annoy you. Rather than calling Ghost Hunters, there are a few things that you can do to make those noises go away. In fact, sometimes those noises you hear are early warnings of a big problem waiting to happen - like a backed up sewer line. If you can figure out what...