I’ve been asked numerous times over the last couple of years to get back to writing the “Ask the Builder” article in this newspaper. I am happy to be back and have committed to writing 13 articles over the next year. So here it goes….. Recently, I had a tremendous 2...
It might be interesting for you to Google Freddie Mac and look up the 200 year historical interest rate chart. Did you know that when John Astor was establishing a trading post in the now named Astoria that he was paying a 4% interest rate for his financing? That is...
A: WE’VE ALL HEARD THE ADVERTISEMENT “I HAVE FALLEN AND CAN’T GET UP”, UNFORTUNATELY AN EPISODE LIKE THIS IS VERY COMMON. I have had two friends where this very thing happened. One was saved 3 days later by a concerned neighbor and the other saved by a daughter 2 days...
A: As we discussed last week, starting in September every year we analyze how our business matches up with the conditions of the market. We all know that we have a growth market in the plus 50 age group. What you might not know is that Quail Homes has focused on the...
All of our homeowners that have pets love them dearly. Adjusting the design to help is a passion, of ours. It’s a lot of fun to get each client set up for success. Common exterior adjustments include what type of fencing (physical or electronic), dog runs (secured and...
A: AS MANY ARE AWARE, SAFETY NEVER TAKES A VACATION. THE HIDDEN ENEMIES IN A HOME ARE CARBON MONOXIDE, ASBESTOS AND RADON. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and toxic gas produced as a by-product of combustion. Carbon monoxide detectors are absolutely...
A: MAINTAINING THE BUDGET REQUIRES A FOCUSED EFFORT OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT BY MANY PARTIES. IT IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF FOCUS. A DISCILPINED TEAM FOCUS. THE TEAM CONSISTS OF OUR EMPLOYEES, SUBCONTRACTORS, VENDORS AND CLIENTS. We have found that having real time...
A: WHAT DO PORK BELLIES, ORANGE JUICE, WHEAT HAVE IN COMMON WITH HOME MORTGAGES? They are all commodities. The price of them changes daily. At one point in my career we had a mortgage company under the Quail Umbrella. We were building about 250 homes a year. It was...
When we started Quail Homes (1989) our first four homes we built we 1200 square feet 3 bedroom 2 bath single level homes. They were targeted for the Empty Nester buyer. It is hard to imagine that they were $79,900. A lot has changed since 1989, but one constant...
It is time to have a frank discussion on meeting the needs of our aging population. I have watched over my career what I and most deem as poor public policy in providing housing for the empty nester buyer. Anybody in the real estate industry will confirm that not...
I’ve been asked numerous times over the last couple of years to get back to writing the “Ask the Builder” article in this newspaper. I am happy to be back and have committed to writing 13 articles over the next year. So here it goes….. Recently, I had a tremendous 2...
It might be interesting for you to Google Freddie Mac and look up the 200 year historical interest rate chart. Did you know that when John Astor was establishing a trading post in the now named Astoria that he was paying a 4% interest rate for his financing? That is...
A: WE’VE ALL HEARD THE ADVERTISEMENT “I HAVE FALLEN AND CAN’T GET UP”, UNFORTUNATELY AN EPISODE LIKE THIS IS VERY COMMON. I have had two friends where this very thing happened. One was saved 3 days later by a concerned neighbor and the other saved by a daughter 2 days...
A: As we discussed last week, starting in September every year we analyze how our business matches up with the conditions of the market. We all know that we have a growth market in the plus 50 age group. What you might not know is that Quail Homes has focused on the...
All of our homeowners that have pets love them dearly. Adjusting the design to help is a passion, of ours. It’s a lot of fun to get each client set up for success. Common exterior adjustments include what type of fencing (physical or electronic), dog runs (secured and...
A: AS MANY ARE AWARE, SAFETY NEVER TAKES A VACATION. THE HIDDEN ENEMIES IN A HOME ARE CARBON MONOXIDE, ASBESTOS AND RADON. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and toxic gas produced as a by-product of combustion. Carbon monoxide detectors are absolutely...
A: MAINTAINING THE BUDGET REQUIRES A FOCUSED EFFORT OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT BY MANY PARTIES. IT IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF FOCUS. A DISCILPINED TEAM FOCUS. THE TEAM CONSISTS OF OUR EMPLOYEES, SUBCONTRACTORS, VENDORS AND CLIENTS. We have found that having real time...
A: WHAT DO PORK BELLIES, ORANGE JUICE, WHEAT HAVE IN COMMON WITH HOME MORTGAGES? They are all commodities. The price of them changes daily. At one point in my career we had a mortgage company under the Quail Umbrella. We were building about 250 homes a year. It was...
When we started Quail Homes (1989) our first four homes we built we 1200 square feet 3 bedroom 2 bath single level homes. They were targeted for the Empty Nester buyer. It is hard to imagine that they were $79,900. A lot has changed since 1989, but one constant...
It is time to have a frank discussion on meeting the needs of our aging population. I have watched over my career what I and most deem as poor public policy in providing housing for the empty nester buyer. Anybody in the real estate industry will confirm that not...
