Dominic Tartaglia

It's fair to say that a large majority of folks love that big round, red suited, old man... you know SANTA CLAUS! I mean how can you not love a jovial old man that travels the world doing fly-bys in a sleigh driven by reindeer. The guy has swagger. Starting this weekend children around the world ...

This morning I got out of bed and looked at my iPhone for a quick idea of how cold it was outside. 41 ° 41 ° may not be concerning to many people across the country but in San Luis, that's really cold. My thoughts raced forward to Thursday, you know... Thanksgiving Day. Some of you that read this...

As winter falls upon us here in San Luis Obispo there is the increasing realization that having a heater is a good thing. What many first-time homebuyers might not know, however, is that a functioning heat source is also REQUIRED for the purchase of a home. While there may not be an explicit call...

Often times, I talk to visitors in SLO and they have the impression that my hometown has an aura around it. Thus, I have to wonder what is it about San Luis Obispo that attracts retirees, investors, second home buyers and families to move here. Furthermore, why are first-time home buyers willing ...

This morning, as I do every morning, I was digesting my RIS Media newsletter that feeds general real estate new to me. It had an article entitled Nar Policy Leaders Propose Five-Point Housing Solutions Plan to Fed, Congress, Obama and as I read through the article I hit a point that really made m...

Many of you are tech savvy and do a lot of shopping online. As I see it, the future of Real Estate will involve an e-commerce approach to buying homes. Product will be on display on websites and all clients will have to do is click schedule, meet the agent, view the property in person and then si...

Today I want to point out a few things that are coming down the road in terms of new construction and what home builders across the country are expecting for trends. If you are a new home buyer or a First Time home buyer these are som things to start thinking about. Smaller square footage homes: ...