These delicious holiday muffins are quick and easy to prepare, thanks to your trusty blender. Added bonus: they also happen to be low carb! Yields 12 muffins 4 large eggs 1/2 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup brown sugar 3 cups almond flour 1 tbsp cocoa powder 2 teaspoons… Continue reading Gingerbread Muffins
Category: 2020 Winter SRB News
Prices Rise Despite Pandemic
South Bay Sales, November 2020 Quite a year! Soon we’ll have to do a wrap-up on 2020. But, for today it’s going to be November 2020 versus last year, (November 2019) and versus last month (September 2020). Let’s start with the big numbers. Over all, total sales in the Los Angeles South Bay for November… Continue reading Prices Rise Despite Pandemic
Spinach & Strawberry Salad
The traditional dinner salad is most often an unexciting food. Ditch that classic iceberg lettuce studded with cherry tomatoes in favor of this taste treat. These flavors will burst in your mouth from the first bite to the last. Whether you serve it in the heat of summer, or as a year-round starter, this dish… Continue reading Spinach & Strawberry Salad
Some surprises in South Bay Real Estate, 2019 vs 2020
It’s October 1, so it’s time to look at the changes in the local real estate market, both for the month and for the third quarter. 2020 has been a year for making and breaking records. Most of them have been records we truly didn’t want to even consider, like the number of pandemic deaths,… Continue reading Some surprises in South Bay Real Estate, 2019 vs 2020
$ Money Matters $
The Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed) moved to lower the federal funds rate by a half-point to a range of 1% to 1.25% March 3 in response to the “evolving risks” of the COVID-19 corona virus outbreak. The Fed doesn’t directly impact housing loans, but they generally move in tandem. Mortgage rates in the U.S.… Continue reading $ Money Matters $
Salad as the Main Course
My favorite meal is a fresh salad, transformed to a main course with the addition of a grilled, or roasted, or sauteed piece of meat or seafood. This recipe is a more sophisticated version, with colorful and tasty endive taking the place of standard greens. Salmon is a great go-to for this dish. If you’re… Continue reading Salad as the Main Course
Pundit Quotes on the 2020 Real Estate Market
Usually this time of year I stick my neck out and make some forecasts about the local market in the coming year. What I’ve discovered is my quotes are boring by comparison to those made by the pundits. So, this year I decided to publish some of the more exciting projections by people who claim… Continue reading Pundit Quotes on the 2020 Real Estate Market
2019 vs 2020 in 90277
Last year saw property prices in 90277 drift down a little. Looking at a five year picture of shifting prices we see that from 2014 to 2018 there was a clear upward trajectory. By the end of 2019 the average price had dropped and the median price followed. The final numbers for 2019 show the… Continue reading 2019 vs 2020 in 90277