Santa Barbara American Riviera. GIDEON JOFFE MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® : January 2015

South Africa is the most miserable country in Africa http://businesstech.co.za/news/general/78612/south-africa-is-the-most-miserable-country-in-africa/

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-29/hamptons-home-prices-hit-seven-year-high-in-luxury-surge

http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2015/01/23/mortgage-rates-fall-even-lower-week?om_rid=AACsE8&om_mid=_BUyp9UB8$$S6GD&om_ntype=NARWeekly

"Bill Gross on CNBC says Fed will raise rates by 0.25 percent in symbolic move" - http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0L12EF20150128

50th anniversary of Churchill’s death http://www.euronews.com/2015/01/28/50th-anniversary-of-churchill-s-death/

Saudi Arabia to build world's tallest tower, reaching 1 kilometer into the sky - CNN.com

3,280-feet (1 kilometer) skyscraper (the Burj Khalifa, by comparison, stands at a meeker 2,716 feet, or 827 meters).

The 10 Most Expensive Places to Buy a House in Los Angeles http://la.curbed.com/archives/2015/01/the_10_most_expensive_places_to_buy_a_house_in_los_angeles.php

This bluetooth gadget makes it easy to record your calls http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2015/01/27/bluetooth-gadget-makes-easy-record-calls/

Banks fail ethics test by not lowering prime rates http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/mortgages/banks-fail-ethics-test-by-not-lowering-mortgage-prime-rates/article22642899/

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac regulator defends 3% down payment mortgages http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fannie-mae-freddie-mac-downpayment-melvin-watt-20150127-story.html

The real estate war zone: Part 1 | Inman

Buyers and sellers don’t care about NAR; buyers and sellers care only
about their needs and what happens for them at the transaction level.

Buyers, however, don’t care about franchise names (only 3 percent noted
that company affiliation was important to them, NAR survey 2013). Buyers
and sellers don’t use franchise websites; the top five franchises
combined receive only about 2 percent of real estate portal traffic
searches.

Uncharted waters: First hybrid megayacht launches http://www.cnbc.com/id/102368330

The most 'miserable' place on Earth is... http://www.cnbc.com/id/102369073

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/porsche-announces-date-change-rennsport-230500173.html

http://www.noozhawk.com/article/goleta_council_oks_cortona_apartment_complex

http://www.worldpropertyjournal.com/real-estate-news/united-states/2014-foreclosure-market-report-realtytrac-foreclosure-filings-default-notices-scheduled-auctions-bank-repossessions-daren-blomquist-andres-carbacho-burgos-moodys-8787.php

http://www.worldpropertyjournal.com/real-estate-news/united-states/miami-real-estate-news/cash-home-sales-cash-home-buyers-all-cash-sales-data-corelogic-reo-sales-bank-foreclosure-sales-foreign-buyer-cash-sales-8789.php

http://www.corelogic.com/blog/authors/molly-boesel/2015/01/at-current-rate-of-decline-cash-sales-share-should-reach-pre-crisis-levels-in-2017.aspx#.VMCOrLdycit

Xiaomi announces its new flagship smartphone, the Mi Note http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2015/01/15/xiaomi-announces-new-flagship-smartphone-mi-note/

http://www.worldpropertyjournal.com/real-estate-news/united-states/miami-real-estate-news/cuba-news-cuba-opening-up-to-amercians-policy-shift-united-states-raul-castro-fidel-castro-president-obama-opening-up-cuba-new-resorts-in-cuba-new-travel-to-cuba-xreit-michael-mazzotta-sebastian-berger-ceiba-investments-8747.php?utm_source=WPJ+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=441be377f0-Weekly_Property_News_Review_December_19th_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_11958aeb79-441be377f0-63907869

http://m.curbed.com/archives/2014/12/22/the-biggest-celebrity-real-estate-stories-of-2014.php

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/01/05/five-things-to-watch-in-housing-in-2015/

Bloomberg - Hands-On With the Coolest Drones Invading CES http://bloom.bg/14hbMMv

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0KE1RG20150105?irpc=932

"New Year's menu special: Shake Shack IPO" - http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=358624688

Elon Musk splits from actress wife...again http://www.cnbc.com/id/102305285

Elvis left the building, but his jets can be yours http://www.cnbc.com/id/102306134

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