Maybe We Should Just Be Laughing at Ourselves.

Okay, so this isn’t so real estate related, but it has been one of those weeks. Or maybe it has everything to do with Mammoth real estate. While Mammoth struggles with its new Brand—whatever it is going to be, and frets over announcements of coming five-star and “luxury” this-and-that, and is back promoting (like every other mountain resort community) Wellness, I discovered something else. … [Read more...]

Penny Loafer Mammoth Marketing?

Q & A from the May issue of the Mammoth Real Estate Times Q: We read in the papers about a major effort to Re-“Brand” Mammoth. There seems to a lot of meetings and discussion going on, but no real substance coming out of it all. What’s your take on all of this and how might it affect the real estate market? A: As part of the new ownership and “new” direction of Mammoth, serious … [Read more...]

At least something…

While everyone is focusing on Wellness this weekend here in Mammoth, this press release issued at the end of the week by Starwood Capital went mostly unnoticed. Those who have noticed have directed some questions to me that, quite frankly, I don’t have the answers to, but I can offer some conjecture. First, Where is this new hotel/residences going to be built in Mammoth? The immediate answer is … [Read more...]

What now, Homer?

This was written about ten days ago for the upcoming issue of Mammoth Real Estate Times which will hit the street next week. But on the heels of the CNBC special What Now for real estate I though it was appropriate to go ahead and post. Q: All of the hoopla of the Mountain selling and blah, blah, blah, is over and interest rates are climbing and real estate markets in California and Nevada seem … [Read more...]