Chuck Barberini Real Estate

  Check Out This Weeks Newsletter The American real estate market has been grappling with an affordability crisis for years. Skyrocketing home prices, limited inventory, and stagnant wage growth have created significant barriers for many aspiring homeowners and renters. Amid this challenging landscape, co-living properties have emerged as a potential solution to the affordability conundrum. But can co-living genuinely address the real estate affordability problem in America? Let’s explore. What Is Co-Living? Co-living is a modern housing concept where individuals share living spaces, such as kitchens and living rooms, while maintaining private bedrooms. This arrangement is often complemented by shared amenities like gyms, coworking spaces, and community events. Co-living properties are typically managed by companies that prioritize convenience, flexibility, and community. How Co-Living Addresses Housing Affordability Lower Costs for Residents  Co-living properties often offer ...

  “Just Thinking” “Words to Live by Lloyd” Jack Nicholson in the Shining, there are so many phrases from movies that have worked there way into our everyday life. We use them as a catch phrase, to make a point or to create a bond with a fellow aficionado. The Shinning had some other great lines, “Here’s Johnny” and “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” How about all of the great lines from The Godfather “make him an offer that he can’t refuse”, “it’s not personal, it’s strictly business”, “leave the gun, take the cannoli”, "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes” or "don’t ever take sides with anyone against the family”. John Wayne had some great movie lines, one of my favorite scenes was in True Grit when he is puts the horse’s reigns in his teeth, has a rifle in one hand and a pistol in the other and Ned Peeper says the he isn’t afraid of a one-eyed fat man, the duke then spurs his horse and says, “Fill your hands, you son of a bitch.” From The Cowboys when he teaches a ...

Check Out This Weeks Newsletter Renter behavior is shifting, and the numbers prove it: According to Redfin, one-third of U.S. renters have stayed in the same home for five years or longer—a 5% increase from a decade ago.  With mortgage payments nearly tripling in 10 years, renter tenure is higher than ever, especially among older generations.  Redfin’s recent analysis of 2023 renter tenure data from the U.S. Census Bureau sheds light on this trend and the factors driving it. From rising mortgage payments to generational differences, here’s what the data reveals about how long renters are staying in their homes—and why. Renter Tenure Is Growing Across the U.S. Renters are moving less often than they did a decade ago. Here’s how the numbers break down: 33.6% of U.S. renters have lived in the same home for at least five years, up from 28.4% in 2013. 17% of renters stayed in their homes for 5–9 years in 2023 (up from 14.4% in 2013). 16.6% of renters lived in the same home for 10+ ...

  “Just Thinking” Happy New Year, 2024 is behind us and we are charging straight into 2025. As we repeat our resolutions and set our goals, it is a great time to reflect on some of the events that were 2024, but to remember some major events that are shrinking in the rear-view mirror. 2024 started out pretty rough with the 49ers brutal overtime loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl 58. It was an election year and what a crazy roller coaster of a political season it was, the summer conventions and their intense political polarization leading to record voter turnout for a historic election. The Paris Summer Olympics was an amazing celebration of traditional sports with some new additions, like breakdancing, in which Aussie Rachael Gunn stole the show. 2024 was also a big year for the family, Tracy and I celebrated our 35 th  Anniversary in June, also in June we became grandparents to our happy and healthy Grandson, Beau. The Barberini’s had a good year in 2024. Some milestones that s...

  Check Out This Weeks Newsletter As I sit at my kitchen table, sipping a steaming cup of mint herbal tea and reflecting on the past few years, one thing becomes abundantly clear: the concept of home has never been more significant. In a world full of uncertainties—economic upheavals, a global pandemic, inflation, and a housing crisis—the stability and security of owning a home stand out as pillars of resilience. Homeownership isn’t just a financial milestone; it’s a deeply personal achievement that provides a sense of place and permanence in an ever-changing world. When I think about my own journey to homeownership, I’m reminded of how monumental it felt to sign the papers and hold the keys for the first time. It wasn’t just about owning a property; it was about owning my future. That moment symbolized years of hard work, planning, and sacrifice—a commitment not only to myself but to the legacy I hoped to build for my family. The last few years have been a rollercoaster, with econ...

  "Just Thinking" We made it through another Christmas, I had a thought that Christmas Day reminds me a lot of Thanksgiving dinner. There are lots of preparations that take forever to complete, then it is over in a flash. Christmas this year was quite different for us, Chris worked both Christmas eve and Christmas day, Charlie was out of town celebrating with his fiancé’s family, Mom is with siter Carolyn’s family in Nevada and Dad has been gone 5 years now. We were all able to get together and celebrate our Christmas last night and had a great time. During this quiet Christmas, I couldn’t help but reflect on the chaotic Christmases of years gone by. Some timeless memories of when the kids were young, staying too long celebrating with friends on Christmas Eve, getting home late, putting exhausted kids to bed, with thoughts of sugar plumbs dancing in their head, Next was operation Santa, assembling toys, wrapping presents and transforming the front room into a magical wonderla...