Month: April 2009

March Sales

In today's Union-Tribune they quote nine different people about the real estate market, and the reports are remarkably similar.   Let's give them some credit, at least they are getting closer to the truth - the lower end is hot, and the higher end is not: San Diego...

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Dixon Contest Update

We have nine offers in on Dixon, and the seller/bank countered for their highest and best offer. Later today we should have a winner somewhere in the mid-$300,000s. One of the offers is $367,500 VA, and they're asking for a 3% credit for closing costs, and another...

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The Other CV

The foreclosure carnage in Chula Vista has been well-documented. The McMillin-built tracts on the east side of town have been hammered, but hey, there's nothing price won't fix! There are 49 houses on Blairwood Avenue, and 8 of them have been in foreclosure recently....

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April Closed Sales

Let's review on some of the more-interesting closings this month: 5167 Los Robles, Carlsbad 2 br/2 ba, 1,468sf LP: $875,000  10/19/08 SP: $696,000   4/1/09 YB: 1952 DOM: 95   This is the impeccably-maintained but all-original beach bungalow in Terramar.  The listing...

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FDIC Is Blowing Them Out

Wondering what the FDIC is doing with all the incoming assets?  You'll see that it doesn't take a billion dollars to participate, they have sold several bulks under $1,000,000.  Here's the link to their bulk sales: http://www2.fdic.gov/closedsales/LoanSales.asp...

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Stinking Pirates!

The Somali pirate story bumped us off tonight's Nightline show, and no other date has been determined.  It happened like this with the L.A. Times story too, and was drawn out for weeks.  Rather than do the start-stop thing with you, I'll just post a link to it once...

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