A random collection of unused clips that veered off into the ditch, and ended up being more about wheels than real estate. But it's Friday night!
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Month: August 2010
Yunnie’s in Town
From sddt.com A housing shortage once the market fully recovers is one of the biggest concerns facing San Diego real estate, according to an economic forecast delivered to local agents by the chief economist at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Friday....
“Relatively Stable Demand”
From bloomberg, who is supposed to have a story today on the San Diego downtown condo market. In the meantime, here's a link to a short (2:47) interview with the CEO of Pulte Homes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ZJGdBwRik
Trustee-Sale Buying
From the latimes.com - an excerpt: Competition at the auctions is brutal, said Bruce Norris of Norris Group, a real estate investment firm in Riverside. Norris unwittingly bought a house that was the site of a gruesome double murder. No one else bid -- a rare...
Pre-Marketing
I don't think it is in the seller's best interest to "pre-market" a home, but most REO agents insist on installing a for-sale sign in front of their new REO assignments at least several weeks before the price is determined. Callers who hear that there is no price get...
McMansions In McTrouble
Hat tip to clearfund for sending this from cnbc -it mentions the TERI house in Bressi Ranch: They’ve been called McMansions, Starter Castles, Garage Mahals and Faux Chateaus but here’s the latest thing you can call them — History. In the past few years, there have...
Keep It In Perspective
Hat tip to the Blur for sending along this cnbc.com article about a Trulia report: More than a quarter of Americans currently renting houses and apartments have no intention to ever buy a home, according to a survey published on Wednesday. The survey, by real estate...
Carmel Valley Still Cooking
Terramar Rescue
This video isn't real estate-related, but one I'll never forget. I'm not sure what happened, but I haven't found anything reported in the news, which is probably good for the people involved:
Fannie/Freddie Overhaul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8CLV4i5Xds
