From the U-T: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic lawmakers are determined to close tax loopholes they say cost state and local governments hundreds of millions of dollars each year, as they search for ways to trim California's enormous deficit. A report by the...
We are fortunate that San Diego sellers don't have "seasons" to blame for why real estate isn't selling - our market is active for 12 months of the year. What makes the situation worse in resort areas is that both sellers and agents, when confronted with the prospect...
The company 'You Walk Away' is in the same Carlsbad office building as Klinge Realty. They used to have the prime first-floor office that was probably a few thousand square feet, but they have since vacated for a much smaller space. .
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! When it is so competitive for the good buys, how does a buyer compete when he's out of town? Do you jump on a plane for every new listing? There were multiple offers on this 3,454sf house, and according to the seller/agent, they were all very...
"They're all spoken for", in spite of the odds:
A reader sent in this question: I have seen a house I am really interested in, but my husband is concerned about getting back in the market right now. He feels prices are going to go down more and that there is going to be a big increase in REO houses coming on the...
Sorry, San Diego didn't make the list, but for those who might be thinking of leaving us, here's a link to today's story from Yahoo: http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/7-cities-with-great-real-estate-deals You've probably heard it a million times recently: it's a...
The State of California's tax credit amount is 5% of the sales price, or $10,000, whichever is less. Because the state thinks that not every buyer will qualify for the entire $10,000, they are only reducing the tally of available money by $5,700 per applicant, and...
Comparing this year's SD YTD detached sales to 2005 (1/1/05-5/4/05), by price range: 2005/2010 # of sales $$/sf SP:LP DOM 0-$199 30/574 $149/$158 92%/103% 55/67 $200-$399 555/3,025 $369/$208 96/100 45/57 $400-$599 4,224/1,685 $342/$246 98/98 47/56 $600-$799 1,991/749...
Another collection of scraps from the cutting room floor - sorry, some of the clips you've already seen, and were used for filler. More car reviews, a cameo by Mr. T, beachy items, an old friend, and a few shots from around the house:
