Hat tip to DB for sending this along, from Reuters: Bethany and Karl Schreiber are hunting for a nice big house in the pricey Washington, D.C., suburbs and they are facing a deadline: In just a few months their third child will be born, and the tiny two-bedroom...
Month: April 2011
Seems Reasonable, But…
While we have seen some wild bidding wars lately (here's one that sold for $655,000 over list), there are plenty of others that aren't selling, for a variety of reasons. But price will fix anything!
1927 Showcase
From curbed.com: After two and a half months, this 1927 Paul Williams house out in the wilds of La Cañada Flintridge has emerged from its interior design cocoon, having been made over top to bottom by a group of more than 50 designers. "Before" photos and a little...
Ocean-Sounding?
This freeway-close location reminds me of the REO on Skyros in Leucadia, which is about the same distance to the Detroit river, and the same price - and Skyros is pending:
Crown
Want to be close to the beach and downtown, and keep it under a million? Crown Point is worth a look - here's the cheapest SFR on the market south of PB Drive in 92109:
Bad Neighbors and Selling
Bad neighbors aren't just annoying. They can cost you real money when it's time to sell your home. A nearby property's overgrown yard, peeling paint and clutter can easily knock 5% to 10% off the sale price of your home, said Joe Magdziarz, the president of the...
Change in Psychology?
From the U-T: Larry Summers, one-time director of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council, believes the economy is recovering, albeit not as fast in some areas as desired, but enough to forestall a double dip. “There is no longer any talk of a depression,"...
Million Off
This sold for $2,850,000 when new in October, 2007:
Go Foreclosures Go
From Lily at the U-T: Foreclosures are inching up again, while closely watched defaults shot up 34 percent in March -- the largest monthly increase for San Diego County in more than two years. Analysts at DataQuick Information Systems on Tuesday reported there were...
NSDCC Sales and Pricing
The national existing-home sales in March increased by 3.7% over the previous month's total, which makes sense as the spring buying season got rolling. Nationally the March sales were down 6.3% year-over-year, and median price was down 5.9%. How did we do locally? To...