The preliminary sales and average-$-per-sf counts for September: Town or Area Zip Code 2010 sales $/sf 2011 sales $/sf Cardiff 92007 7 $498/sf 8 $389/sf NW Carlsbad 92008 13 $354/sf 15 $286/sf SE Carlsbad 92009 41 $271/sf 43 $251/sf NE Carlsbad 92010 6 $270/sf 15...
My clients are remodeling their master bath, and today we went shopping for parts. Look for the 'before' and 'after' versions coming in about a month:
If you'd like Jim the Realtor to help you buy a home, and want some assistance in previewing properties, there are two options available for you: 1. Video tours of specific properties of interest. You don't have to drop everything and come running to the hot new...
Hat tip to MDS for posting that Redfin has already shut down the agents' scouting reports. Check their blog; the comments from competing agents were running hot: Scouting Report Data No Longer Available Dear Customers, Redfin is suspending access to Scouting Report,...
Excerpted from this article in ProPublica: For HAMP’s first two years, the government offered very little public detail about its oversight efforts. It was virtually impossible for the public – or even Congress – to know how well the banks and mortgage servicers were...
Are you the type of buyer that likes your REOs cheap and ugly?
Last week we mentioned the new Redfin feature that exposes the sales counts for each agent: http://www.redfin.com/real-estate-agents/search-scouting-report They have unleashed a treasure trove of information, but, they don't talk about how to use it effectively. ...
From HW: The U.S. housing market hit bottom this year and will remain flat until 2014, when it will start to slowly recover, said Rick Sharga, an executive vice president with Carrington Mortgage Holdings. "We’re looking at a catfish recovery," he told attendees at...
Hat tip to Susie for sending this along from the latimes.com: California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris is attracting increasing pressure from powerful Golden State players to reject a major settlement with U.S. banks accused of wrongful foreclosures. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Plastic plumbing is back - now being touted as a "green" product. But only a 25-year warranty?
