The Good
The Klinge Realty Group operates like a finely tuned machine, with a very personal touch. We contacted them on a Sunday and they were talking to us about our family and our needs on our living room couch the following day. They carefully listened to us and worked with us to identify the best and quickest path to listing within 2 weeks to take advantage of the low inventory conditions in our South Carlsbad neighborhood. They knew our tract specifically and had many previous sales there over the years - they came prepared with a thorough analysis of comparative sales and recommended a pricing strategy that they felt confident would yield offers the first weekend on the market.
The Great
Over the next two weeks Donna coordinated a range of vendors who she knew from experience could get the preparation to list work we needed done on time and with high quality. Our light tune-up involved excellent experiences with their stagers, landscapers, contractors, electricians, and plumbers. Throughout this period Donna's daily communication was clear, concise, and responsive. Any time we had questions Donna picked up the phone or texted immediately - but almost always, she answered our questions before we even knew we had them.
The Outstanding
We had a tricky situation with a shared fence that could have delayed our escrow. Donna used superb mediation skills to negotiate the terms of replacement and was personally on site with the fence contractor to make sure everything went smoothly. The fence looks great and escrow closed on time.
The Truly Exceptional
Our house came on the market on a Wednesday and between then and Monday morning Jim was personally at all three open houses. He was in constant communication explaining potential buyer reaction and strength. As he predicted offers began to come in on Saturday and each one was incrementally higher than the last. At the end we had 5 offers, 4 of which were over list, and the final accepted offer was $100,000 over list. In addition to being over list it included rent back terms that met our needs.
The Recommendation
For all of these reasons we would strongly recommend The Klinge Team to anyone wanting to sell in North County Coastal San Diego. I had been reading Jim's blog for 15 years and knew when the time came to sell that he would be our first call. Jim Klinge is not your standard realtor. He is keenly aware of market conditions and sales strategies. And, works his tail off - though not as hard as Donna . At this point he's gone from realtor to friend and I plan to have him over to grill and chill at our new place to talk real estate, but also just about life and raising kids in San Diego. He's more interested in relationships than his sales numbers - and that's why his sales numbers are so high. We have already recommended the Klinge's to some close friends and another successful sale is on deck right around the corner...
A great story on the risks in the next market to finally get hit with short sales and strategic defaults , the jumbo market
More than 80% of these loans are still current, Moody’s said, but more than half of them are underwater
“The high level of negative equity and limited opportunities to refinance will continue to amplify the rate of strategic default, primarily in prime jumbo pools,” Moody’s said
http://www.housingwire.com/2012/01/12/moodys-warns-of-jumbo-mortgage-strategic-defaults
Bring ’em on.
BTW:
Existing home sales will rise 12% this year after a 2% increase last year, and new home sales, coming off a horrid year, will jump 74% this year, Moody’s Analytics predicts.
Single-family housing starts will rise 37% this year, Moody’s predicts, after falling 9% last year.
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/01/some-bullish-housing-forecasts-for-2012.html
yup, good old moody’s. they did such a fine job on the ratings of the CDS pool!
B..S..forecast is right!
Interesting, if you look at the dollar/sq foot prices they would apear to be at a 10% discount to 1q10.
From a review:
“Jan was an amazing asset when my husband and I decided to follow through with a short sale on our home. Our knowledge was very limited, mostly comprising of stories and rumors. Jan explained the process completely and walked us through every stage of the process. Jan is a highly motivated and focused Realtor. She was able to locate a cash buyer for our home before it was even listed!”