Rich Toscano noted here that the low-inventory conditions might cause some appreciation: Months of inventory, which measures how many homes are for sale compared the rate at which they are being purchased, was notably lower than in recent Januaries past: There was...
Month: February 2012
Del Mar Noise Maker
Granted, the Canyon Craftsman and this bank deal in Del Mar Heights were new listings on Friday, but in both cases I saw three groups of people come by each house while I was there. Buyers are lying in wait for fresh meat, and are happy to cruise by - but are they...
Canyon Craftsman
Auntie Agent has been a great friend to the blog, so when she told me about her friend Ray getting this new listing of a 1915 classic in University Heights, I had to take a look. It is open Sunday, February 26th from 1-4pm:
Green Rooms
Since 2003, Architectural Digest has been responsilble for designing the green room for the Academy Awards. Here are videos of the last three:
Jumpin’
Thanks to Mr. T for sending this along - My favorite is the lake jump at the 3:50-min mark:
LA View
High in the Hollywood Hills, designed by http://www.whipplerussell.com/
REO Managing
Hat tip to Bob for sending this in from American Banker: ORLANDO, Fla. — Banks unloading real-estate-owned properties face some tough choices, such as whether to auction off homes or sell them to investors, and whether to fix them up first. But whatever they decide,...
Working the Foreclosure Beat
Hat tip to clearfund for sending this in, from businessinsider: Foreclosure buyers, the trash collectors of the housing industry, have been raking it in. An anonymous foreclosure scout recently described the "ins and outs, all the dirty tricks, blatantly illegal...
The Old ‘hood
First it starts with a few headshakers.....and you think "will it continue?"
Trustee-Sale Video
A good primer on trustee sales by Sean O'Toole, founder and CEO of foreclosureradar.com. He shows trustee sales at the SD Court House, but they have since moved to the Scottish Rite.