The non-seasonally-adjusted Case-Shiller Index for San Diego rose again in October: Oct. 2011: 152.86 Sep. 2012; 160.09 Oct. 2012: 162.10 It was the ninth monthly increase in a row, and the year-over-year improvement of +6% is the biggest we've seen lately. Those...
Month: December 2012
ProfHoff Before and After
Once you accept that every house needs at least $25,000 of repairs and improvements, select the house with a premium location and minimal expenses. ProfHoff and her husband Tom took four years to find the right house, so shopping hard for another six months to pay...
Merry Christmas
The folks who make it easy for me to assist you with buying and selling homes: Richard, Donna (wifey), JtR, Tara, and Kelley. From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!
Realtors and YouTube
Hat tip to GW for sending in this story about realtors using videos: Carefully chosen words and detailed descriptions can help tell the story of a real estate listing, especially a multi-million dollar one. But moving pictures are where it's at for certain luxury...
Skyloft
Another Leucadia flipper, this one hoping that the view stays clear!
Your Holiday Home
This is amazing - see your house in a Snow Globe! CLICK ON THE SITE BELOW. TYPE IN YOUR FULL ADDRESS AND WATCH IT! http://www.draftfcb.com/holiday2011/
Holiday Bits
As we're coasting into the holiday, here is a collection of videos off the cutting room floor:
Appraisals
The open-bidding sale closed this week without a hitch. https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2012/11/30/open-biddingtransparency-live/ Reader Sebastian asked about how appraisals were coming in these days, and this house was a good example. In the previous three months, there...
Not-Foreclosing As A Strategy
Bank of America Corp. has amassed $64 billion of mortgages that are at least six months delinquent and have yet to enter foreclosure, more than twice the amount held by its four largest competitors combined. The loans are monitored as part of February’s $25 billion...
Yunnie is Feeling It
Sales of existing homes beat expectations in November, with Realtors reporting a surprisingly modest effect in the Northeast from Superstorm Sandy. An even bigger surprise was a huge gain in activity among higher-end homes. Sales of homes priced above $750,000 jumped...