There have been a couple of dozen SEH sales this year between $750,000 and $950,000:
Month: December 2012
Firing All Guns At Once
The Carmel Valley market should bust loose in February when Pardee opens not one but two new tracts - here are the details on the one in PHR: Construction is under way by Pardee Homes at its Watermark, a neighborhood of new luxury homes in the Pacific Highlands Ranch...
Mozilo’s Business Card
Hat tip to Peter C. who found this after going through some of his father's old files. His Dad was a legend among realtors in the Glendale area, and was known for giving everyone a chance:
Semper Fidelis
A Marine who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was returned to the USS Arizona for eternity. "He wanted to be with his friends". Divers took an urn holding the cremated remains of Frank Cabiness from the late Marine's family, swam over to the sunken...
Pool Demo
This video shows a remodel in progress being completed by one of my clients. The 2,506sf house was built in 1961 on a 12,000sf lot, and the seller was the original owner. They are removing the pool - we finally get to witness a pool demo! This video starts with my...
“Flinch” Period
What will buyers do when faced with rapidly-rising list prices? We know that sellers are going to be adding more frosting to their already better-tasting cake. Here is the San Diego detached-home graph, showing the recent list prices going through the roof (note how...
Big Box
The neo-taco warehouse look didn't slow this one down - marked contingent after two days:
Five Hours of Lindbergh
Some thought this was fake, but here is the explanation of how this video was made (thanks VOSD): http://www.petapixel.com/2012/12/01/five-hours-of-airplane-landings-captured-in-thirty-seconds/
Win-Win?
With mortgage rates dropping steadily, the buying power has increased 9% nationally this year: Who has benefited around NSDCC? Of course we're just looking at averages, your mileage may vary. But it look like both buyers and sellers have benefited - prices are up...
Debt-Tax Relief on Cliff
California state law already provides debt-tax relief, so owner-occupants here are covered. Homeowners and banks are accelerating sales of properties for less than the amount owed as a U.S. law that gives them a tax break expires at the end of the year. The...