The talking heads have considered six months' worth of inventory to be 'normal'. This is the 'new normal'. To soften the seasonal impact, the "Months' of Inventory" below was calculated by dividing the active listings by the 3-month average of the 4Q12 sales: Town or...
The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the interest in this short-sale on a Wednesday afternoon. These are the confidential remarks in the MLS: AGENTS PLEASE READ! -PLEASE DO NOT CALL AGENT - please text or email agent with questions -offers need to be in by...
A Bowie/Lou Reed-type sound from the mid-1990s - you may remember this from the blockbuster Charlie's Angels, Full Throttle:
Lily asked, "Are prices accelerating too quickly, leading to another possible housing bubble?" Her panel of experts answered here: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/29/are-home-prices-accelerating-too-quickly/ They don't have enough room, apparently, to include...
This neighborhood in Oceanside is stock full of empty-nesters, many of whom have moved here after the kids left. You can walk to the beach, and easily get on the freeway to Orange County - and it is cheap, comparatively. This 3 br/2 ba, 2,472 sf house was built in...
It was no big surprise that the debt-tax exemption was extended until January 1, 2014 yesterday. It was part of the latest Congressional boondoggle - here is an excerpt from HW: One of the more watched provisions of the fiscal cliff was the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt...
Let's start off the new year with a new JtR listing - more country living! Live in the rural hills between Rancho Santa Fe and San Marcos, yet be close to town - and send your K-8 kids to highly-regarded R. Roger Rowe School (link) and then to Torrey Pines HS!...
Are you planning to move this year? Get good help! Tips for finding the right agent (and a blatant pitch to use me!). 1. Bidding Wars - Whether you are selling or buying, you need an agent who has ample experience with handling a bidding war. If you only ask one...
