I wouldn't blame those who watch the videos here for thinking that I was a grumpy old guy who complains a lot, but the vast majority of the homes seen on bubbleinfo.com are the duds. They are on display to help viewers learn about the marketplace, and demonstrate how...
Year: 2013
Opinions, That’s All
If the market keeps booming, it's because ones like this keep selling:
Boomers Downsizing
As the Colorado housing market rebounds, baby boomers are becoming a key player. Housing prices are up, and interest rates are low which makes this the perfect time for many baby boomers to sell those big houses they raised their families in and downsize into much...
More on Pocket Listings
Lily got into the pocket-listing conversation yesterday. Note how cagey agents are about their own position of right or wrong. They want to leave the door open in case they have another shot at doing a round-tripper off the grid - the commission is more powerful...
Association of Change
The board of realtors had me over for a chat, wondering if there were any ideas they could implement to improve their standing and ability to assist our fellow realtors before being run over by the ZillowTruliaRedfin truck. So I laid out my favorite, plus I'll add two...
List High or Low?
A college professor did a research project on list prices, and it got picked up by the Wall Street Journal (you may need to be a subscriber): http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324136204578643942655355194.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Darticle...
Bigger Newer
This includes test scores from the www.greatschools.org website, but you should conduct your own independent investigation of which schools are the most suitable for you:
NSDCC Distressed-Sales Counts
The foreclosure era is winding down, and around the North San Diego County Coastal region, the overall impact has been less than imagined - let's recap the counts of distressed-sales: Year Short-Sale REO Non-REO/SS Distressed-Sales % 2008 5 30 2,002 2% 2009 110 164...
Olivenhain McMansion REO
We'll keep bringing the bank deals!
Joe Jackson
This was released in October, 1979, and was another staple of the early-80s: