I was on CNBC's Street Signs show today, and Kayla joined me to capture my two lines on video. They didn't give me the questions in advance, the TV monitor is out of sight due to the 7-second delay, and the local cameraman had mis-wired the earpiece so I was getting...
Thinking of selling your home? These items will have a direct impact on your ability to sell for top dollar, and make the sale more predictable too: 1. Sell When You Have Good Comps – There's nothing wrong with letting a neighbor (or two) be the guinea pig, and sell...
Hat tip to daytrip for sending this in from cnbc.com: The sharp rise in home prices in 2013 caused two conflicting results: The return of positive home equity for hundreds of thousands of borrowers and considerably weaker affordability for an equally large pool of...
We saw the grand opening at Davidson's Arterro, and the video included snippets of all three models - but only showed the kitchen of the Plan 4x. A reader asked for high definition, and while I knew I had HD cameras, the editing needed to be in hi-def too - so I think...
Whether you look at individual sales or market data, we are back to the highest prices ever seen in the hottest areas of town. I couldn't get these all on one, but looking at two graphs might be easier anyway. Carmel Valley, Encinitas, and Carlsbad are approaching...
Sean at propertyradar.com does a nice monthly report on California real estate sales and pricing - and the latest was published yesterday: http://www.propertyradar.com/reports/real-property-report-california-january-2014 This graph helps illuminate how hot the frenzy...
In the previous video, Brandi mentioned that sellers enjoy a real urgency early in their listing period. Today's market is a good example - because every decent buy gets snapped up right away, all new listings get immediate attention. The North SD County coastal...
Video: 2-Minute Home Seller: Pricing to Sell
The NAR and realtor.com aren't likely to keep up with the spending, so the future of home-selling will probably be determined by who wins the war below. Zillow has already shown the killer instinct that Redfin lacks, and if they succeed in getting the most eyeballs,...
Of the 81 new listings to hit the MLS in the last seven days, only 2 went pending. True, agents are waiting longer to let offers trickle in, but two is almost a goose egg. North SD County's Coastal Region (La Jolla-to-Carlsbad) The UNDER-$800,000 Market: Date NSDCC...
