From the wsj.com: A new mortgage lender is loosening documentation requirements, allowing applicants to provide less paperwork on income and assets than is typical to get a home loan. Social Finance, a peer-to-peer lender often referred to as SoFi, rolled out mortgage...
Year: 2014
Big Box vs. Independents
Though I speculate in this video that buyer agents will get phased out, it's not the best alternative - buyers should have representation, it is just a matter of cost/quality. In this futuristic scenario, the listing agent will only be representing the seller, and...
Gates Buys Craig’s
From the utsandiego.com: Microsoft founder Bill Gates has purchased weight-loss icon Jenny Craig’s 229-acre thoroughbred training center in Rancho Santa Fe, which he plans to turn into a grand prix circuit for hunters and jumpers. Gates, whose teenage daughter jumps...
Top Jimmy and the Rhythm Pigs
Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs had a residency playing "Blue Mondays" every Monday night at the Cathay de Grande nightclub at the corner of Argyle and Selma in Hollywood, California for three years, and was an important part of the Los Angeles rock scene. Top Jimmy...
Carmel, CA
Perched atop a rocky outcrop overlooking the ocean, this Carmel residence strives to appear as a natural extension of the landscape while resolving competing private and public concerns. The large area of the house was disguised by splitting the house into two wings,...
Sharper Pricing?
How is the fourth quarter rolling out? Are sellers feeling pressured to lower their price? Are buyers stepping up? Here are the pricing trends in our local areas: SE Carlsbad - List and sales pricing converging should cause an active 4th quarter - unless buyers...
Be Sharper on Price
Nobody is dumping on price - just be reasonable. From the ocregister.com http://www.ocregister.com/articles/price-637201-home-percent.html Thomas and Wendy Lari made a pact. Thomas wanted to rent out their old home. Wendy wanted to sell it so they’d have money to fix...
Open House Sign-Ins
Annoyed with the seller sign-in sheets at open houses?
Inventory Watch – Buyers Waiting
According to the latest Credit Suisse monthly survey of real estate agents, “Agents comments are now squarely focused on buyer resistance to current home price levels, and that many buyers have shifted from a negotiation mindset toward a willingness to sit on the...
RSF Auction
Check out this high-end auction format with no reserve - the auction company is nationwide too: Effortless Rancho Santa Fe Living — from Concierge Auctions