It's official - Kayla is back in the sales division after an extended stay in the admin department. You have to learn it all if you're going to take it over someday! Hopefully we will feature her more on videos!
Year: 2014
Subprime Again?
HT to daytrip for sending this in: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/magazine/are-subprime-mortgages-coming-back.html?ref=magazine&_r=1 An excerpt: This lending freeze is not just preventing people like the Sleimans, who have struggled to document their income,...
Virtual Renovations
Real estate agents are working to reach a wider pool of buyers by posting the before and after virtual renovations online.
More on August Sales
Dataquick released the August sales yesterday, and at first glance you might think we should be looking for lifeboats - this is the second month in a row that Dataquick has reported SD sales dropping more than 18%:...
Robot Real Estate
Here's another company who intends to disrupt traditional real estate: http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/08/allre-lets-you-buy-and-sell-your-house-online-without-a-real-estate-agent/ A few thoughts: 1. They have launched their transaction management business in San...
9/11 Never Forget
We also acknowledge those first responders and others who participated and survived - you and your contribution will be remembered too!
Seaport Open House
This is a new video of the remodeled 1,946sf single-story house on Manzanita in Carlsbad that just hit the MLS today for $799,000. Kayla and I will be there from noon to 3pm on Saturday for open house, and Richard will be there on Sunday during the same time period -...
Peavy and Flan
These guys should be wearing a Padres uniform - they both live here:
FHA Selling Loans in Default
From the latimes.com - thanks daytrip: http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-distressed-loan-sales-20140911-story.html An excerpt: The protests over the FHA Distressed Asset Stabilization Program are the latest ripple in the wake of the foreclosure crisis,...
Carlsbad’s Downtown Plan
From the utsandiego.com: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/09/carlsbad-village-barrio-master-plan/ CARLSBAD — Carlsbad is set to host a series of events beginning Wednesday asking the public to share their ideas for future development in the Village and Barrio...