Andy has some of the best realtor photographs ever - with great captions too! http://terriblerealestateagentphotos.com/ Go ahead, that’s just Floyd. He set his alarm for Wednesday. http://terriblerealestateagentphotos.com/
Year: 2014
Chair Lift
Chair lifts are their own cottage industry, and you can spend more than $10,000 on the fancy ones. But you don't hear much about removing them!
Jim’s Take 2
My thoughts on a couple of comments left at the previous post: From yogamom: Is the conversation a little simpler than this? Rising inventory as a result of fewer sales will bring prices down but we have very limited inventory. The sales will have to slow...
Jim’s Take
I'll admit it - Tim got me going yesterday with this comment: Socal has leveled off, and in some areas gone down. I’m a little surprised this website hasn’t commented more on the subject. I try to present daily doses of market data, but I try to keep it neutral so you...
Big Surf
A quick drone view of a guy enjoying yesterday's waves:
L.A. Rock Scene
Daytrip is a great supporter of this blog, regularly sending in articles to assist with producing content here. But this video is one of his best contributions ever for those of us who are fans of the L.A. rock scene - thank you Daytrip! You can watch a few minutes,...
San Diego is #5 in U.S.A.
From the latimes.com: http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-orange-county-3rd-priciest-market-20140812-story.html An excerpt: Orange County is the third-most-expensive housing market in the country, with two other chunks of the Southland ranking in the top...
Doomer Report
This guy only sees negative in the real estate world. He called me once trying to get me to bash the market, and when I refused, he hung up. Even today he is still ranting: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-house-market-is-falling-apart-2014-08-26 Real estate...
Make the Deal
Forget the price point, it's the deal-making that is interesting about this case. The sellers of this home just acquired it last week as part of a home swap, and before closing I had arranged for vendors to do a quick tune-up. We hit the ground running, and $10,000...
“Trend Towards Rentership”
Hat tip to GW for sending in this discussion on today's market conditions: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/housing-market-is-stuck-in-downard-spiral--shari-olefson-155251001.html An excerpt: Home prices appear to be moderating but that’s good news says Shari Olefson,...