Have you wondered what to do with those hand-scraped distressed hardwood floors once they get old and weathered? Here's an initial consultation and assessment by Andrew Appleby of http://allamericanhardwoods.com/ - we'll come back for a look at the end! Hat tip B.C.
How did 2014 stack up to previous years? Year No. of Sales Median SP Median DOM 2002 3,717 $630,000 38 2003 3,932 $732,500 34 2004 3,363 $948,000 27 2005 3,014 $1,000,000 40 2006 2,626 $985,000 51 2007 2,479 $1,000,000 49 2008 2,037 $890,000 54 2009 2,223 $817,000 52...
There have been 116 new listings of NSDCC houses this year. As expected, 61 of those were on the market last year (53%), and that's not counting the sellers who listed with a different company. Why are listing agents allowed to intentionally deceive the consumer?...
We have an accepted offer on Glenmont in Solana Beach! Our goal is 50 listings this year, and here's our third - Richard's investor special, a fourplex in Lakeside for only $450,000 (the least-expensive 4-plex for sale in the entire county!):
Here's the audio update on our progress in Solana Beach. While I think listing-for-an-attractive-price-to-induce-a-bidding-war is the best strategy to sell houses, it only works if you can run an effective bidding war:
Kayla had a good experience today:
Doesn't that price seem a little low, Jim? Well, this is one of the rare times that I have previous experience with this house in virtual the same condition many years later, and all I know is that the price was wrong previously....
An example of how to solve everything with an attractive price. When buyers think the price is already high, once they get to the house they are looking for any reason to confirm that belief. But if the price seems appealing on paper, buyers come in 'pre-sold' just...
Because California has been exempted by the IRS from their debt-tax on short sales, we should still see more of them in the coming months and years. They tend to be shady - here's how a case in Nevada turned out:...
The ivory-tower opinion below is blaming speculators for a mini-bubble, but around here I'd say that over 90% of the home sales were regular, organic real estate transactions in 2013. Prices may fall in the coming months (slightly), and if they do, it will be because...
