When they first rolled out the improve-it-yourself feature, it turned out to be no more than an opportunity to list your upgrades - because little or no value was added to your zestimate. I received this by email today: Hi Jim, Today Zillow announced enhancements to...
Month: February 2015
House Parties
You can spend $30,000 on an open house, but the price still has to be right: Read the full article here: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-open-house-goes-over-the-top-1424969962
RSF Auction Today
The highly anticipated, no-reserve auction in Rancho Santa Fe happens later today. It was on the market for $36,500,000 back in 2006 and for sale ever since - the latest list price was $22,500,000 last year. Casa Del Sol — from Concierge Auctions This is the second...
Oregon Coast
Perched above the beach at the edge of the tree line, this vacation home allows the dramatic Oregon Coast to take center stage. The design maintains sightlines from the sheltered forest to the open coastline with a minimal structure of glass and steel. Atop the...
Best Flip Yet
This was the former mayor's house, sold as a short sale in 2010 for $2,400,000. It was (re)listed for $12,980,000 three weeks ago, and is now marked pending. It was probably assisted by the two La Jolla oceanfront listings that hit the market this week - both over...
Rates Improved
A sigh of relief as we back down from the dreaded 4%. From yesterday's MND: http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/436596.aspx Mortgage rates had their best day of the month today following Fed Chair Yellen's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. ...
View Toilet Revisited
We saw this house back in June of 2013 - here's an update, and a realistic view of Del Mar values:
San Diego Case-Shiller, Dec. 2014
The previous reading of the San Diego Case-Shiller Index was +0.29%, and the latest gave almost all of that back. December's reading was -0.24%, making it four out of the last five that were in negative territory. But the three-month above shows that the end of 2014...
One Paseo Approved
The opposition has to be in shock: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-City-Council-Considers-One-Paseo-Project-293662831.html In front of a packed house, the San Diego City Council approved a controversial mixed-use project in Carmel Valley after hours of...