After declining four out of the last five months, the Case-Shiller Index for San Diego rose in January by 0.71%. The year-over-year change was 5.1%, which is pretty hefty considering how high prices already were at the beginning of 2014. Dave rains on the parade, as...
Hat tip to SD Squatter and Nick for sending in this article about deadbeats getting their house for free - we knew it would come to this! http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/30/business/foreclosure-to-home-free-as-5-year-clock-expires.html An excerpt: In September, Susan...
Recently improved with over $80,000 in upgrades, this 4,952sf Tuscan estate on 2.11 acres in Hacienda Santa Fe has the master suite downstairs for easy living, plus four other bedrooms and den. The backyard is ideal for kids, with a huge grass area surrounding the...
On top of today's announcement that February pendings were up 3.1%, our local NSDCC market has kicked it up a notch lately. We had 84 new pendings last week, and 81 this week - we averaged 60 per week in February! Click on the link below for the complete NSDCC...
A few clips as the day was winding down at Aviara: http://www.foxsports.com/golf/story/lpga-tour-cristie-kerr-ends-victory-drought-with-kia-classic-title-032915
Pernilla Lindberg, above If you have any interest in golf, or just like a good walk in the park, stop by the final round today of Kia Classic at the Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad. It is a challenging course, yet all but seven of the finalists are under par - and the...
The market isn't high-flying enough to call it a frenzy - and buyers are passing on anything that looks like a project. Doing improvements before going on the market is the best way to go:
At least somebody is doing something - hat tip to swm: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/blogs/balance-sheet/new-ontario-housing-rules-to-take-some-of-the-181354074.html Stop me if this sounds familiar: You scour MLS for the semi that will rescue you from a life in a...
The month of March is wrapping up next week, and we're heading into the Easter/Spring Break period. Local buyers who might take some time off will be offset by the out-of-towners coming in for a look. The market seems very balanced currently, and our 'market health'...
