The Case-Shiller Index for San Diego was flat for the last three months of 2014. But when rates dropped back into the 3.50% to 3.75% range in January, the market surged and both sales and prices picked up. Here are the San Diego readings for 2015: Month M-o-M chg...
Month: May 2015
Memorial Day
Thank you to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
Inventory Watch
On Memorial Day last year we had 1,037 active NSDCC listings, and today there are 973 houses for sale. The LP-per-sf, average DOM, and average SF are all about the same too! Given that the houses, sellers, and buyers are virtually 100% different this year, the...
Housing Alternative
The ultimate tent city!
Super Sport Door Stopper
Patent pending:
1927 Beach Bungalow
The classic beach bungalow has special appeal to those who remember growing up near the ocean and living in one just like this - and there aren't many left! You'll be paying close to a million or more to be this close to the sand anywhere else in North SD County - and...
San Diego Jazz Festival
Smooth jazz comes to Carlsbad this weekend - more details here: http://www.sandiegojazzfest.com/
Bob Dylan on Letterman
I saw Bob Dylan at Pechanga in 2008 - one of the best shows ever. He mumbled through the night in his gravely voice while the band rocked the joint. Here he is closing down Letterman - an instant classic:
Listing Video Contest
One of the three real estate listing videos that specialize in lifestyle marketing - this is a $25 million oceanfront estate in Dartmouth, Mass: Read the full article and see the other two videos here:...
Effect of Rates on Prices
We saw yesterday that the number of sales in the first four months of 2015 was only exceeded by those in 2013 - which was the only other time mortgage rates were in the mid-3s. Let's compare the mortgage-rate history of those two years: In 2015, the spring kick got a...