Many years ago, we purchased a home in Carlsbad, using a realtor that was recommended to us - Jim Klinge. Fast forward to 2025, we recently had the privilege of selling 2 homes in Carlsbad, CA and didn't hesitate to reach out to Jim and Donna Klinge of Klinge Realty Group to guide us through the sales. The transactions were very different, each with its own unique situation, opportunities and challenges. From start to finish, Donna and Jim helped navigate the pre-sale preparation, the listing, showing of the house, buyer negotiations, the final close and all of the paperwork and decisions in between. What stands out with both transactions is the professionalism of Jim and Donna (and their team), wonderful communication (timely, relevant, concise), their deep understanding of market dynamics (setting realistic expectations), their access to top-notch contractors, and last, their ability to guide us across the finish line successfully. We wouldn't hesitate to use Jim and Donna in the future and highly recommend them for anyone looking to buy or sell a property in North San Diego County.
The average SF amounts for 2012 and 2013 were identical – stats are quirky!
The numbers keep reinforcing the idea that, as a seller of anything other than super high-end, if you are still sitting there after 30 days, you are at least 10% too high. If you are anywhere close to the ballpark, you’ll sell in less time than you spend at the dealership to buy a car. I would argue that in this market, when talking about “active” listings, you should not count anything that has been active more than 45 days. Then you would have a real understanding of Thinventory ™.
This does not feel good to me. I am an executive recruiter and literally as of this morning I am seeing too many people leaving good corporate jobs for flimsy, risky startup opportunities. Just too much — too much risk out there.
Predicting may 2015 is the top of this cycle.
Joe, it’s anybodies guess when this market turns south – I told my parents to keep their home in the crazy bay area market until February 2016. We will see.