After it looked like we were heading for flatsville, the July reading of the San Diego Case-Shiller Index experienced a big spring-like pop of 1.14% month-over-month. Here are the San Diego NSA changes for 2015: Month CSI-SD M-o-M chg Y-o-Y chg January 204.69 +0.6%...
A big shout out to the commenters on Thursday's 10th Anniversary Show - your involvement is appreciated! Rob Dawg suggested that the next ten years will be more interesting - indeed! What about the next ten years? Let's start with identifying where buyers are today -...
We have the latest Case-Shiller numbers coming out tomorrow, and Zillow is predicting just a slight M-o-M uptick nationally. The Inventory Watch began here almost two years ago, and today's numbers look pretty similar to those in November, 2013. Pricing statistics...
Two of the most successful new-home tracts in the history of Carmel Valley are winding down, and the demand has been impressive. After 2.5 years, ADM is down to their last 13 homes plus the three models, and they still have 90 people on their priority list - and those...
This guy tries to make a case that October 8th is the best day of the year to get a deal on a house. Generally, let's just say that the best time to buy a house is when everyone else isn't - and you still have to be able to find the right house, at the right price:...
We have more readers here than video-watchers, so let's just discuss the last ten years, rather than do a show. When this blog started ten years ago today, I saw a great potential for realtors to use blogging to demonstrate their talents and abilities. I thought if I...
The difference is that when you hire me to sell your house - you get me, a long-time veteran of bidding wars and how to handle them with specific strategies so you sell for top dollar. Anybody can shuffle multiple offers - my skill is getting them to compete against...
Hat tip to GM for sending in a note about the San Diego Blues Festival this weekend, a two-day extravaganza to benefit the San Diego Food Bank: http://sdbluesfest.com/2015-lineup/ The lineup features San Diego's own The Paladins, who will be playing at 2:30pm on...
Starting this Saturday there is a new exhibit opening in La Jolla - and it is free! See more here: http://lajollahistory.org/exhibitions/
Yesterday, the NAR reported the national home sales for August. The number was below estimates, and there was some concern about the 'market'. We already reviewed the August sales on September 6th, split into two categories. To update, and to pick up the eight...
