For those buyers looking for a fully-remodeled single story on the I-15 corridor (where the under-$600,000 inventory is thinning quickly), check out our new listing on Rios Road in Rancho Bernardo!...
RB Charmer for $599,000
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Year: 2015
50/50 Split on Pricing
Most home sellers will try to sell their house for months (or years) before thinking their price might be wrong. As a result, there will need to be a long stagnant period before there is any chance of prices going down, market-wide. Results will vary by neighborhood!...
Cruel to be Kind
Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets singing his biggest hit at the Belly Up tonight - love the guy in the front row taking in the action on his flip phone! (above)
NSDCC 1Q16 Forecast
After the last couple of years being fairly steady, it would be easy to expect more of the same in 2016 - tight inventory creating a seller's market, especially for the superior properties. Let's at least examine how 2015 is winding down (now that Christmas is two...
Kitchen-Counter Materials
A video review of some of the alternatives for kitchen counters besides granite:
NSDCC November Sales
Last week we saw that there was a 17% surge in the number of new listings towards the end of this year, compared to 2014. What is the effect on closed sales? The impact could go either way. More well-priced listings could energize the market, and sales increase. Or a...
The Buyer Struggle
Wonder what it is like being a home buyer these days? It takes more than just finding a suitable house:
Millennials Top 10
San Diego is the highest-priced in the Top 10 - we want affluent millennials! From realtor.com: http://www.realtor.com/news/trends/where-the-millennials-move-to-in-2016/ Is there any part of U.S. life that hasn’t been dramatically altered by the millennial invasion?...
Inventory Watch
New homes and resales used to offer about the same median price and affordability in San Diego. But over the last few years, new-home pricing has jumped up substantially, eliminating some of the quality choices for buyers and delivering more demand to the resale...
TRID Delays
We went to the escrow holiday party on Friday, and I just had to sneak in some business talk. Are the new disclosures causing delays in escrow closings, and messing up the buyers' plans for moving in? The answer from an escrow officer that does purchases only (not...
