We're wrapping up the celebration of Kayla's 25th birthday! (yesterday) She was born on the day of the 1991 All-Star Game. I got to hold her in my arms and watch baseball on TV from Day One! The game was in Toronto, and Benito Santiago and Tony Gwynn both started...
When comparing the 2016 activity to previous years, we stack up pretty good - when we combine months. Here are the links to May/June and Jan-Jun numbers. But when we look at June only, it looks like we've hit a bump in the road: June Sales and Pricing Year # of Sales...
The All-Star Game is a big deal. We used to hold out hope that our teams would at least go to the playoffs occasionally; but how low are your expectations now? The 2016 All-Star Game will probably be the biggest sporting event in San Diego for the next 10-20 years! ...
C.A.R. analysis finds presidential elections have little impact on California housing market Prospective home buyers want current presidential candidates to address housing affordability Presidential elections have historically had little or no negative impact on the...
After seeing these two articles: http://www.builderonline.com/money/economics/consumers-pull-back-from-home-market-in-june_o Home buyers and sellers can drive one another up a wall and hearing that a buyer just blew out of an offer negotiation due to the seller...
Laker Joe's new listing in Vista's Shadowridge is a good example of matching a curious floor plan with an attractive price: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2442-Eagle-Crest-Ln-Vista-CA-92081/16664789_zpid/
This is from the first Farm-Aid concert on September 22, 1985 at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Check out the lineup (X played the first two years): Always loved her intensity - and this is in front of 80,000 people!...
A good way to measure the strength of the spring selling season would be to examine home sales that close in May and June. In spite of medians that have jumped 30% or more in just five years, and a low-end market that has evaporated, sales in May/June of this year...
It's not easy to downsize, especially into a decent one-story house - there aren't enough one-story owners who want to sell! But there are some good opportunities if you are willing to leave the coast. Sell your coastal big bombers and go inland just far enough that...
Mortgage rates dropped some more today, now around 3.25%: http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/633676.aspx Over the weekend, I spoke with a client who purchased his home five years ago, and has a 4.0% mortgage rate now on a loan amount of $315,000. If he...
