Do you get the feeling that a revolution is coming?
The Clash
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Month: January 2017
Ridic
I had a buyer refer to our market as 'ridic', and the point is painfully obviously to anyone who has been looking to purchase a new home for months or years - the pricing seems to get more ridiculous every day. Today's goal is to buy the least-ridiculously-priced...
Smart Growth
Those who want to get involved in smart growth/affordable-housing issues can attend the San Diego City council meeting today at 2:00pm. The City Council members have submitted ideas, summarized here: Sell or lease government-owned land. Defer or...
San Diego #1 for Fun
Kayla sent this in! http://realestate.usnews.com/real-estate/slideshows/the-30-most-fun-places-to-live-in-the-us/ Save Save
Screaming Towards Single Agency
Zillow and our local MLS provider Sandicor reached the Great Impasse a year or two ago when they couldn't agree on terms under which Sandicor would keep feeding our listings automatically to Zillow. Agents complain all the time about Zillow's inaccuracy, but...
Hail Storm
After days of rain, today's storm wrapped up with a grand finale: Here are 63 storm photos around SoCal: http://www.latimes.com/visuals/photography/la-me-storms-roll-through-southland-pictures-20170120-photogallery.html
Inventory Watch
How about that weather! Flash-flood warnings, high-surf advisories, and 1-2 inches of rainfall in the last 72 hours! It's not stopping buyers and sellers from getting together though! We had 59 new pendings this week - the most since mid-October! The lower-end...
Bring Back Dirty Cash?
Just a month after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a federal anti-money laundering program that targets luxury real estate is set to expire. The dragnet monitors pricey home deals for signs of dirty cash, helping detect criminals who launder money through real...
Virtual Furniture
Do you want to add some pizazz to your listing, but don't want to spend thousands on staging? This company will add virtual furniture to your photos for $32 each: http://boxbrownie.com/s/virtual-furniture-us Buyers who see the virtually-staged photos and then visit...
New One-Story Houses 55 and Over
Seniors (55 and over) who are looking for new single-story houses may want to consider Auberge, a gated community near Santaluz:
