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Month: February 2017
120% Mortgages
In the last downturn, there were a surprising amount of people who were underwater but hung on - and today with record-high prices, they are glad they did. We learned that whether you had equity or not, the chance of default was influenced by other factors. If...
Wire Fraud by Hackers
It happened to us - hackers got into somebody's account. They posed as the escrow officer and tried to divert my buyers' down payment to the wrong bank account. Their timing was impeccable too. Six days before closing, an email was sent to the buyers that looked like...
San Diego is 6th Hottest
Based on their median days on market (San Diego median today is 37 days): Save
The Last Waltz
Featuring: Robbie Robertson, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Neil Diamond, Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison, and Bob Dylan on lead:
San Diego Tiered Pricing
It looks like pricing might be getting more squishy on the higher-end homes. We've seen everything above $672,984 but below $1,000,000 be hot and rising, yet the high-tier Case-Shiller Index has been flat for months - which means the ultra-high-end stuff is really...
Western Hacienda
We saw this house on broker preview today, and it is incredible. The party room was inspired by the Palace Saloon in Prescott, Arizona! The house was also featured in the Wall Street Journal. Price is $9,800,000: If you can live with a more modest house, I have one...
Auction Questions
David from Louisiana sent this in: Jim, I just watched your first attempt at the auction and must say that you did a fine job as the auctioneer. I have been a real estate auctioneer/realtor for 30+ years and have often recommended an auction to fellow realtors in high...
Realtor Auction
For those who wonder how an auction might look, here was my first attempt:
Market-Rate Sellers
Marc Davison suggested here that we re-brand the word 'realtor': http://www.inman.com/2017/02/14/the-case-for-killing-the-term-realtor/ He was met with the usual drivel from agents, some of whom mentioned the big difference between a real estate licensee and a Realtor...
