Jay Thompson is an ex-realtor, and currently on Zillow's staff. He responded earlier today to our previous questions about Zillow stopping manual uploads: Jay from Zillow Group here. To answer your questions: 1) What about the Coming Soons? If only MLS-fed listings...
Month: March 2017
Dog Beach Resort
Congrats to Brian who has had the middle parcel listed for sale since 2007! Hat tip Richard: One of San Diego’s most popular beaches could soon be getting a luxury resort. Two Encinitas based companies specializing in hospitality development – The Robert Green Company...
Inventory Watch
A normal-looking week around North San Diego County's coastal region: Week New Listings New Pendings Feb 6 101 55 Feb 13 89 55 Feb 20 92 57 Feb 27 66 73 Mar 6 102 66 Mar 13 99 59 I was comparing notes with a top agent yesterday, who agreed that the market is on fire...
The Millennials’ Housing Disadvantage
Everything about the real estate market favors those who got in years ago (location, zoning, traffic, property taxes, etc.). Today's desperate search for reasonably-priced housing is futile at best, and invites table-tilting by all involved. The rich get richer! Hat...
Piece of Art
Modern Communes
The Negev, a communal living space that styles itself as a home for millennial tech workers to brainstorm ideas, write code and create apps, even if they have to share toilets and bathrooms with dozens of others.
San Marcos Car Show
My '66 didn't make it, but I did get a good look around:
JtR on Reason TV
I've been lucky to get many breaks along the way, including the time when reason.tv came to town in March, 2012. Towards the end I predict that we won't see peak pricing 'in the foreseeable future" - and here we are at record pricing just five years later:
San Diego Population Growth
How could home prices keep climbing? If more rich people come here. LINK San Diego County’s population is expected to swell to 4 million people by 2050, according to the latest official projections by the California Department of Finance. That’s 700,000 more than the...
Paradise
There are perks!