I taped this in 2014 and somehow remembered that if I went through the old archives I might find it! This sold for $3,175,000 on September 2, 2015 after a 12-month escrow.
John Lloyd Wright
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Month: March 2017
Buyer Beware
We check permits on every house:
Seller Rentback
Sellers shouldn't put their home on the market until they have a good idea where they are going. https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-home-sellers-stay-on-as-tenants-1489072782 When Rosemarie Roussel sold her one-bedroom co-op in Midtown Manhattan in late 2015, she also...
Buena Creek
One of the best things a buyer can do is to expand their target zone to improve their chances. Those struggling to find a new one-story home around the coast may want to consider this:
Seattle Real Estate
We are seeing the same low-inventory trends in most of the hip-and-happening markets around the country, like Seattle. Sam is a prolific blogger and an active realtor - here's his take (h/t Susie!):...
John Fogerty
John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen and Robbie Robertson together at the 1993 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Boomers Holding On
Are you getting the feeling that our low-inventory conditions are here to stay? Our local Case-Shiller Index has risen 59% since April, 2009, and fewer people are selling? Instead, they appear to be riding into the sunset. Consider these boomer stats from wiki: 60%...
UCSD-Adjacent
Another video tour I did on behalf of a buyer. This house sold the first week on the market, and closed at $2,361,000 last July:
San Diego Buyer Traffic
They survey local realtors every month, and this report sums up what we're seeing on the street:
NSDCC New Listings, Jan-Feb
Our local home prices are in record territory - won't that draw out more home sellers? Greed is good! But lo and behold, so far we've had fewer new listings! NSDCC New Listings, Jan-Feb Year Number of New Listings Median List Price 2013 785 $1,130,000 2014 802...
