Smart Phone. Smart Home! Here's a good summary of how your phone can help manage your home! The world is changing drastically before our eyes, especially when it comes to technology. Remember the days of flip phones? Not only do we have cameras and videos now, but we...
Month: June 2017
Eddie89
Eddie89 has been one of my all-time favorite contributors here at the blog, having left dozens of comments over the last three years - thank you for your insights! I appreciate the testimonial too, and publish it below to give Kayla and Donna their due props! Since...
C.A.R. on Millennials
In the future, will there be affluent millennials that will be ready, willing, and able to pay more than today's prices? Maybe there is comfort knowing that 1/3 of millennials aren't living paycheck to paycheck today?
San Diego Bubble: Not Yet
A bubble perspective from our friend Rich Toscano! http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/economy/theres-still-no-san-diego-housing-bubble-yet/ With the median San Diego home price recently having exceeded its prior bubble peak, there is some concern that the housing...
Petition NAR to Stop Zillow?
The author doesn't mention that the investor-bought homes will be resold, giving realtors ample opportunity to sell a renovated home....for higher commissions. If you ever hear me leading any national effort as a 50-year real estate veteran, stick a fork in me....
Inventory Watch
What a month of May! 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 Mar 20 93 82 Mar 27 82 60 Apr 3 104 70 Apr 10 96 83 Apr 17 99 69 Apr 24 106 68 May 1 111 88 May 8 96 94 May 15 93 80 May 22 104 60 May 29...
Garage Door Break-In
This video exposes a vulnerable spot in your garage door for thieves to enter. Hat tip Pat!
NSDCC May Sales
The Pending Home-Sales Index dipped 3.3% last week, which helped to fuel more doomer talk (examples here and here). People assume that if the stats don't rise every year, then we have a problem. But doesn't the number of homes for sale affect the outcome? ...
Sell Home and Leave America?
Could this be one of the growing trends that might add more reasonably-priced homes to our inventory? Thanks Daytrip for sending in! http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article154209369.html To casual visitors, this colonial town in southern...
It’s Not Real Friends, It’s Real Estate
It doesn't take much to turn our business into a comedy movie: