There are more houses for sale today (927) than there have been all year, and the NSDCC median list price is $2,375,000, which has to be an all-time high. The inventory is really picked over now, and buyers are ignoring anything that has been lingering for weeks or...
Month: July 2017
Home Renovations
As summer tails off and the market slows, more renovations are a smart idea:
Family Compound
This should happen more often: HOUSTON (FOX 26) - How often do you see your siblings and your extended family. One Houston man says most relatives don't spend enough time together so do you know what he did? The story behind this mansion is just about as stunning as...
Dogs Are People Too
Thinking of selling? Make your house dog-friendly - they have clout! LINK Millennials really love their puppies, and now, it's starting to show in their home buying. According to a recent survey by SunTrust Mortgage, 33% of Millennials were influenced more by dogs...
Oakland Modern
This two-level family home in Oakland opens up to reveal spectacular uninterrupted views of the San Francisco Bay and both bridges. Located high on a mountain range, the original house was re-built after it was destroyed during a fire storm. The ceiling continues...
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Impact on SD
Keith is having a busy weekend! Join him Sunday in La Jolla for this talk: http://dgwillsbooks.com/ Save
Four or Five More Years
An excerpt from this article: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home-prices-20170725-story.html Home prices have now been rising for more than five years, the result of a growing economy, rock-bottom mortgage rates and a shortage of homes on the market....
Parents-to-Children Transfers
This is solely about the transferring of the property-tax basis between parents and children, not income tax. http://www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/faqs/propositions58.htm What are Propositions 58 and 193? Proposition 58, effective November 6, 1986, is a constitutional...
Real Wood
In 1993, this sold for $527,000. Twenty-four years later it sold for $1,275,000. I think the fridge was newer:
The Rising Tide
Climate change has been hotly contested, and who knows what the eventual outcome will be. It's unlikely that we will have to worry about any possible effects, but your kids might - and look out Mission Beach! Hat tip daytrip!...