There might be a little hiccup here on the reporting of the latest SD Case-Shiller Index - or it really flattened out in October. The index is being reported as the same for September and October: Here's what I used last month:...
Month: December 2017
Inventory Watch – Merry Christmas!
We'll talk houses tomorrow - from my family to yours, Merry Christmas! The UNDER-$800,000 Market: Date NSDCC Active Listings Avg. LP/sf DOM Avg SF Nov 7 41 $402/sf 35 1,960sf Nov 14 37 $405/sf 33 1,903sf Nov 21 32 $403/sf 35 1,913sf Nov 28 31 $411/sf 37 1,851sf Dec 5...
Leno Paid $13.5 Million
Many photos and video tour here - thanks Daytrip: LINK
Mid-Century Modern in San Diego
A thorough review of San Diego's mid-century modern architecture in this KPBS special report:
Showings By Robot
These are perfect for those who don't have any expectations of their agent, other than opening the door and identifying each room. Read full article here: LINK
SpaceX
The shelf life will be brief for the UFO that flew over the southland last night, so I rushed this to production. The rocket probably freaked out a few people!
Tax Reform – The Effects
It won't be long before we shrug off what the politicians are doing to us, but first, let's see what people are saying. The net effect is what future home buyers think about losing the roughly $3,000 in MID tax savings (from the $750,000 cap, instead of $1M) and...
Housing Cycle
Now that the tax reform is happening, what will it means for housing? We already have a natural cycle that has been maturing, and how buyers and sellers interpret the tax reform could exacerbate the issue. It will take healthy employment and incoming retirees to keep...
Joe Strummer
Hard to believe that Joe has been gone for 15 years already - he would have been 65 on Friday. Let's all appreciate the time we have here! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Strummer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash Strummer died suddenly on 22 December 2002 in...
Tax Reform – The Expectations
It looks like the tax reform bill will be signed by Congress, and sent to Trump for signature. The California Association of Realtors, led by our president, has been claiming all along that this tax bill will be bad. On Friday, I sent this email to the C.A.R. rep...