The N.A.R. Annual Conference is wrapping up this weekend. Yunnie revealed the N.A.R. Forecast for next year: Existing-home sales will finish 2017 at a pace of 5.47 million, the best volume in 11 years, but only a scant 0.4 percent higher than last year’s 5.45...
Year: 2017
Qualcomm Takeover
The takeover of Qualcomm has been announced - once it goes through, expect that more employees will decide that not selling their house is a good idea: Broadcom Ltd. is considering a bid of more than $100 billion for Qualcomm Inc., according to people familiar with...
GOP Tax Reform
From HW: The Republican tax plan is in, and an investigation reveals one place stands to lose far more than any other under the new plan. To recap – the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will slash the mortgage interest deduction in half from $1 million to $500,000, double the...
Selling Strategies That Can Backfire
Good tips from realtor.com: When you're selling your home, you might imagine you hold all the cards. And you do—sort of. But it's easy to become overconfident in a seller's market. If you don't do a reality check, pronto, you could end up sabotaging your sale. So...
Healdsburg
For those who might consider moving to the hills and building a dream home, here is a good look: For more on the architect and others involved, click below: LINK
Data Declines
The data keeps pointing to a slowdown, and like a Yu Darvish hanging curveball, once it's in flight, there's not much you can do. Few sellers need to sell bad enough that a substantial price reduction will be considered - and there isn't enough competition to cause...
Fall Market Conditions
Today's buyers need to be willing to dig for the deals. Here are two good examples of what you can get today for $850,000 - my listing that fell out of escrow yesterday (two new offers in already!), and another in the 92122:
Kayla’s Trendy Tuesday
Kayla's Trendy Tuesday - Happy All Hallow's Eve! Before we get into this fun festive holiday, I just want to give a shoutout to all the victims of the New York City accident and hope the residents of this incredible city know that they are in our thoughts and prayers....
San Diego Case-Shiller Index, August
Our San Diego Case-Shiller Index is having its best year since 2013, and on track to set a new record later this year! The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 6.1% annual gain in...
Realtor Portal Update
In spite of his cheesy style and odds stacked heavily against him, Greg is still pushing for his realtor-owned search portal to take over the internet. He is shooting for $1,100,000 in donations to make it happen, and so far he's generated $241,000 - more than I...