From the wsj.com An excerpt: Lenders say there is an untapped market among borrowers with good credit scores like self-employed workers who don’t have proper income documentation, or for responsibly made loans to borrowers with credit problems that have had...
Year: 2017
Price Coaching
A friend is trying to buy a house on the east coast, and finds himself in.....guess what.....another bidding war. He was hoping the listing agent would give him some help. He asked, "What will it take to win?", which is a logical question. But of course, the agent...
The Good Old Days
In its July 13, 1953 issue Life magazine ran one of many photo essays on the city of Los Angeles. This one focused on the immense population and development growth the city and surrounding area encountered in the late ’40s and early ’50s. Here then is a gallery of the...
Inventory Watch
Life goes on! 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 29 112 93...
Doug Harwood, R.I.P.
Our favorite realtor has left us - another cancer victim. Doug and I go back to 1994 on Shore Drive in Carlsbad, and there hasn't been a more gregarious guy in the business since. I have the utmost respect. I appreciate his willingness to go on camera and share...
Statewide MLS
I am a proponent of San Diego realtors joining the CRMLS (with 80,000+ members) because their system is vastly superior to the crappy MLS version supplied by our Sandicor. But here's an alternative reason why we should adopt a statewide MLS - because consumers know...
Open House Report
This property has several positives, but the best feature is probably the other residents - the hill is full of youthful, active retirees! Open Sunday, June 11th from noon to 3pm:
Record SD Median Sales Price
NSDCC stats at bottom. LINK The median price of houses and condominiums that changed hands in May in the county zoomed into record territory, with the price of a single-family home crossing the $600,000 mark for the first time, the San Diego Association of Realtors...
The Unwanted McMansion
A great article from realtor.com. Excerpts: As baby boomers look to downsize out of their suburban McMansions, a generational showdown is looming: Millennials might be coming into their own as the nation's biggest group of first-time home buyers, but they aren't...
Hilltop Ocean View $979,000
Looking for a newer 3,189sf one-story house at the top of the hill with commanding views for less than a million? Check out my new listing here: Open houses: Kayla and I on Saturday, Kayla and Donna on Sunday! 12-3pm...