People want to see cut-throat realtors! Video here: http://www.ocregister.com/2017/05/18/orange-county-real-estate-wars-to-debut-on-bravo-tv-july-6/ “Real Estate Wars,” a Bravo-TV reality show pitting Orange County agents against one another as they try to woo wealthy...
Year: 2017
Trump Tax Plan and the M.I.D.
Hat tip to SWM for sending in this clarification regarding the point at which the M.I.D. is an advantage. http://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/trump-tax-proposal-would-make-mortgage-deduction-useless-for-most-homeowners/ U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven...
Pato Banton at Fiesta Del Sol
It's going to be a great weekend! The temperature on Sunday is expected to be 77 degrees in Solana Beach for the Fiesta Del Sol. Pato Banton takes the stage at 7:45pm, and the parking lot will be rocking the Jamaican reggae beat! Here was his performance from last...
Californians Staying Put
This is a bit of a surprise, but you don't have to be rich to stay put! http://www.ocregister.com/2017/05/07/california-the-state-where-people-dont-move/ IRS data for 2015 shows 207,861 tax filers — a good estimate of households — from other states lived in California...
Zillow Sued Over Zestimate
It was bound to happen: A homeowner has filed suit against online realty giant Zillow, claiming the company’s controversial “Zestimate” tool repeatedly undervalued her home, creating a “tremendous road block” to its sale. The suit, which may be the first of its kind,...
Driverless Cars and Real Estate
Imagine living 3-4 hours away and waking up early to crawl into your auto-car and going back to sleep while it drove you in to work... https://www.curbed.com/2017/5/16/15644358/parking-real-estate-driverless-cars-urban-planning-development The futuristic vision...
NSDCC Months of Inventory
Market conditions are favorable throughout the NSDCC. Here are stats on the individual areas: Area Zip Code ACT PEND SOLDS - April Months of Inv. (A/S) Cardiff 92007 19 11 9 2.1 Carlsbad NW 92008 38 37 18 2.1 Carlsbad SE 92009 75 78 52 1.4 Carlsbad NE 92010 15 33 11...
N.A.R. Sales Propaganda
http://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/home-prices-rising/ An excerpt: "Prices are increasing faster than we expected them to because of the continual shortage of new homes coming onto the market," says Senior Economist Joseph Kirchner of realtor.com. "People...
The Future of Selling Homes
The onslaught of new-fangled ways to sell homes is getting bogged down in their own zeal - there are so many choices now, which way do you go? You have the sexy off-market package driven by celebrity realtors above, or the typical new-age mobile app at a discount...
Inventory Watch
Another fantastic week! In spite of Mother's Day, we still had 80 new pendings - this has to be the hottest three-week stretch we have had since 2013. There can be a lull around graduation season, but we might blow right through it this year. Keep the new listings...