Somebody needs to say something, so I guess it will be me. Though I'm still shocked that realtors and their management are willing to stay this quiet, for this long - their silence is deafening. The disrupters are the only ones doing the talking, and because no...
Month: February 2018
Cedros
This just closed for $1,068,000 - needs TLC:
Effect of Higher Rates
With mortgage rates bouncing back into the mid-4s (with no points), JBREC published this article on the effect of higher rates on home sales: Mortgage rates have risen 1.0% or more ten times in the last 43 years, with little impact on home sales and prices when the...
Driverless Cars and Housing
The suburbs and beyond could get a boost from driverless cars: What do driverless cars have to do with housing? Among the possible connections, they could have an impact on the location where people choose to buy their homes. When those open to the idea of buying a...
Way Over List Price
Here we only have to pay 5% to 10% over list....if at all! It is no secret the housing market is on fire. Last year, almost a quarter of all U.S. home sales were above asking price, according to real-estate listings website Zillow. But the average premium over asking...
What’s An Ocean View Worth?
Here we discuss the impact of a neighbor blocking the ocean view with a second-story addition.
Bathroom Improvements 2018
Radiant floor heaters, zero-threshold showers, three-dimensional tiles, and fewer tubs with fancier showers all make the list:
Cowboy Junkies
The female Jim Morrison:
California Net Migration
This graph looks funky because it is charting negative numbers, but the latest housing-bubble study by the California Association of Realtors shows that of the people leaving California, the majority have incomes under $100,000. They concluded that the main reason...
Kayla’s Trendy Tuesday
24 Hours in San Diego San Diego is absolutely massive! There are so many activities one can do whether that is hiking Torrey Pines and spending a day at the beach in Del Mar or walking the boardwalk in Pacific Beach and bar hopping! I found an article by Culture...