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The Knitters

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 25, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, Wednesday Rock Blogging

John and Exene are playing the Belly Up next Wednesday, and will probably be playing this song. If you're a fan, you should probably get a hold of me!

NSDCC Spring Kick 2018

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 25, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, North County Coastal, Sales and Price Check, Spring Kick

Though the number of pendings has been lower recently, the closed sales are about the same as last year. Buyers are probably more reluctant to cancel a sale once in escrow? NSDCC Action Between Jan 1st and April 10th Year # of Closed Sales # of New Listings CS/NL % of...

Trendy Tuesday – Organizing a Garage

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 24, 2018 | About Kayla, Jim's Take on the Market, Trendy Tuesday

UGH. The garage is the classic place to put random stuff that you can't find a designated spot for - at least for me and my family. LOL. A lot of people use their garage more as a free storage unit instead of a place to park your cars. With that being said, it's...

San Diego Case-Shiller Index, February

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 24, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, Market Buzz, Same-House Sales

The February reading of the non-seasonally-adjusted San Diego Case-Shiller index reached a new all-time high! San Diego Non-Seasonally-Adjusted CSI changes: January ’17 231.21 +0.8% +5.7% February 233.31 +0.9% +6.5% March 235.61 +1.0% +6.4% April 237.48 +0.8% +6.6%...

Mortgage Rates Hit 4-Year Highs

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 23, 2018 | Interest Rates/Loan Limits, Jim's Take on the Market, Market Buzz

Sellers should pay heed to the mortgage-rate gods......and do a little better on price, just in case. Rates will be pushing 5% before long. From the MND: Mortgage rates moved markedly higher today, officially leaving them at new 4-year highs. The only other time...

Megaflood?

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 23, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor

We know earthquakes are a threat - what else should we consider when making real estate decisions? Hat tip to daytrip for sending this in: In December 1861, as a California drought was wearing into its fifth year, farmers on the West Coast were all asking for one...

Inventory Watch

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 23, 2018 | Inventory, Jim's Take on the Market

The income-tax holiday is over, and the NSDCC market popped! This week we had the most new listings, AND highest number of new pendings of the year, plus the total number of pendings went up 6.6%! The next few weeks should be the hottest of the year - it's prime time!...

O-hain New Homes

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 22, 2018 | Bubbleinfo TV, Builders, Encinitas

Close-up photo: This new-home tract (in red circle) is due east of La Costa and behind Knightsbridge for those who know Olivenhain. These can be described as Robertson-Ranch quality on bigger secluded lots for less than twice the price. This same builder sold out the...