Richard's new listing hits the open market on Thursday, and it is stunning. Re-designed and rebuilt from the ground up over the last eleven months (with permits), virtually everything is brand new. A ten-year warranty too! Four bedrooms, three-and-a-half...
Month: May 2018
Lynryd Skynyrd – Freebird
They say this is it - the last time around! Lynyrd Skynyrd: Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour is coming to the Mattress Firm Amphitheatre on Saturday night, May 19th. Back in the day when we communicated by CB radios, my handle was 'Freebird'. I've seen them...
One-Third of Boomers Don’t Have $25K
Will the day come when boomers need to sell their house to survive? The reverse mortgages have offered a solution for some, but they are expensive and loan limits have been cut back recently. The general real estate market may not feel the impact of boomers running...
Covenant
Prime area with loads of privacy and Ranch feeling for an attractive price:
Trendy Tuesday
You name it, and there's an app for it! Sherwin-Williams has a mobile app for paint colors. Either it will help you visualize how your home will look with their paint colors, or you can select a color from an image and it will match it to their corresponding color!...
Market Urgency
The house I had listed in Carmel Valley closed yesterday for $1,080,000. We hit the MLS on the morning of Thursday, April 5th, and the marketing began right away with YouTube video on the blog, the 48-hour Facebook ad (above), and open house on the weekend. Carmel...
School Bonds
It's that time again - more school bonds! In an area like Carmel Valley where there is already Mello-Roos bonds on the books, it feels like doubling up - you may want to get involved! A recent survey showed that voter sentiments have not changed significantly on a...
Inventory Watch
The new-listings count cooled off this week - only 99 vs. 138 last week - but the total number of houses in escrow jumped 9%! Rising rates are probably playing a role in the decision-making by buyers, and the expectation of another Fed move is likely to keep the...
Happy Mother’s Day
La Costa Custom
They started at $5 million, but after nearly two years, it closed for $3,525,000 (LP was $3,989,000):