It's easy for me to pop off about how hot the one-story market is when I already had this video in the can. Here are a few examples of how much over list price people have paid - I'm not making fun of them, just pointing out the struggle if you are a buyer in this...
Month: August 2018
Should Buyers Wait?
Should buyers wait a while to see what happens to the housing market? Are we just seeing the usual end-of-selling-season malaise when where all of the motivated sellers have succeeded, and just the OPTs are stacking up? Or has the market shifted.....for good? Is this...
Dallas
Daytrip keeps an eye out for the interesting buys - here's one from Texas: Only $1,725,000! Link to...
List-Price Increments
We see people changing their price by $1,000 or $5,000, and it makes you wonder what they are doing. They can't actually believe that it will do any good, can they? Here's why they do it. Realtors tend to live off their MLS hotsheet, which is the day's summary...
Dream Home
$1.3 million gets you a decent Carlsbad tract house east of the I-5 these days!
Sell Your Home Now, or Later?
So you've heard that the market is a little uncertain right now, and you're wondering if you should just wait a year or two before selling your residence. If you don't mind keeping the home forever, then fine, the value will probably go up in the long run. But if...
Instant Agent
At least you get to choose the realtor, instead of getting stuck with whoever shows up. I was able to install the mobile app from the Play Store but couldn't get it to work (I'm rocking the Pixel 2 now). Hat tip Eddie89! You’ve hailed rides using a mobile app before,...
Early Cardiff
A piece of coastal North County’s history from the early 20th century will be preserved, thanks to an alert citizen, some conscientious construction workers, and the cooperation of regional authorities. In conjunction with the placement of a second track along the...
Inventory Watch
I mentioned that Lawrence Yun should talk to some realtors because he could do a better job explaining the dynamics about the inventory. He keeps saying that there is an inventory shortage, but the number of houses for sale between Carlsbad and La Jolla today is at...
NYC Primer
Hopefully we will be getting an occasional glimpse of what it's like for Kayla to be selling real estate in Manhattan. The vertical living couldn't be more different than what we're used to around San Diego - she'll never see another tract house with two-car...