Wow - look at those jumbo rates with no points! It would be a great day to buy the Best View in Carlsbad! We'll be open 12-3pm Saturday AND Sunday. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4275-Clearview-Dr-Carlsbad-CA-92008/16649973_zpid/
Our listing on Clearview is a photographer's dream with such a wide and unobstructed expanse - white-water surf, whales and dolphins, Navy maneuvers, and the eventual tearing down of the smokestack (shortly). I won't do it justice, but I'll post a few shots as we go....
The street name says it all - enjoy a clear view of the ocean from this elevated location between Skyline and Sunnyhill! Three bedrooms plus den (bedroom suite downstairs), 3 baths, 3-car garage, and newer custom kitchen with tasteful granite slab counters and great...
Appreciation is slowing down, and though it looks like San Diego slammed the brakes on between February and December last year, it's nothing compared to San Jose where sellers went through the windshield, figuratively. The year-over-year increase in our December...
One of the problems with Coming Soon is the vague timing. It's is more like Coming Soon/Some Day/Maybe/Who Knows. It's frustrating for buyers because they've been trained to want to see the hot new listings immediately before somebody else beats them to it....
It's out in the open now - Zillow intends to change the game. An excerpt from an interview with Rich Barton where he admits Zillow used agents to get big, and is now deciding how to use that power: An excerpt from I-News: Barton also indicated there could be major...
This has been a tough week for the blog. First, I played a music video on Monday to clear out my saved 100+ old-guy videos before I can get to wifey's new music! Then I woke up the next day to realize that my introduction to the following blog post didn't come off as...
Making those realtor videos is harder than it looks:
Mike has been the leading resource on the ibuyer industry, and he sees it the same way I do - Zillow wants (and needs) to commit fully to their ibuyer program because advertising income from agents is starting to lag, which could be a major shift in the...
The pundits remind us regularly that mortgage rates are historically low, and this colorful graph shows it clearly. But home buyers are frustrated because any benefit has been offset by today's higher prices. Year Sales Price Loan Amount 30Y Mortgage Rate Mortgage...
