I calculated the monthly increase incorrectly last month - it's right now, and it shows that the index has picked up steam lately. But we're still slightly below last year's peak of 258 in June & July: San Diego Non-Seasonally-Adjusted CSI changes: Observation...
This was a good example of how the comps may not mean much. The seller and I were happy to hang our hat on this comp which seemed similar enough, but as it turned out our hurdles proved to be more substantial on today's market. Nothing I can't handle though!
A solemn look at one man's full journey: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4363/things-that-carried-him/
Last week we had the most new listings in a year, and this week we had the highest new-pendings count since July - there must be a correlation! Given the standard of a healthy market being a ratio of 2:1 actives-to-pendings, we're doing great: NSDCC Active and...
This house has a big yard and is on a canyon - she knew money would fix the rest: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren met on the set of Fantastic Four, in 2004. They married and had their first daughter, Honor, in 2008. A second daughter, Haven, arrived in 2011, and son...
https://www.hgtv.com/shows/a-very-brady-renovation/articles/brady-bunch-house-reveal
How does this happen in 2019? Hat tip to Peter for sending this in! The Web site for Fortune 500 real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. leaked hundreds of millions of documents related to mortgage deals going back to 2003, until notified this...
My second tour of downtown Carlsbad where it becomes obvious that big money is taking over and if you don't like it you better say something quick. P.S. Do you know what Elm is?
Many will lament the redevelopment of downtown Carlsbad, but it is happening everywhere as big money takes over. It's not just the look that's changing either. The old Sears at UTC is being completely re-purposed, and new companies that never existed before are...
Once upon a time Carlsbad was a sleepy little beachside town, but now big money is taking over. Here's a tour of projects being discussed on the street:
