Architectural photographer Julius Shulman (1910 – 2009) shot over 200 projects in San Diego. His clients were architects, publishers, construction companies, and developers, and included notable San Diego architects Lloyd Ruocco, Sim Bruce Richards, Henry Hester, and...
I noted on Instagram today that a couple of new listings in Carlsbad went pending before they got to broker preview today. While the sales and pricing statistics may look flat, sellers shouldn't give up on selling when rates are still in the 3s. These are the...
More foot-stomping music from the 1980s:
It's conclusive - the Zillow Offers program is only good for sellers who want/need BOTH quick cash and...
It was 14 years ago today that I started this blog on an early-Saturday morning using a Squarespace free site with the hope of providing evidence to back up my observations - and advice to clients - that the real estate market was in trouble. I told Donna that I...
Yesterday, Yunnie said that he sees no sign of buyer optimism fading, to which I said 'just wait for the Case-Shiller Index (which should be the strongest of the year)'. CNBC posted the click bait above, which is shocking because they are usually so negative about...
For those who are thinking of building a home on the bluff, you may want to consider this recent case seen at Encinitas Undercover - hat tip WC! The property owners purchased a vacant lot in 2012 for $1,700,000, and it appears this approval process has been underway...
We had quite a rebound this week in new pendings! The previous count was 46, and we had 59 NSDCC houses go pending in the past week! Buyers may have figured that the inventory isn't going to get better, and, indeed, the weekly count of new listings dropped a ton. ...
Rebecca is a local designer who has been crushing it on YouTube - she has over one million subscribers, and regularly gets hundreds of thousands of views of her featured projects. Here's a simple and cheap bathroom remodel at her own house in Del Mar:
I dug this home tour out of the archives - it closed in March, 2017 for $1,401,000, ($1,000 over list) which would still be a good deal today:
