This just closed for full price, $1,925,000, which is the highest sale in the history of the Santa Barbara tract. But no surprise - there hasn't been a sale on this side of the street in 2+ years, and these compete very well with the new homes down the hill. Plus you...
Month: October 2019
Solana Beach Bungalow
Quaint old-Spanish bungalow on the north end of Pacific Avenue by Tide Park Beach - a quieter and serene beach area off the beaten path. Nicely-improved interior is move-in ready while you decide your plans for the future (expand the one-story home, improve the granny...
Happy Halloween!
Who’s ready to scare up some spooky fun and score some serious candy? Here's where you can take those little pumpkins of yours tonight: Carmel Valley Attend the Del Mar Highlands Town Center Community Halloween event from 4 – 6 p.m. tonight and ghouls and goblins can...
Jimmy McCulloch
Imagine being 22 years old and asked to play lead guitar in Paul McCartney's post-Beatles band? Then do 65 shows over the next 14 months with Wings Over America? Jimmy died on Sept. 27, 1979 of heart failure due to morphine and alcohol poisoning. He was 26 years old:
NSDCC 3Q Sales
More evidence of how are sales and pricing have been flat this year, in spite of lower rates: NSDCC 3rd Quarter Sales Year # of 3Q Sales Median SP Median DOM 2013 884 $975,000 24 2014 753 $1,050,000 27 2015 850 $1,025,000 23 2016 822 $1,175,000 22 2017 798 $1,250,000...
San Diego Case-Shiller Index, August
Mortgage rates have been 1% lower than they were a year ago, yet sales are flat....and so are prices. We had a 2.3% improvement year-over-year, which is actually the best percentage improvement in 2019. But look at how our Y-o-Y changes have pancaked this year,...
Norwegian Wood
The daughter of our client runs a eclectic homewares business: Norwegian Wood Handcrafted Homewares & Home Reno Adventures by Angie Johnson. Est. 2007. LA based (previously, Montreal & San Francisco) Handmade in the US www.norwegianwoodonline.com...
Remodel Assistance By Donna
With prices so high now, everyone knows that it's smart to fully upgrade your house before selling - at least when possible. But not many sellers do, so buyers get as close as they can and then deal with the rest. My general rule-of-thumb still applies - expect to...
Inventory Watch – Soft Landing
Nick was nice enough to include my quote in the Journal this morning: The Fed’s U-turn on rates this year has delivered “the ultimate soft landing for the housing market,” said Jim Klinge, a real-estate agent in Carlsbad, Calif. Housing markets in the second half of...
Lowering The Train Tracks
The lowering of the train tracks in Carlsbad has been discussed for years, and it looks like it's going to happen. The number of trains is expected to DOUBLE to 100 PER DAY! The Carlsbad City Council received an update from the San Diego Association of Governments...