We have known Jim & Donna Klinge for over a dozen years, having met them in Carlsbad where our children went to the same school. As long time North County residents, it was a no- brainer for us to have the Klinges be our eyes and ears for San Diego real estate in general and North County in particular. As my military career caused our family to move all over the country and overseas to Asia, Europe and the Pacific, we trusted Jim and Donna to help keep our house in Carlsbad rented with reliable and respectful tenants for over 10 years.
Naturally, when the time came to sell our beloved Carlsbad home to pursue a rural lifestyle in retirement out of California, we could think of no better team to represent us than Jim and Donna. They immediately went to work to update our house built in 2004 to current-day standards and trends — in 2 short months they transformed it into a literal modern-day masterpiece. We trusted their judgement implicitly and followed 100% of their recommended changes. When our house finally came on the market, there was a blizzard of serious interest, we had multiple offers by the third day and it sold in just 5 days after a frenzied bidding war for 20% above our asking price! The investment we made in upgrades recommended by Jim and Donna yielded a 4-fold return, in the process setting a new high water mark for a house sold in our community.
In our view, there are no better real estate professionals in all of San Diego than Jim and Donna Klinge. Buying or selling, you must run and beg Jim and Donna Klinge to represent you! Our family will never forget Jim, Donna, and their whole team at Compass — we are forever grateful to them.
What’s going on in the real estate industrial complex? My son in Seattle sent me an article about Zillow making major cuts. Was a link to article about Compass cuts also though I didn’t read that
We don’t know if it is smart business practice or low dough.
Zillow claims to have plenty of money, and them stopping the purchasing of homes directly is probably smart for a novice flipper who is way out over their skis.
As for Compass? The CEO reduced his pay to zero, and the executive team took a 25% cut too. Then they laid off 15% of the staff.
The amount of staff we have is a great idea, but there’s a limit. The employees who work for Compass haven’t sold homes before, so their duties are purely clerical in nature. How much clerical help do the agents need?
I wouldn’t be surprised if more layoffs happen, especially as we approach the IPO. We don’t need as much help, so it may or may not be a money issue.
Gotcha. The article was in a tech publication and I think it was probably addressing techies. My son said a lot of the real estate companies want to position themselves as tech companies which are more highly valued.