Month: September 2020
Mid-Century Remodel
After an extensive search for an Eichler that would feel like their own, Michelle Wahlen and Thierry Zamora found their perfect midcentury home in Marin County, CA. Designed by Anshen & Allen – best known as the initial designers of Eichler homes – the home...
Debate Music
San Diego Case-Shiller Index, July
The July reading includes some data from May and June, so we're getting through the negative covid impact, and swinging into the positive! The next 2-3 readings should be at least this high: San Diego Non-Seasonally-Adjusted CSI changes: Observation Month SD CSI M-o-M...
Del Mar Sale
Yesterday we closed escrow on our sale of 12911 Biscayne Cove in Del Mar! I suggested our initial list price of $1,495,000, based on these recent sales: The Barbados sale was off-market so we don't know if that was high or low, so I didn't use as a price gauge. Though...
Active Adult Buyers Are Back
My friend Ken Perlman at JBREC consults with new-home builders primarily, but these thoughts apply to the resale market too - notably, the 65+ generation growing by 17 million people in the next ten years! With the national housing market surging, active adults have...
Who Is Selling?
Who is selling? The chart below tracks when the home was purchased by the sellers. Today’s numbers are from those sales closed between Aug 21-31 of this year: Year Purchased 12/13/16 4/3/17 6/30/17 12/4/17 2/16/20 9/28/20 0 – 2003 57% 48% 32% 47% 34% 29% 2004 – 2008...
Inventory Watch
Last week, I said this: The number of active listings should keep dropping as the year winds down – we have probably seen the 2020 market peak for number of active listings. But we could see the pendings count stay in this range for a few more weeks. Whoops, the...
2229 Solara Ln
Speaking of the old Carlsbad Raceway, our new listing is about a block away! Buy a practically new (built in 2019) townhome in a gated community that has already been upgraded nicely with custom tile work, light-colored wood grain LVP, and solar! This is the most...
Bressi-Close
Speaking of the old Carlsbad Raceway, our new listing is about a block away! Buy a practically new (built in 2019) townhome in a gated community that has already been upgraded nicely with custom tile work, light-colored wood grain LVP, and solar! This is the most...
