For those of us who were pushing hard to find the bottom of the retail range in Del Mar's 92014 zip code, this was the listing that toppled over everyone's dominoes. This house is six doors down from the one I sold earlier this year for $2,157,000, so the value-range...
Month: September 2020
‘Swamp the Boat’ Offer
Here's how I handle a hot one when I'm the listing agent. My listing of 7206 Durango in Carlsbad was appropriately priced at $999,000, given what we were selling and the homeowners' desire to move sooner, not later. What do I mean when I say 'appropriately priced"?...
Bubbleinfo.com, The First 15 Years
Bubbleinfo.com has been in existence for 15 years! The peak audience here was at the bottom of the market (~11k), but having 5.6k users over the last 28 days is fantastic - thanks for being here! Over the last 15 years: Total number of Blog Posts: 9,820 (plus a few...
Market Forecasts
With the nation’s economy climbing out of a COVID-19 hole, home sales continue at a record pace. Total existing-home sales rose 2.4% from July to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6 million in August. Sales were up 10.5% from a year ago. After plummeting in March,...
Carlsbad US Grand Prix 1983
They paved over the old Carlsbad Raceway and built an industrial park instead, but this is how it looked in 1983 - not that long ago!
Record Levels
From the LAT: In the middle of a global pandemic, Southern California home prices keep setting records. The six-county region’s median price reached $600,000 in August, up 12.1% from a year earlier, according to data released Wednesday by DQNews. That was the largest...
$150,000 Over List Wasn’t Enough?
Hard to explain how we can lose when offering $150,000 over list, and looking for an answer didn't help:
Roy Head, RIP
If you missed the 1960s but heard it was the greatest decade to be alive, this video will help explain it. I always wanted a pair of these boots - just to kill cockroaches in the corner!
The Realtor Trojan Horse
This sounds like a document-processing center where trainees guide consumers through the paperwork and hope they don't ask too many questions. Sound familiar? They are going to walk right in and take over while the industry stands by idly - and we'll look up in a few...
Best Mountain Towns
Thinking of moving to the hills? Here are a few small towns to consider: https://www.farandwide.com/s/best-small-mountain-towns-89ad3fb77fcd45e3