Month: February 2021

Mortgage-Rate Bump

A simple one-day surge will only cause the few buyers who have a property right in front of them to hurry up and buy it.  If rates continue into the 3s, it will affect everybody. Recovery prospects, renewed focus on stimulus, inflation concerns, a brighter covid...

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La Jolla Lots, 1979

More from the 1979 series on Channel 8. I love this quote in the article: "House hunting, today it's a frustrating, time consuming and often times depressing process," said Janet. "True, San Diego is the most expensive place to buy a home in all of the Continental...

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Frenzy Report

More of the crazy this week - here are examples: The agent reported receiving over 30 offers on this one: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5402-Lodi-St-San-Diego-CA-92117/17192144_zpid/ This house went live on the MLS around lunchtime on Thursday, and by Friday...

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Move to Mexico?

Are you thinking about moving, but after living in San Diego, you wonder about places like Austin where the high temperature today is predicted to be 28 degrees? How about Mexico? Here are some tips: In 2006, after years of living paycheck to paycheck in Santa Cruz,...

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Goodbye to the Murph

In the 1980s, one of the first places I lived in San Diego was at the Rancho Mission condos just across the freeway from the Murph. We used to walk to Padres games and and pay a few bucks to sit in the outfield and watch a few innings. For a guy who loved playing...

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