Homeowners fixing up their homes to list this spring will have to decide where to put their time and money to get the most bang for their buck. Zillow has been there, and the practical tips and tricks their experts have learned after selling 10,000 homes could help...
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...
The National Housing Squeeze
Good article from the wsj: Statistically speaking, Idaho is one of America’s greatest economic success stories. The state has low unemployment and high income growth. It has expanded education spending while managing to shore up budget reserves. Brad Little, the...
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...
The Last of Pardee in CV
Hard to believe that new-Pardee pricing is where Toll Brothers was 12-18 months ago. But this is the only game in town if you want a new house in the 92130 - especially a larger one-story:
New in RSF Covenant
This brand-new 8,969sf single-level home in Rancho Santa Fe just closed for $12,500,000:
Inventory Watch & Contest Winner!
We are up to 276 new NSDCC listings in January, which is 22% under last year’s count of 353 listings! Here are the guesses – our winner is lifeisradincbad, congratulations! 234 – REOAndre 270 – lifeisradincbad 289 – Derek 305 – Joe 311 – Old Man 318 – Doughboy 325 –...
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...
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,...
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...