Month: April 2021
Active Listings & Sales History
It is unusual to have so few active listings for sale. Yet, we are having more sales than ever, with the quality homes all selling in the first week - leaving very few active listings. Casual observers don't find any decent homes just lying around, making it...
Sexy Real Estate
From Brady, our drone guy who has been featured here before: Spearhead Media Real Estate Reel 2021 from Spearhead Media on Vimeo.
Upzoning Carlsbad
Above is the map produced by the City of Carlsbad to help identify the areas where they can increase production of multi-family units, and try to reach their low-income housing goals. I circled in red the larger developments: The owners of the Mall have proposed...
NSDCC 1Q Sales By Area
Here's the first quarter breakdown so you can see how your area compares with others: NSDCC First Quarter Sales By Area Town or Area Zip Code New Listings, 1Q Closed Sales Median SP Active Listings Today Cardiff 92007 34 27 $2,050,000 13 NW Carlsbad 92008 62 39...
Easy Sleazy
Compared to all the other 77-year old rockers putting out pandemic music, this is pretty good: He's long been known as the nicest man in rock, but we think Dave Grohl is also the busiest. In the last week, Grohl has announced plans for his book The Storyteller, a new...
NSDCC 1Q Sales
While it feels like the inventory-less frenzy, there have been enough houses coming to market to set a new record for the number of 1Q sales: NSDCC Sales, First Quarter Year New Listings Closed Sales, 1Q Median Sales Price Median DOM 2012 479 230 $811,750 76 2013...
Home Auctions
We should sell homes via auctions. They are open, fair, and effective. In Australia, home auctions are the primary vehicle. Here's an example of dozens of people standing around in the street to auction a $2,000,000+ home:
Retirees Are Upsizing?
The multi-gen home will be a very popular choice for many. From cnbc.com - an excerpt: Things have changed in the last few years, however, and a new trend has emerged. Rather than downsizing or right-sizing, retirees are starting to upsize. They are moving to bigger...
Carlsbad Grand Promenade
The tunnel under the freeway seems extravagant when people can use the existing Carlsbad Village Drive access. The rest of the project seems simple and relatively inexpensive if the tunnel is left out. Let's note that the map above is from 2009 - none of parking...
