This is my 748th blog post of the year! (641 published and 107 drafts) Let's note how drastic things have changed since rates went up: NSDCC Detached-Home Sales, December 2012: 297 2013: 223 2014: 255 2015: 259 2016: 241 2017: 225 2018: 196 2019: 229 2020: 290 2021:...
This was my favorite song in the Wednesday Rock Blogging category this year, so when I had a chance to go she her at the legendary Whisky-A-Go-Go on the Sunset Strip, I jumped at it - and took Natalie with me! She said she's not used to seeing her bands up close at...
This year was one of the best ever for us. We had our highest sale ever ($7,750,000), our highest average sales price ever ($1,870,835) and more people on my next-year's client list than ever before - thank you! The local market between La Jolla-to-Carlsbad fared...
Next year is upon us! If there is one word to sum up what to expect in 2023, it's sluggish. Here's why: Dull (not sharp) pricing. Patient buyers. Higher rates. Slow reactions. Those sellers (and their agents) who are bold enough to list their home for sale early in...
This seller did everything imaginable to upgrade this house in NE Carlsbad, and then got into trouble - BofA filed a Notice of Default in April on his $1.9 million mortgage. But don't feel bad for him having to drop from his lofty $4.5 million initial list price to...
These are my favorites this year:
A few historical photos this year:
My two favorite videos of 2022, mostly based on number of views. I said this on July 20th:
The local index peaked in May, so today's local Case-Shiller reading for October is the fourth in a row that reflects the much-higher mortgage rates: San Diego Non-Seasonally-Adjusted CSI changes Observation Month SD CSI M-o-M chg Y-o-Y chg Jan ’21 301.72 +1.4% +14.3%...
The last Inventory Watch of 2022! How does it compare to where we started? Average List-Price-Per-SF of Detached-Homes Between La Jolla and Carlsbad Price Range First Week of January Last Week of December Difference 0-$1,500,000 $832/sf $737/sf -11% $1.5M - $2.0M...
