This is how Plateau City looks on paper when the YoY change nears zero in 2024-25 (above). From Fannie Mae - which, like most forecasts, is guessing that price increases will slow to about half of what they were last year: When it comes to housing, the report says,...
Month: January 2022
Boomers and Their Kids
One of the primary questions? How are the kids going to be able to buy a home? If prices just stay at this level, it will be near impossible for local kids to save the down payment and afford the monthly nut when starter homes are selling for around $1,200,000. Plus,...
Luxury Homes For Sale
When homeowners are asked about selling, there is a universal response: "Where am I going to go?" To help those who are searching, here is the Compass collection of luxury homes for sale by region: https://www.luxuryatcompass.com/regions
Ronnie Spector
We lost a legend last week!
Offer #6
We received the five offers and completed the highest-and-best round with all. On the way over to the sellers' house to discuss the results with them in person, Offer #6 arrives by email - and it's all-cash with an escalation clause, which makes it a real contender....
Squatter Thwarted
Haven't seen one of these in a while. From nbc7: "It's alright," Jeffrey Goddard said to a group of neighbors on the street as officers escorted him to a patrol car in handcuffs. "I’ll be back." Days earlier, neighbors said Goddard told them he deserves to live in the...
Hire Jim To Sell Your House
Our multiple-offer process is complete. List price: $1,795,000 Offers, in order of receipt: Offer #1: $1,850,000 Offer #2: $1,915,000 Offer #3: $1,945,000 Offer #4: $1,929,000 Offer #5: $1,950,000 Every other agent would have recommended that their seller sign the...
Inventory Watch
The buyers who want to spend $1,700,000 to $2,000,000 in Carlsbad today only have four choices: Alba has an odd backyard, Merganser backs to Batiquitos Dr. and is next to the gate, and Packard is a single-story that should be going higher in price. For those who need...
Open Houses Are Complete
We have three more showings today and then almost 200 people will have seen the house since Friday! Next we will engage in open bidding by phone with all interested parties and let the MARKET decide the winner, not the listing agent (which is how everyone else does...
Friday Open-House Results
We had 67 people attend the open house yesterday - on a Friday afternoon! No offers received yet, bet several were threatened. We'll be back for another super-spreader today at noon!