Let's take a look at the covid history of one of our frenzy measuring sticks: NSDCC Sales-Price-to-List-Price Ratio: Month # of Sales Median List Price Median Sales Price SP:LP Ratio March 2020 206 $1,492,500 $1,445,000 96.8% Apr 156 $1,424,499 $1,390,000 97.6% May...
Month: April 2022
Natalie Klinge
I've been fortunate to get almost 2.3 million YouTube views (1/3 of them in 2009!) over the last 15+ years. Our daughter Natalie's video got over 8 million views in less than a week! She is the one in white with a blue streak in her hair - right in front between the...
Del Rayo Downs
A good value in a sweet spot next to Fairbanks Ranch:
No Major Panic
You can't spend too much time reading/watching the news recently without being well aware of the relatively unprecedented surge in mortgage rates seen so far in 2022. In particular, the month of March was one the worst on record with one individual week in March...
Tracking the Real Estate Frenzy
Now that we are grappling with 5% mortgage rates, people are wondering how it will affect the market. The common perception is that there will be pullback. What that means isn't defined - it's just a vague concept that the logical mind wants to believe. But logic...
Not Giving It Away
We joke about how sellers are reluctant about lowering their price, but it has been a solid strategy over the last 10-12 years. Here is a prime example (see above). P.S. They had no showings last year, and decided the timing wasn't right. Boy, howdy!
The Future of Rates & Home Prices
From yesterday's article, which also ran in the SDUT today: “There are so many strange things going on right now,” said Edward Seiler, the associate vice president for housing economics at the Mortgage Bankers Association. It has been 40 years since rates have risen...
Rates & Home Prices
The mainstream media is taking their shots at explaining the current market. Here is the attempt by the NYT - link should be unlocked: [button...
Inventory Watch
It is natural to have more closings during the last week of the month, and the dip in the pendings count wasn't as bad this month as it was last month. This is where you will see the first signs of any concern on behalf of buyers about interest rates, etc. Everyone...
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Hoping for a big finish today - I'll be there 12-3pm!