Here's more click bait on the front page of the local paper, and most people won't read any further - it's too easy to decide to do nothing, which is fine. Wait as long as you want, and we will see where it goes. It's a great plan if you're a buyer and don't care much...
Month: September 2022
Aviara Creampuff
7313 Golden Star Lane, Carlsbad 3 br + loft/2.5 ba, 2,593sf YB: 1996 HOA + MR = $125/mo. Lot size: 9,529sf SP = $1,750,000 - we represented the seller. Immaculate Davidson-built one-story with pool/spa, owned Solar, 3-car, putting green, and upgraded interior all on a...
Open House Report 2
I had another 80+ people attend my open house on Sunday, and a total of more than 200 people for the weekend. Virtually everyone who came was older, and the overwhelming message was that the buyer pool for one-story homes is large and they are hungry for product. We...
Inventory Watch
The number of actives is in decline, but the pendings are hanging tough! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The $0 – $1,500,000 Market: Date NSDCC Active Listings Avg. LP/sf Avg. DOM # of Pendings Jan 3, 2022 9 $832/sf 35 36 Jan 10 9 $766/sf 28 29 Jan...
Open House Report 1
There was at least 100 open-house attendees on Saturday, all of which were 60+ years old. The one-story homes are their own market, and likely to perform much better than the two-story segment which has at least 3x as many built, historically.
Aviara One-Story Video Tour
There is a mystery foot in the beginning of the interior tour in this video, and it would be a good time to acknowledge the difference made by my wife Donna. We knew on Saturday that our client's purchase offer was accepted, contingent upon this house selling. Between...
Aviara One-Story on Culdesac!
7313 Golden Star Lane, Carlsbad 3 br + loft/2.5 ba, 2,593sf YB: 1996 HOA + MR = $125/mo. Lot size: 9,529sf LP = $1,800,000 Immaculate Davidson-built one-story with pool/spa, Owned Solar, 3-car, putting green, and upgraded interior all on a great cul-de-sac near the...
Where To Get A Deal
Are you waiting to buy a home until you can get a sizable discount? Is it because you know a guy who will give you a deal on any home improvements needed; you've got your eye on some new appliances down at the scratch-and-dent outlet; and you were thinking about going...
San Diego Appreciation, Next 12 Months
The final accuracy of any guess on appreciation doesn't matter. We all know that they are just guesses. What matters is whether home buyers and sellers will make decisions today, based on what they read. If I keep showing data and forecasts that show pricing isn't...
$15,000,000 Extravaganza
One of my favorite Compass agents went all out today to promote her new $15,000,000 listing - the MLS remarks: If these walls could talk, they would speak of the fact that this estate was built by a US ambassador to Italy as a summer home for he and his family with...