Others including Bill Walton are thinking the Miramar open space would be ideal for housing - an excerpt: San Diego has the nation’s best year-round weather and ample adjacent federal lands, making it the perfect site for the start of a national solution to...
Month: January 2023
Racing Towards Single Agency, Part 3
Won't somebody just produce an all-encompassing (pardon the pun) website to facilitate homes sales? There is a new disruptor every month with their unique solution, and it's ALWAYS born out of their frustration with buying a home recently so they are happy to bash...
Racing Towards Single Agency, Part 2
I spoke to a few agents on the broker preview yesterday about business this year, and the common theme was that agents are have big trouble finding people who want to sell their home. It suggests that the inventory of quality homes will be extremely low this year....
Leucadia Lot
My friend David Miller has this house for sale on a big lot - ideal for building your own beach hut!
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
One more for David:
Racing Towards Single Agency
I don't think anyone in the realtor industry recognizes the harm being done to the consumers by squeezing out the buyer-agents. The good ones offer a valuable service by assisting homebuyers with the complexities of purchasing a home; a challenge that is tougher than...
One More 2023 Forecast
I was going to ignore one more forecast by a financial services company (what do they know about selling homes?), but this is from the squid, plus Derek mentioned it in the comment section. None of these forecasts provide any evidence or reasons for their conclusions....
Higher-End Pendings Since Jan 1
It's impressive to see so many high-enders go into escrow this quickly - these are the NSDCC homes listed over $4,000,000 than have gone pending since the first of the year: Not mentioned above is the listing that hit the MLS on January 3rd, went pending on the fifth,...
Avoiding Capital-Gains Tax
It's doubtful that any 1031 changes will get passed this year, but they are going to keep knocking. If you are a longtimer who would like to sell your primary residence but don't want to pay the hefty tax, I recommend doing the double move as the best solution (move...
With The Optimism
I'm just happy to see someone - anyone - step up to the microphone and discuss relevant facts about the real estate market. To also have my boss be so enthusiastic about the company and its future is an added bonus. Plus, our stock is up 50% (from $2 to $3!):