Here is the summary of 2022 predictions from November, 2021: https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2021/11/02/2022-forecasts/ My guess was that the NSDCC annual sales would be +5%, and pricing +15% in 2022. It was a tough year for prognostications! NSDCC YoY Statistics Year...
Month: January 2023
One Guarantee for 2023
There will be one overwhelming factor in selling real estate this year: Buyers Will Want To Pay Less. They are coming into every situation with that mindset. Whether it's online or in person, they will be looking for ANY reason to NOT buy this house. If they can't...
Inventory Contest for 4 Padres Tickets
In the last couple of years, we've followed how many new listings happen in January. It's been a good indicator of what to expect for the Spring Selling Season! Here is some historical perspective (below). I included the stats from 2009, which was the last time the...
Inventory Watch
A slow start is guaranteed this year because the existing inventory is so picked over - and those sellers aren't budging on price. Instead, they are willing to wait.....and whether they realize it or not, they are waiting and hoping for new listings to hit the open...
Whiffleball on the News
Here is the news reel for the whiffleball tourney that raised $24,000! We are the team in all-black: peetspark.mov from Aaron Dickens on Vimeo.
Wild & Crazy Ideas for 2023
Optimistically, what are positive things that could happen this year? The Fed pauses in March. They meet twice in the first quarter of 2023 - February 1 and March 16th. I'll live through another 1/2% hike a month from now, but then a surprising Fed pause in March...