Our listing on Aviara Drive closed escrow yesterday, setting a new record for highest price ever in Aviara (an area of 2,025 homes in SW Carlsbad). It was one of those sales that needed everything to go right, because we were thrown a real knuckleball right in the...
I've pitched Robert Reffkin a couple of times about auctions. Even though he is the Compass CEO and running an operation of 30,000 agents and employees, he replies to every email! He said they are working on the things that agents ask about the most. Apparently, he's...
By the end of last year, the active-listing count was down to 288, so there should be a steady decline over the next three months - with more sellers cancelling their listing than selling. The pricing ride through 2023 has been bumpy - and the similarities today to...
I have mentioned repeatedly that the buyer-agent is a dead man walking. All forces within the industry are combining to push the buyer-agent out of the equation, and home buyers will be worse off because they will only have faux representation when buying directly...
Now that summer is over and mortgage rates are screaming towards 8%, many will assume that the real estate market has gone dormant for the rest of the year. But my strategy of effectively sprucing up the house and utlizing an attractive price keeps working. Towards...
Forbes screened more than 800 locales in the U.S. for everything from climate change risk to crime to availability of doctors. We then compared those that made the cut for what they offered in leisure pursuits—from the arts, fine dining and learning to hiking, skiing,...
The local real estate market between La Jolla and Carlsbad has been fairly healthy lately, and feels in better shape than it did last year at this time when we were still getting over the initial shock or higher rates. How will the rest of this year turn out? The...
Currently buyers are having to pay 2x or 3x the previous bill for homeowners insurance, due to the lack of options because the big insurance companies have stopped writing policies in California. Some are blaming climate change, and guys like Carl Demaio are blaming...
1610 Hermosita Dr., San Marcos 3 br/2 ba, 1,906sf YB: 1991 4,597sf lot LP = $1,100,000 Check out our new listing of a roomy 1,906sf one-story home right on the Lake San Marcos Executive Golf Course - now called the Exec at Lakehouse! Hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings...
Jeff Lynne has had a remarkable career. He has produced music for everyone from the Beatles to Joe Walsh, co-founded the Traveling Wilburys and his Electric Light Orchestra is playing locally in November! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Lynne
