Given that mortgage rates have been above 7% since the beginning of July, it's incredible to see August having the highest sales count for 2023! September is looking pretty good too - there have already been 57 closings this month. The pricing is holding up too. What...
Year: 2023
Five-Year Sales History
Here are each year's sales counts for the January-through-August time frame. It shows the extraordinary 2021 sales numbers in most areas! But if you thought getting back to the numbers we had in 2019 would feel normal, we're not there yet. In fact, most areas are well...
National Appreciation Forecasts
Now that's more like it - 100 economists were surveyed last month and the average guess of annual home appreciation was back in the comfortable 3% zone. But I dug a little deeper to find the list of economists and their individual guesses, and there was more variance...
San Diego is #1
Homeowners in San Diego are the least likely sellers in the country to lose money if they put their house on the market, according to a new study. The study, which was conducted by the real estate company Redfin, analyzed real estate data from 50 of the most populous...
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a large complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed during the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. At the time of their completion,...
Inventory Watch
It still looks like a healthy-enough market! The number of pending listings is probably all that matters because it means that buyers are still in the hunt. How much longer will they keep buying before the holidays kick in? Halloween decorations are on sale! The $0 –...
Natalie NYC
I changed my settings to 4K on the camera and editor. You can change the setting on your YouTube viewer too (bottom right).
Short-Term Rental Policies
The Natalie dance video collection is taking forever to upload! While we wait, let's cover the short-term rental policies in North County: Unpermitted short-term rental units have accounted for most of the reported code compliance violations throughout the North...
Natalie in NYC, Prelude
Just the beginning - more video when I get home tomorrow.
FEMA Risk Map
If you're considering a move out of the area, check this FEMA website for their Risk Index, Social Vulnerability, and Community Resilience: https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/map My downloading of last night's show is going to take a while!