He doesn't mention that we don't get paid up front, we don't get paid along the way, and we only get paid if we successfully close the sale - which in this day and age is harder than ever. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jared James...
Year: 2023
Olde Carlsbad Lagoon Front
This sold for $5,810,000 on April 28th of last year, which was the last peak of the market- mortgage rates were around 5% then and have risen to just under 8% today. It didn't stop or slow down a buyer from paying a whopping $6,300,000 cash for it today:
San Diego Case-Shiller Index, September
Ok, ok - yesterday I said that we're at the highest pricing ever, but the San Diego non-seasonally-adjusted Case-Shiller Index isn't quite there yet. But it feels like record pricing around the north county coastal region, doesn't it? The index dropped eight months in...
Soliciting Off-Market Listings
If your listing doesn't sell, or your listing agent withdraws it and then 'refreshes' it by inputting it a second time into the MLS, don't be surprised if your phone starts ringing around 7am the next morning - and ring non-stop for hours, days, and weeks. Did you...
Inventory Watch
The local market will wind up the year with the lowest number of annual listings ever, the fewest number of annual sales ever, the highest prices ever (the latest Case-Shiller Index released tomorrow), and we'll enter the new year with the fewest number of active...
Hiring A Buyer-Agent
Hopefully the hubbub about realtors' pay will cause consumers to investigate agents more thoroughly, which I've been encouraging for a while. Here's one of my blog posts from 2009 - check the comment section too: by Jim the Realtor | Jul 24, 2009 | Thinking of...
Sky Shots
We flew back from visiting family in the Bay Area yesterday and got some photos along the way: North Carlsbad SW Carlsbad Leucadia Encinitas/Cardiff Solana Beach/Fairgrounds Carmel Valley Torrey Pines GC
Realtor Definitions
"Curb Appeal" = The art of making your house look so good from the outside that potential buyers forget they can't afford it. "Cozy" = It means you can touch both walls at the same time. "Open Floor Plan" = Good luck finding a place to hide from your family. "Ocean...
La Jolla $22,500,000
This guy is a former Compass agent who now makes a living from doing video tours of homes for sale. It kind of sounds like what I do, but he has 3.5 million subscribers and this video has over 4.6 million views! The sale did close for $22,500,000 in April, and the...
Doobie Brothers – Lahaina
The Doobie Brothers wrote a new song about Maui, and included Mick Fleetwood, Jake Shimabukuro, and Henry Kapono on this epic video that includes footage before and after the fire. Mick Fleetwood has lived in Maui for decades, and owns the well-known restaurant named...