Many years ago, we purchased a home in Carlsbad, using a realtor that was recommended to us - Jim Klinge. Fast forward to 2025, we recently had the privilege of selling 2 homes in Carlsbad, CA and didn't hesitate to reach out to Jim and Donna Klinge of Klinge Realty Group to guide us through the sales. The transactions were very different, each with its own unique situation, opportunities and challenges. From start to finish, Donna and Jim helped navigate the pre-sale preparation, the listing, showing of the house, buyer negotiations, the final close and all of the paperwork and decisions in between. What stands out with both transactions is the professionalism of Jim and Donna (and their team), wonderful communication (timely, relevant, concise), their deep understanding of market dynamics (setting realistic expectations), their access to top-notch contractors, and last, their ability to guide us across the finish line successfully. We wouldn't hesitate to use Jim and Donna in the future and highly recommend them for anyone looking to buy or sell a property in North San Diego County.
From Bill at CR:
Current Situation: There is no evidence that higher mortgage rates are slowing demand, and inventory remains at record lows (and supply remains constrained). Interesting times. Stay tuned.
https://calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-housing-supply-and-demand
Stuff in my (VenCo) ghetto is going pending 1-2 weeks at/near list. Those are aggressive list prices by the way. The reason for the “lengthy” on market times are because even long time area residents often don’t know this neighborhood exists.
We are not even seeing early signs of a slow down.
A lot of people went from the low tier to high tier in 1 yr or less…..despite not having moved!!!
that is banana pants.