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.
You notice jumbo rates are not participating? They were down at 3.625% a few times in the last year, but they’re not back there even with Treasuries and conforming at new lows.
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Jim, does “get good help” mean you’ll be donning a panda suit sooner than later with your next new listing? 🙂 My advice: Just bring along a spiffy red power tie and your 30+ years of experience…
You can bring in the strippers, panda suits, and $1 million in advertising, but if the price ain’t right, it still won’t sell.
You notice jumbo rates are not participating?
Rate is the level to control their flow.
Wells Fargo and Chase are both quoting 60 days for closings now. They’ve trimmed staffing to the bone, and then when they get a flurry of activity, they can’t manage it, let alone take advantage of it.
We have one with Chase now that the closing date came and went, and now the loan rep and supervisor have just stopped returning calls. Their customer’s plans for moving their life to a different county doesn’t matter – they just blow you off.
It has nothing to do with qualifying – all of that was perfect. They literally can’t print loan docs in a timely manner, and don’t care.
Speaking panda suits, here’s another advertising twist:
http://blog.rismedia.com/2016/laser-beam-eyes/
“You can bring in the strippers, panda suits, and $1 million in advertising, but if the price ain’t right, it still won’t sell.” -JtR
Jim, do you really think I’ve forgotten your sage advice from years ago: “Price will fix it”. For the record, I haven’t. (You wouldn’t look good in a panda suit anyway.)