Our new listing in San Marcos! This beauty is better than a new home and features the preferred NextGen - a home within a home! Mom/grandma gets her own primary suite downstairs and then the main primary suite is upstairs with the other two bedrooms plus loft (could...
Jim the Realtor
Buyers Beware
I wrote a purchase contract for a buyer this week. There were 41 pages. Let's add that to the list of hurdles for buyers in 2025. There are several search portals that display home listings publicly and free of charge. But it doesn't make it any easier to find a good...
Jackson and David
Getting A Deal
Earlier, I was preparing for the appraisal of our 1,944sf listing on Birdie, which is in escrow for $1,125,000. I always bring the comparable sales with me to help out the appraiser. They want to use comps whose square footage are within 10% of the subject property,...
Price Cuts?
Everyone is wondering if home prices are going to come down, so the mainstream media is happy to juice the conversation with a sexy headline - which, if you are a casual reader, will make you think that lower prices are on the way. Then they throw in a quote from a...
Jim and Donna
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Klinge Realty Group @ Compass (@klingerealtygroup) This is my best attempt at the polished, professonal content....
SD Case-Shiller, March
San Diego Case-Shiller Index, March The back-to-back 1% gains will probably be as good as it gets in 2025, and we could wind up with a negative percentage overall for the year. The change has been 1% or less (+/-) for the last eleven readings. Welcome to Flat City....
Natalie’s First Tour
This is the beginning of Natalie’s career as a realtor! My impression of her? She is catching on to everything very quickly, and she has the drive and ambition (look at her dance career) that makes the difference between good and great agents.
Inventory Watch
The assault on the record book continues! We have the most homes for sale since before covid - when pricing was less: Yet, 500+ homeowners are scoffing at those gains - they want more! The $0 – $2,000,000 Market: Date NSDCC Active Listings Avg. LP/sf Avg. DOM # of...