It's common that when the residential resale market feels slower, the participants shrug it off by saying, "It just takes longer to sell these days." It is a too-quick opinion that masks the real problem, which is: It's taking longer for sellers to admit how wrong...
Our new listing in Vista/Bonsall! 29482 Vista Valley Drive 4 br/6 ba, 4,984sf YB: 1987 1.01 acre lot LP = $1,895,000 Are you looking for the ultimate golf estate? This custom masterpiece has 235ft of frontage on the signature 18th hole of the prestigious members-only...
Trendy Tuesday: The "Pretty Ugly" Trend Hey everyone! I stumbled across this Elle Decor article late last year and I couldn't help but share it with you all. It's about embracing the "pretty ugly" trend. Some examples they include are a toe sculpture on top of the...
How can we gauge how the market is doing? Each blog post here has at least one category, including 'How Hot' - which hasn't been touched since 2017, so no new revelations there. Let's take a quick look at the January listings to use as our gauge. Of the 126 NSDCC new...
We have received written offers on our new CV listing so we have done our customary thing and issued highest-and-best counter-offers to each buyer. But there isn't any typical or obvious way to update the other potential buyers and the general public on the progress...
The number of homes for sale has already exceeded the counts for the same time in 2023 and 2024, and the number of pendings is lower than the previous two years too. The pendings' count has dipped 10% since the start of the year, but it did the same thing last year...
Expect the cost of insurance to rise, or taxes to go up. Or both! An excerpt: Earlier this month, JPMorgan estimated the fires around Los Angeles had inflicted $50 billion in losses, of which only $20 billion were insured. One reason for the gap: State regulators have...
I wanted to give my shiny new microphone a good test so I did two videos while I was at it. This is a tour of some of the upgrades in our new listing in Carmel Valley. I'll be there today 11am - 2pm - stop by if you can! 11463 Nantucket.
The only problem here is if you don't buy this house, good luck trying to find something better! t
We're expected to do well here in the sandy bagel, but other markets that might do better! Look around! San Diego is expected to be one of the most competitive real estate markets in the country this year, according to a new report. Why it matters: Regions that make...
