To the Veterans - thank you for your service! No significant drop in the number of homes for sale must mean that sellers are motivated - they aren't cancelling their listings, at least not yet. But all we know is that they are motivated to sell at their price. Will...
Jim the Realtor
Moving To Arizona
StorageCafe’s analysis ranked the 50 most popular moving routes based on “individual move-ins,” referring to one relocation event where an individual household from California establishes a new residence in Arizona. StorageCafe also considered numerical and percentage...
View Home On 1-Acre for $650,000
Are you thinking of downsizing but want to stay close to town? Check our new listing - I will be there for open house 12-2pm today: https://www.compass.com/listing/700-east-vista-way-vista-ca-92084/1704809465887958921/
Fed Rate Cut
The Fed came through yesterday and lowered their rate by 1/4%. It caused mortgage rates to come all the way back to....7%. This is probably as good as it will get for the next few months. The market feels fairly balanced currently, with some tilt towards a buyer's...

Over List, October
The percentage of buyers who insist on paying above the list price has leveled out around 20% over the last three months. Even more interesting are those who pay $100,000+ OVER LIST when so many more are paying $100,000+ UNDER: PAID $100,000+ OVER LIST: 14 (8%) PAID...
More Thoughts on Trump Effect
Most home sellers are reluctant to do much, if anything, to prepare their home for sale. The covid frenzy was very forgiving when buyers were desperate to buy anything at any price - which spoiled sellers (and agents) who were still able to sell homes for retail...
English Beat w/ Dave Wakeling
We've been wanting to check out the new venue called the Sound at the Del Mar racetrack:
Selling Season Starts Now
With all the talk about the presidential election being so close, some thought it could take weeks to determine the eventual winner - and only a powerful Trump victory could avert it. Standoff averted! No matter how you feel about it, another Trump presidency should...
Trendy Tuesday Is Back!
Before Kayla went off to Manhattan to seek fame and fortune, she authored Trendy Tuesday here. With her joining Compass NYC and also hanging her California license with Compass here, it means the Klinge Realty Group is back together - plus daughter Natalie as...
Realtor News
The NAR Settlement has not been approved yet, but according to the DRE Commissioner, the State of California isn't waiting around - they have already passed a new law! They also noted that 20% of the salespersons did not renew their license last year, so we hopefully...