CARLSBAD — It has been a long time coming. After 12 years, the city of Carlsbad, San Diego Gas & Electric and NRG Energy, and its subsidiary Cabrillo Power LLC, have agreed on a land settlement for property on Agua Hedionda Lagoon and along Carlsbad Boulevard and...
Jim the Realtor
Robert Reffkin in San Diego
Robert Reffkin was in San Diego yesterday to talk Compass. He will be visting all the Compass regional offices to assure agents that we are on the right track. We're on the right track. Private Exclusives are permitted in the Clear Cooperation Policy. Nobody disputes...
Coachella 2025
Green Day played their explosive set without one word in between about Trump or anything political. Because Billie Joe has given 45-minute political sermons between songs, I thought there would be something that might change the world but because they did the music...
Frenzy Monitor
The unsolds are rising quickly with +96 since mid-February. In 2024, we didn't have 462 active listings until the middle of June! But South Carlsbad and Carmel Valley are cruising along nicely with their actives-to-pendings ratios within the 2:1 standard we use to...
Our New Listing in PV
Check out our new listing! 2302 Birdie St., Oceanside 4 br/2.5 ba, 1,944sf YB: 1989 No HOA LP = $1,200,000 Wouldn't you love to find a renovated home on a big lot that is move-in ready? Here you go! Upgraded this year with new flooring & paint, windows,...
Sellers: “Full Price or Higher”
They're not going to give it away! Amid growing economic uncertainty, recession fears, and continuing tariff turmoil, there's a glimmer of hope among homeowners who say that they are still feeling very optimistic about getting top dollar for their properties—with many...
Inventory Watch
The tariff tirade may be dissipating, but the effect on mortgage rates will probably last for months. Higher rates add more sluggishness to an generally-overpriced market but sellers are committed to exploring their price discovery in April. We'll see if loosens up in...
Zillow Views and Saves
Home sellers may have noticed a tally of saves, shares and views on their listings on Zillow and wondered how these metrics compare to other homes on the market. A new Zillow analysis reveals the ideal benchmarks that enhance the chances of selling a property faster...
Homes.com vs Zillow
Everyone will be picking sides now! Dear Jim, This week Zillow Executive Errol Samuelson announced that homes not listed on the MLS within 24 hours of public marketing—won't be published on Zillow "for the life of the listing." Simply put, if your listing is not on...
Off-Market Sales Reality
Yesterday, reader Jim repeated the common belief about the Compass 3-Phase Marketing Plan: Compass isn’t going this route to protect sellers - they are trying to increase their dual agency transactions which will lead to more profits for a publicly traded company. In...