Natalie wrote the thoughts above in our most recent newsletter, and others remarked how true it was in their experience too. She carries the load around the house too. It became obvious this weekend that I've never operated the vacuum cleaner before. You are a...
Here's another example of how sellers are making decisions these days. Time to sell the family homestead where the heirs grew up. Bless her heart, their Mom lived there through to the end, just like many around Olde Carlsbad. What a great place to spend the last 60...
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For those potential sellers who are already writing off 2025 and plan to sell in the new year instead, note how the selling season has been starting sooner than ever. Peak pricing last year in Coastal North was in February, and this year it was January (scroll over):...
The takeaways from the graph above will be different for different people. Not suggested: Those who did negotiate probably didn't get much of a discount. Most buyers and sellers were satisfied their agent was worth it. Better agents are prevailing. Why is it important...
Mom smoked half her life and made it to 90! Pall Mall non-filters for many of those! This one's for her:
Almost one-third of last month's buyers paid over the list price.....for the fourth month in a row! Either sellers are being smart about pricing attractively, or a fair amount of the buyers and buyer-agents haven't gotten the memo about the tougher market conditions....
Our head cheerleader is back at it. He is predicting that sales and pricing will increase this year, which is optimistic: Here are the local YoY comparisons: It's been a miracle that sales and pricing this year have kept up with the 2024 numbers. Any Fed rate cuts are...
Last week I thought inventory might have peaked for the year? The dip from the previous week was all from high-end listings, some of which are now being refreshed and coming back on as new listings. Even though the lower-end inventory is rising steadily, at least the...
Here's an example of how home sellers can get jammed up by lower sales in the surrounding area and the market turning. During the frenzy, any lower-priced sales nearby were shrugged off by the anxious buyers who just wanted to get any house at any price. Not now. Our...
