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Jim the Realtor
How To Sell A Home
Reader Jim G. made a couple of friendly comments on how Compass is handling our objection to the Clear Cooperation Policy. It followed what a big-mouth in L.A. said this week when he called the Compass explanation, 'disingenuous'. We're all struggling to describe the...
Zuck
Carlsbad La Costa Oaks
Here's our new listing in Starboard by Davidson Communities - San Diego's best builder! 7618 Circulo Sequoia, Carlsbad 5 br/3.5 ba, 4,000sf 15,314sf private corner lot LP = $2,500,000 Davidson's Starboard neighborhood is known to be among the finest in Carlsbad, and...
Buyer-Agent Commissions Paid, Second Month
For two months we've been settling in with the new arrangements for paying the buyer-agents. I haven't heard of any buyers yet who got stuck having to pay their buyer-agent because the seller refused to pay. Undoubtably, there are buyer-agents who were paid a partial...
Frenzy Monitor
La Jolla hit the century mark in active listings but with 28 pendings it seems to be in decent shape. It's Rancho Santa Fe that is angling back to its favored 10:1 ratio of actives to pendings.
Off-Market Armageddon
I was in Orange County yesterday and saw this in a local publication: The off-market craze is just getting started. We've already been hearing the hucksters at open houses who lead with their only pitch: "I operate in the off-market space." "Does your agent offer you...
Inventory Watch
You could say that the market has extended some of the summer momentum - the counts above are similar to what they were in June! How can that be explained? Anyone who is spending five-figures every month on their business is paying attention to every detail. Don't...
Max ADU
Hat tip to Jakob who left this in the comment section but it deserves full exposure. If you live within a half-mile of a transit station in the City of San Diego, this type of ADU construction is permissible. Hi Jim, here’s one of these ADU complexes for sale. They...
Omni Penthouse
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