We saw a similar opportunity with big ocean view in Solana Beach sell for just over list at $5,000,000, so this 3 br/2 ba, 1,845sf house built in 1976 on a 10,100sf lot still looks attractive even with paying $3,025,000, a premium of $230,000 over the list price of...
Here are 20 housing markets where you have the opportunity to score a bargain in the current housing market, according to Realtor.com. Many of these cities have future upside potential. Each housing market is ranked by three indicators: “supply score,” “demand score”...
Brokerages are at the crossroads - they can either encourage sales with all buyer-agents, or go the same way as C.A.R. and make it harder on them (which promotes single agency) and add blustery headlines. I think brokerages should stand up for all buyer-agents; not...
Hiring a listing agent to sell your home has become even trickier since the commission lawsuit. What do you look for now?
The new 19-page listing agreement is out! They didn't waste any time getting to the listing agent's pay. Boom, right at the top of the newly revised form, it commits to the commission rate plus a little extra if the buyer is unrepresented....
These are great tips - curb appeal and staging make the best visual impression AND they send the message that the sellers care. While the process of trying to sell your home can feel daunting, there are some simple yet highly effective hacks that can reel in buyers...
The California Association of Realtors had to re-write a few of their new forms in order to comply with the DOJ critique. These revised forms get released tomorrow, and they will probably help chart the final path for buyer-agents. There are two noteworthy points in...
I've been sitting on this photo for about ten years so it's about time! The vice president and I have things in common. We were both born in Oakland and she got her start at the same place my grandfather did. Her law career began in 1990 at the Alameda County's...
It looks like last week may have been the peak inventory for 2024, just like the same week in 2023 was the peak last year. The difference? There will be more listings that fail to sell this year. The median list price was over $4,000,000 until April 8th this year, and...
San Diego's YoY gain of 9.4% is third highest behind San Jose and Hartford, and our +55.4% since March, 2020 is #1 among the higher-end markets!
