We know that media types are looking to sell newspapers, and if it bleeds, it leads. The article in the UT this morning about the San Diego Case-Shiller Index starts with this: San Diego continued to slide down in rankings of the nation’s hottest real estate markets...
Brian and Yunnie got together for a preview of 2022. Yun touted his usual vagueness and Brian touched on a sensitive subject that long-time blog reader Chris and I discussed yesterday. The shuffle of older agents leaving the business and being replaced by new-age...
A reader on Twitter wondered how rising rates will affect the 2022 frenzy. Here's what is expected today: Under Chair Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve is poised this week to execute a sharp turn toward tighter interest-rate policies with inflation accelerating and...
Geez, Jim, you sure are optimistic about 2022 sales and pricing. How come? I mentioned a couple of sales in last week's video, and here is other evidence: When this house in Carmel Valley hit the open market, there was a model-match with pool located a block away that...
Word on the street is that Lennar may attempt to sell their new San Marcos homes by utilizing the auction format. They don't have anything on their website yet, and it may be a bit clumsy to roll out so we may not hear much about it until they complete a few. They...
Are you looking ahead to the Frenzy of 2022? It's looking a little somber right now. Buyers will be scouring the market early, in hopes of getting a fast start in January. But we only have 43% of the active listings today that we had last year at this time, which...
The folks at realtor.com think the San Diego-Carlsbad market will appreciate 4.8% next year. We'll do that much in the first quarter! They expect inventory to rebound, and our sales to increase 0.2%. The run on home prices is almost over. At least that’s what...
Yunnie was in town this week, forecasting the safest bets like everyone else: Is the economy back to normal? It’s the question everyone wants answered as we navigate through a semi-return to normalcy amid the pandemic, and it’s the question Dr. Lawrence Yun, chief...
Zillow has been vilified for many reasons, but the one thing they have going for them is the viewer data for each area. If their 2022 projections are based on the number of clicks on listings, then their forecast should be a reasonable reflection of the actual demand...
https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2021/11/2nd-look-at-local-housing-markets-in.html Our drop in inventory is the most pronounced of any area in the country. During the previous peaks in pricing, more homeowners would gladly sell for a record price.....and parlay...
