Today, Ryan Gorman, the CEO of NRT which owns Realogy (Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Corcoran, etc.) took a major shot at Compass. He released this two-page 'questionnaire' for his agents to use when interviewing with Compass, but he sure comes off as desperate and...
My mom fell and broker her hip last week, so I've been visiting her in the Bay Area over the last few days. It was a clear day on the way up, so I took a few photos - note the water discoloration from the runoff (click to enlarge):
Yesterday, we celebrated the life of Gary Thompson, the greatest salesman I've ever known. Gary and I worked at ReMax by-the-Sea together for a couple of years, and then he was with us at Klinge Realty for 10+ years. Gary honed his craft by selling cookware...
We ended up with three offers on our Gladstone listing, and a bidding war! Bidding wars don't just happen; somebody has to spur them on, coordinate them effectively, and keep the focus on winning and losing, and not the price. The home had its foibles too. It only has...
This was published on April, 2, 2014. The SD Case-Shiller is 28% higher today than it was then, and the trading hasn't thinned out much, at least not yet. We had 2,850 NSDCC sales in 2014, and 2,801 last year: Below is a Q&A with Jim Klinge, the head of San...
Here's our first listing of 2019 that is undergoing a full tune-up in time for open house this weekend - we can move quick but not in a hurry! (John Wooden) On Sunday we won a bidding war between contingent offers, and one of the stipulations was to get this home on...
My favorites of the year:
What a year - thanks for being here! We had twice as many unique users back in the REO days, so I'm glad the 2018 count was fairly steady compared to last year: 2017 2018 Bubbleinfo 2018 blog posts: 974 Bubbleinfo TV JimtheRealtor YouTube videos: 110 Bubbleinfo Plans...
We're visiting Kayla in New York City! From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Today we attended the soft opening of the new Compass office at 1953 San Elijo Ave., Suite 101 in Cardiff By-the-Sea (next door to Cicciotti's). More than 100 Compass agents will occupy both floors eventually (63 now). Other offices being built include a 22,000sf,...
