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,...
We hope you enjoy a fantastic day with your families on Thanksgiving! If you are sitting around the dinner table and real estate comes up, have your family and friends plug into this part-time blogger - it's easy! The Bubbleinfo mobile app is available at the App...
My wife Donna has been the unsung hero behind the scenes all these years. But with Kayla's departure, we have the marketing duties being absorbed by Compass support staff, and Donna sliding into KK's shoes as a frontline realtor on top of all the regular things she...
I started this blog on a Saturday morning in September, 2005 with a free account on Squarespace. Donna said, "Just don't spend too much time on it". I don't know how many blog posts were on the Squarespace account - a few hundred - but this is the 7,500 blog post...
Our local associations of realtors are done suing each other, and as of today, those of us in the NSDCAR are officially using the nearly-statewide CRMLS. We are going to share the other local option, SDMLS, for the next two years so consumers probably won't notice...
People are wondering where real-estate-selling business will go. The Uber Real Estate yesterday proved to be fake news - they aren't affiliated with the real Uber - but they did follow a familiar theme; bashing the traditional realtor model. Virtually every disrupter...
When I first started selling homes, most brokerages were mom & pop offices on the local corner. Man, how times have changed. Now, venture capital is flooding the industry, and some outsiders flush with cash are trying to convince you that cheaper is better -...
Choosing the right realtor to sell your home is critical. It's not life-or-death critical. We're just talking about the extra 5% to 10% that is available when effective marketing creates maximum urgency - and the agent's skills and salesmanship creates competition...
