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Happy Father’s Day

by Jim the Realtor | Jun 17, 2018 | About Kayla, About the author, Jim's Take on the Market

Twenty-one years ago - time flies!

Owned: A Tale of Two Americas

by Jim the Realtor | Jun 10, 2018 | About Kayla, About the author, Documentary Film, Jim's Take on the Market, Special Events

Yesterday, we had the west coast premiere of Giorgio's documentary film, 'Owned: A Tale of Two Americas' at the SF Doc Fest. Here are tidbits: For those in the Bay Area, it is playing again at the Roxie on Wednesday night at 9:30pm, and will be at other film...

My Grandparents

by Jim the Realtor | May 3, 2018 | About the author, Jim's Take on the Market

Did you see the police officer in Sarasota who retired this week? Link to story and...

Foreclosures 2011

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 27, 2018 | About the author, Foreclosures, Foreclosures/REOs, Jim's Take on the Market

Jim the Realtor on cnbc - does the advice sound familiar? Hope for Housing? from CNBC.

The Best Real Estate Blogs

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 15, 2018 | About the author, Bubbleinfo Readers, Jim's Take on the Market, Why You Should List With Jim

The 2018 list of the Best Real Estate Blogs is out: Another San Diego realtor, Gavin Grant, was also featured, and on his blog he laid out his formula for...

Doc-Film World Premiere

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 8, 2018 | About the author, Documentary Film, Jim's Take on the Market

Giorgio has worked his tail off for four years to bring his documentary film to fruition, and now it's set to debut at the largest doc-film festival in the world! The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical...

Kayla’s Trendy Tuesday

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 6, 2018 | About Kayla, About the author, Jim's Take on the Market, Trendy Tuesday

I think we can all agree that Instagram has completely blown up since it's launch in 2010 - last year they had 800 million active users! Posts can include from delicious recipes to all the hot celebrity gossip, but you can also get lots of home decor inspiration....

Our Real Estate Commissions

by Jim the Realtor | Feb 17, 2018 | About Kayla, About the author, Jim's Take on the Market, Operation Transparency, Realtor, Why You Should List With Jim

Redfin publishes their commission rate on their website, and it makes sense. All brokerages should make it easier for the consumer to evaluate the choices. Here are my commission plans for home sellers: Full Service - Expert (2% to 2.5%) I handle all of the critical...

#WeAllCount

by Jim the Realtor | Jan 26, 2018 | About the author, Homeless Cure, Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor

I got an early start this morning and joined the nationwide annual event of counting our homeless population. About 50 volunteers met at the Encinitas headquarters of the Community Resource Center on Second Street downtown at 4:00am today. We split up into...

Bubbleinfo 2017

by Jim the Realtor | Dec 31, 2017 | About the author, Bubbleinfo Readers, Jim's Take on the Market, Klinge Realty

Our final tally for 2017: 809 Bubbleinfo blog posts. 55,000+ unique visitors. 4,000+ comments 160 YouTube videos, and 1,559 hours of viewing! One of my favorite videos about bidding wars: Thank you everyone - have a great 2018!