A couple of drone leftovers, a rant on price vs. conditions, plus two music videos from last weekend:
‘Dare Me To Move’
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San Diego is #1
Of the top 25 metro areas in America, San Diego is the least affordable, according to this report from Zach Fox at SNL (and formerly of the North County Times): http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/Article.aspx?cdid=A-27562902-13864 An excerpt: Housing prices have enjoyed...
Research Your Realtor
From 10 Things Before Opening Bell yesterday: Below is a Q&A with Jim Klinge, the head of San Diego-based Klinge Realty and the creator of BubbleInfo.com, a realty blog. *** BUSINESS INSIDER: What is the most underreported story in housing? JIM KLINGE: The health...
Taking The Plunge with JtR
An example of a recent bidding war, won by JtR's buyer. Sales in the neighborhood have averaged $398/sf over the last six months, and his was bought at $362/sf, so it felt like a decent deal at the time. We liked this one a lot because it was a larger one-story with...
Slight Tweak
There are around 1,500 videos here that followed the market down. It was quite a ride for all of us, including fans from the FHFA to Jim Grant. But when the market started to turn, the blog had to change with it. It has not been easy. I've wanted to entertain the...
Three Great Rooms In A Row
The SP models at Del Sur - a limited-edition collection of elegant estate-caliber homes enhanced by generous interiors and expansive outdoor spaces. The Mello-Roos ranges from $6,600 to $7,200 per year, depending upon purchase price and square footage. They have...
JtR on CNBC
I was on CNBC's Street Signs show today, and Kayla joined me to capture my two lines on video. They didn't give me the questions in advance, the TV monitor is out of sight due to the 7-second delay, and the local cameraman had mis-wired the earpiece so I was getting...
Real Estate Documentary 3
The film crew has been following me around this week, gathering more clips for their documentary on housing. We squeezed in a couple of moments with recent purchasers, which is the first half of this video - the second half is the yoga entertainment portion:
The History of Bubbleinfo TV
Wondering how it all got started at Bubbleinfo TV? The first video was from March, 2007 - just click the link below to start at the oldest, and if you make it through all 1,600+ youtubes, you will have experienced the real estate bust-to-boom in living color:...
Handling An Off-Market Sale
Off-market sales have a nasty reputation, and deservedly so because the sellers usually get screwed by their listing agent who spoons the sale to their own buyer. A buyer for an off-market sale is typically found from pre-marketing done by the listing agent prior to...
