Seven years of bubbleinfo are complete - today is the start of Year 8! Have you checked out the bubbleinfo.com twitter account? Twitter offers a better format for the readers - it gives a simple one-sentence description before linking to the post, making it easier for...
For those who wonder about the benefit provided by JtR, this is a good example. Everyone had passed on this house for a year, even though it was one of the cheapest in Solana Beach west of the freeway. One of the biggest hurdles was the listing agent - he was an old...
I represented the sellers of this house, and at the end the buyers wanted the sandbox removed. When this type of stuff happens, somebody has to do it, and besides, I'm always looking for a reason to drive the '66:
Is this an endorsement from the Christian Science Monitor? 1. Stage Your Home 2. Find the right professional Sometimes you forget the obvious: The best, smartest thing a homeowner can do is find the right real estate agent for them. There are all kinds of pros out...
From the wsj.com: Housing markets that just two years ago struggled with a glut of homes are now facing a new problem: There are fewer properties to lure buyers. Sales of previously owned homes fell 5.4% in June from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.37...
I have taken over the bubbleinfo twitter account! After months of having our blog posts being auto-uploaded to the twitter account, I am now also adding my own tweets related to the local market. For those who might prefer the twitter experience, you can follow me and...
Come by Booth 33 at the Fiesta Del Sol in downtown Solana Beach this weekend - I will be there 9-5pm handing out t-shirts (plenty of XL and 2XL), coffee mugs, pens, and running the Baseball Challenge! We had a great time last year talking real estate in person with...
From NAR's Realtor Magazine: It’s widely agreed that foreclosures and REO properties devastate nearby home values and impede the housing recovery. But we don’t hear similar complaints about short sales. How do the two categories compare where housing prices and a...
San Diego County is charged with the responsibility of disposing of properties owned by people who have died "intestate" - a question on every real estate licensee test! The Public Administrator (PA) administers estates of persons who die with no will or without an...
From Reason.tv: "When I come into a house with buyers, I start picking it apart," says San Diego's Jim Klinge, known on the internet as 'Jim the Realtor,' a wise-cracking real estate agent who posts his honest, painful, and sometimes hilarious assessment of...
