Above are the 2024 listings that have already closed escrow in Carmel Valley - it's very competitive. We're heading into a new era where buyer-agents will be appreciated less than ever, if at all. Consider this - in a bidding war where the sellers listing agent will...
Carmel Valley
Primo Carmel Valley
Pardee has been building out Carmel Valley since 1983 - Alta Del Mar is probably their best:
Carmel Valley Ranch
One-Story, Newer, Price
Michele and I cruise around twice a week looking at the new listings. I love it because I get to pontificate about the business and give her guidance like a good broker should. She asks many great questions, and today was no exception. She had read the blog post from...
Sky Shots
We flew back from visiting family in the Bay Area yesterday and got some photos along the way: North Carlsbad SW Carlsbad Leucadia Encinitas/Cardiff Solana Beach/Fairgrounds Carmel Valley Torrey Pines GC
Lingering Effects of Lowballs
As we roll into the Lowball Season, we're reminded of what happened in Carmel Valley at the end of 2022. Everyone's home equity was built up fast and easy over the last 3.5 years, and the more desperate sellers might give it back in big chunks if they had to....and...
Up On The Mesa
I don't know why they aren't building homes any faster across the street - do you?
Carmel Valley Estate
The 1+ acre lot was probably what sold this one. Part of a nice flurry of July sales that are inline with the monthly sales counts in March-June. But the median sales price has a month-over-month change of -17%, which will cause the doomers to flip out. But it's only...
Carmel Valley One-Story House
I don’t know if they did it on purpose, but this was priced well below market at $1,295,000. On Friday it closed for $1,570,000. The open house started at noon – I got there at 2pm and it was still cranking. This was the lowest-priced single-family-residence in Carmel...
Summer 2023 Pricing
The local home pricing is still off the highs of early-2022, but not by much. The smaller sample sizes (fewer sales) will make it harder to accurately identify the trends and cause more frustration/indecision for both buyers and sellers. Have we recovered, or just...