Carmel Valley

Professional Video

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 7, 2018 | Carmel Valley, Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Why You Should List With Jim

Here's the drone video - what do you think?

Market Tester

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 6, 2018 | Carmel Valley, Jim's Take on the Market, Market Conditions

Of the fifty-two Carmel Valley houses listed for sale this year that are located south of the 56, my listing yesterday is the fourth least-expensive, which should help to propel the sale. We saw the house with a pool that closed on March 15th for $1,197,000. But the...

My New CV Listing

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 5, 2018 | Bubbleinfo TV, Carmel Valley, Jim's Take on the Market, Thinking of Buying?, Why You Should List With Jim

Here's my new listing at 4229 Calle Isabelino in Carmel Valley, an upgraded 2,230sf home with no neighbors behind, and priced at $1,099,000! Open Friday, 4-6pm, and Sat/Sun 12-3pm.

Carmel Valley Comp

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 3, 2018 | Bubbleinfo TV, Carmel Valley, Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices

This 2,259sf house closed for $1,197,000 on March 15th, which was $12,000 over list price. The interesting part was when I went downstairs, there were buyers peppering the listing agent about making an offer on the spot - but the eventual buyers were represented by an...

Timing is Everything

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 25, 2018 | Carlsbad, Carmel Valley, Jim's Take on the Market, Market Buzz

Here's an example of how fast the market has been moving: It was only nine years ago when you could buy a decent Carmel Valley starter home in the $600,000s. This 2,056sf house built in 1985 on Santa Nella sold for $678,000 in April, 2009....

Dawg Tour

by Jim the Realtor | Jan 2, 2018 | Bubbleinfo TV, Carmel Valley, Jim's Take on the Market, The Future

A video tour of affluence - three shopping centers in full-upgrade mode, plus more on the new homes around Carmel Valley this year. With this much action, it is hard to believe we'll have any trouble selling the limited amount of homes for sale in 2018 - as long as...

Bubbleinfo TV On The Road

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 19, 2017 | Bubbleinfo TV, Carlsbad, Carmel Valley, Jim's Take on the Market, La Jolla, Market Buzz, Thinking of Buying?, Why You Should Hire Jim as your Buyer's Agent, Why You Should List With Jim

My buyers and I have been pursuing a reasonably-priced CV home south of the 56 for at least the last 12 months, and the competition has been fierce. Most have multiple offers, and sell for over list price!

Amazon Expands into San Diego

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 17, 2017 | Carmel Valley, Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor

This should be a boost to Carmel Valley real estate: E-commerce giant Amazon is boosting its footprint in San Diego -- leasing office space in University City with room for more than 500 employees. The Seattle-based online retailer confirmed this week that it has...

CV Reasonable

by Jim the Realtor | Jul 9, 2017 | Bubbleinfo TV, Builders, Carmel Valley, Jim's Take on the Market

Reader M noted that there is a lot of building underway in PHR - this builder is actively selling four different tracts that range from $1M to $2M. Here is a tour of the less-expensive homes up the hill from the last set we saw:

Statewide Community Infrastructure Program

by Jim the Realtor | Jul 7, 2017 | Bubbleinfo TV, Builders, Carmel Valley, Jim's Take on the Market, Market Buzz, Mello-Roos

The Statewide Community Infrastructure Program (SCIP) sounds like another name for 30-year Mello-Roos-type bonds whose proceeds are used to pay for things that governments or home builders used to cover.