Today's open house report on my 1,424sf listing in Encinitas, and my thoughts about today's market conditions as they compare to last year's frenzy:
Encinitas
Saturday Open House Report
There were enough open houses in the area that the streets of Encinitas were crawling with people today. Thankfully, my listing was the cheapest! I appreciate the big turnout for Padres-tickets contest too, and for 47 of the 48 guesses being higher than list price -...
Padres Contest
The Contest for 4 Padres tickets! The closest guesser to the sales price of my new listing at 1620 Splitrail, Encinitas, will receive four field-level tickets to a Padres game. Here is the Zillow listing - Zestimate is $701,924, and we're listed for $699,000:...
Pre-Contest
Now that baseball season has begun, let's get a contest going for Padres tickets! This isn't the contest house - we'll start the contest on Friday. This is a comparable property that just hit the market today that will give you a feel for how hot the Encinitas market...
Dear Frustrated Buyer
Buyers are grabbing up everything in sight - what do you do? Be patient, commit to a price point, subtract up to $100,000 for repairs/improvements, know what/where you are willing to compromise, and buy the next good one! It's only sticks and stucco, you're the one...
Sunday Open-House Report
Our open-house extravanganza had over 100 people attend over the weekend - but no sale yet. People rush in with offers when they see a house that has everything right going for it - the rest have to work harder:
Bubbleinfo Mobile App
Great turnout at the open house today, and two offers threatened. Here is a demo of the Bubbleinfo mobile app for iOS - Android should be coming soon!
JtR New Listing in Encinitas
My new listing in Encinitas at 1645 Avenida La Posta that is $35,000 under zestimate - come by this weekend, open 12-3pm Sat & Sun: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1645-Avenida-La-Posta-Encinitas-CA-92024/16710922_zpid/...
Encinitas McMansion
It's probably just the holidays but there are a fair amount of the standard newer tract homes lying around these days. The average pricing is grouped fairly close together between active and sold listings - it appears that buyers are just being very selective at what...
Whole Foods Condos
Be a part of the vibrant downtown Encinitas scene - it's shaking!