An example of a buyer who took a lowball shot at a listing that had some tell-tale signs: 1. A number of other active listings nearby that weren't selling, 2. Out-of-town REO listing agent, 3. A World Savings/Wachovia/Wells Fargo original loan amount of $687,000,...
Jim TV
‘Deals’ in Carmel Valley
For those looking for 'deals' in the 92130, there are houses that have been purchased recently that have closed for less than $300/sf. What do you get?
Buyers vs. Sellers
Roadie
A random collection of unused clips that veered off into the ditch, and ended up being more about wheels than real estate. But it's Friday night!
Carmel Valley Still Cooking
Leucadia’s Nantucket
The former Barratt project called Nantucket in Leucadia that was foreclosed by Bank of America, has been resold. Not sure if that means it's over, or just beginning, but here's a video review:
PB Shake-Up
Yes, I'm one of the active listings impacted by the subject property herein. The sellers and I are in the process of re-evaluating.
One Slice of Reality
The psycho-babble was flying today. First it was McMillin talking the party line like an NAR booster in an article in the U-T, saying it is a great time to buy or sell. Then HW features more ivory-tower guys talking about the market, entitling the article: Homebuyer...
Demo Follow-up
We've been gone over the weekend, and I'm a little short on videos. However, the follow-up to this youtube below is "in the can", so by tomorrow afternoon we'll have the 'after' version - here is a repeat of the 'before' version:
On Patrol
Sampling a bit of Old Carlsbad, where most homes were built in the 1945-1965 era, and are in the midst of the next generational-turnover stage. There's not a soundtrack, it was the workshop music that was blaring: