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SD Visitor Tour

by Jim the Realtor | Jan 23, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, La Jolla, Local Flavor

For those back east who are hunkered down and wondering where to go, may I suggest our fair city of San Diego? Here's a brief tour:

San Diego Is Hot

by Jim the Realtor | Jan 13, 2016 | Forecasts, Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor, Market Conditions, Sales and Price Check

Zillow came out with their Hottest Housing Markets of 2016, and San Diego didn't make the list: http://www.zillow.com/blog/hottest-markets-2016-190331/ They based their 'hotness' on a combination of employment, recent income growth, and the expected increase in the...

San Diego Downtown Condo Market

by Jim the Realtor | Jan 9, 2016 | Downsizing, Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor, Market Buzz, Market Conditions

From the wsj.com - hat tip to my Uncle Bob for the article! http://www.wsj.com/articles/san-diegos-downtown-gets-the-big-city-treatment-1452178518 An excerpt: A 41-story luxury condo building is on the rise. Boasting a screening room, a swimming pool and a boat-share...

El Nino and Real Estate

by Jim the Realtor | Jan 5, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor

Will the drought talk will die down for a few days? Maybe not.... http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jan/05/el-nino-storms-slam-drought-parched-california/ As much as 15 inches of rain could fall in the next 16 days in Northern California, with about 2...

2015 Sunsets

by Jim the Realtor | Dec 30, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor

As part of the year-end wrap, let's get the sunsets off the editing-room floor!

Neverland Ranch For Sale

by Jim the Realtor | Dec 29, 2015 | Historic Homes, Interesting Houses, Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor

Thanks Susie for sending this in! http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-neverland-ranch-20151228-html-htmlstory.html Not just anyone can get in to see Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch, which is for sale at $100 million. Vetted...

Wild Deeds

by Jim the Realtor | Dec 27, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor

Scammers can file a deed to transfer a free-and-clear property (no mortgage), and then convince a bank to give them a cash-out refinance. (LINK) It's surprising that it doesn't happen more often!...

Merry Christmas Eve!

by Jim the Realtor | Dec 24, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor

No place I'd rather be!

Millennials Top 10

by Jim the Realtor | Dec 7, 2015 | Boomers, Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor, Thinking of Buying?, Thinking of Selling?

San Diego is the highest-priced in the Top 10 - we want affluent millennials! From realtor.com: http://www.realtor.com/news/trends/where-the-millennials-move-to-in-2016/ Is there any part of U.S. life that hasn’t been dramatically altered by the millennial invasion?...

More Water, Not Enough Water Storage

by Jim the Realtor | Nov 29, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor, Local Government

Hat tip to daytrip for sending in this article from the latimes.com - an excerpt: The $1-billion desalination plant coming online next month in Carlsbad will fit right in with years of careful planning and investment in water supply in San Diego County. It will also...