It's just a matter of whether it will be a trickle or a flood: The preference for baby boomers to age in place has been blamed in part for lower homeownership rates among millennials, who have been forced to compete for a smaller slice of available properties on the...
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Faster Selling in NSDCC
How fast are houses selling between La Jolla and Carlsbad this year? Number of Days On Market Number of Houses Sold Percent of Total 0-14 days 719 47% 15-30 278 18% 31-45 153 10% 46-60 97 6% 61-75 73 5% 76-90 44 3% 91+ 180 12% We may be selling fewer homes, but they...
It’s Different This Time
Our YoY home sales are in decline, and it makes you think, 'Here we go again". We know that sales are the precursor, and historically prices are the last to go. But with so many different variables this time around, could it actually be different this time? Let's...
Local Predictions for 2018 – Update
We're halfway through 2018 - let's check on the predictions. Here is where Rob Dawg, Franklin Jones, Ash, and myself guessed what would happen this year: https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2017/12/27/2018-predictions/ My thoughts in December for 2018, plus extra stats: I...
San Diego Real Estate Floss
This has had over 873,000 views on Facebook in the last week:
“Bizarro Desert Wonderland”
Were you thinking you could always move to the desert? H/T daytrip: Mark Grden was looking for peace and quiet when he...
Low Rates And High Valuations
This is just a snip of Rich's latest post - read the full article here:
California Migration
Lower-income folks are leaving, and affluent people are coming - H/T Richard: Over a million more people moved out of California from 2006 to 2016 than moved in, according to a new report, due mainly to the high cost of housing that hits lower-income people the...
HPI Percentage Change From Peak
More news today on the surge in home pricing, with Diana happy to point out that half of the nation's 50 largest markets are now considered overvalued, meaning home prices are at least 10 percent higher than the long-term, sustainable level. “The dream of...
San Diego Bubble Meter
The local NSA Case-Shiller set a new record this week too. From the U-T: The San Diego County median home price soared to its highest point ever, $550,000, in March, said real estate tracker CoreLogic. Home prices increased 6.8 percent in a year, which experts...