Perception is more important than the reality....if buyers read this stuff and decide to wait-and-see, then we could have a problem. But every day we are inundated with breaking news - this story will be forgotten by tomorrow. Hat tip daytrip! LINK to WSJ article...
The housing market in San Diego County is hopping!
A pair of married software engineers hooked up with real estate agent Tim Gullicksen about six months ago in pursuit of their dream home. After taking time to peruse the market, the couple found a multimillion-dollar single-family home in San Francisco that they...
What can we expect from home sales this spring?
I am fortunate and grateful to have a group of home buyers willing to make offers during the off-season. To give you a feel of what to expect ahead, here are the results of offers made since December 18th: Purchase-offers submitted: 11 Bidding wars: 9 Bidding wars...
I had a buyer refer to our market as 'ridic', and the point is painfully obviously to anyone who has been looking to purchase a new home for months or years - the pricing seems to get more ridiculous every day. Today's goal is to buy the least-ridiculously-priced...
How about that weather! Flash-flood warnings, high-surf advisories, and 1-2 inches of rainfall in the last 72 hours! It's not stopping buyers and sellers from getting together though! We had 59 new pendings this week - the most since mid-October! The lower-end...
Just a month after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a federal anti-money laundering program that targets luxury real estate is set to expire. The dragnet monitors pricey home deals for signs of dirty cash, helping detect criminals who launder money through real...
The inauguration is almost here - Trump will be your president on Friday! How will he affect our local real estate market? His detractors are aghast over his tweets, but Trump keeps them coming. In spite of their bombastic nature, I think we are already numb to his...
The low inventory of homes for sale causes an initial onslaught of buyers which gives sellers the idea that they are about to hit the lotto-and they overreact.
