Sales and Price Check

NSDCC May Sales & Pricing

by Jim the Realtor | Jun 12, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, North County Coastal, Sales and Price Check

This article shows that 88% of the home sales in San Francisco this year have sold for list price or higher - wow! In...

NSDCC May Sales, Preliminary

by Jim the Realtor | Jun 4, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, North County Coastal, Sales and Price Check, Why You Should List With Jim

Now that the market is simmering down, it is more critical than ever that sellers hire the right listing agent. A failed coming-soon campaign can burn up your initial urgency, and cause showings to die down quickly once the listing finally hits the MLS. How soft is...

Inventory Watch

by Jim the Realtor | Jun 4, 2018 | Inventory, Jim's Take on the Market, Month's Supply, Sales and Price Check

Thanks to Daytrip who sent in this article which has a few different opinions on market conditions, and demonstrates the numerous variables in the housing equation. This excerpt from a New York appraiser by trade: The outcome is that high-end listings languish for...

NSDCC April Sales

by Jim the Realtor | May 8, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, North County Coastal, Sales and Price Check

Compared to previous years, the detached-home sales between La Jolla and Carlsbad are holding up remarkably well. With the significant increase in pricing, we can't expect sales to equal previous Aprils, so 260 is pretty strong: Year # of Sales Avg. Cost-per-SF...

Housing-Bubble Chances

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 30, 2018 | Forecasts, Jim's Take on the Market, Market Conditions, Sales and Price Check

An article based on research from a mortgage insurance company, who has a stake in the game (unlike economists). The image above shows virtually no risk of prices falling in Southern California over the next two years. H/T daytrip: Housing bubble coming? According to...

NSDCC Spring Kick 2018

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 25, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, North County Coastal, Sales and Price Check, Spring Kick

Though the number of pendings has been lower recently, the closed sales are about the same as last year. Buyers are probably more reluctant to cancel a sale once in escrow? NSDCC Action Between Jan 1st and April 10th Year # of Closed Sales # of New Listings CS/NL % of...

San Diego Housing Affordability

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 17, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, Mortgage Qualifying, North County Coastal, Sales and Price Check

Reader Rob asked, Can you do an article on the housing affordability index related to NSDCC? Just wondering what percentage of people need x amount of dollars with 20% down to afford a median priced home? Let's include data on the median price of detached-home...

Robertson Wrap Up

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 14, 2018 | Bubbleinfo TV, Builders, Carlsbad, North County Coastal, Sales and Price Check, Why You Should Hire Jim as your Buyer's Agent, Why You Should List With Jim

It was almost four years to the day that the drone visited Robertson Ranch - before the development began. Here is a post from 4/17/2014 when I was still piloting the drone, and hit my peak elevation:...

Rich’s Take

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 11, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, Rich Toscano, Sales and Price Check

Rich's latest data is out, and the graph above shows the aggregate pricing for San Diego has increased over 100% since 2009 - click below for the rest of his analysis on inventory, sales, and pendings: https://piggington.com/march_2018_housing_data

NSDCC March Sales

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 11, 2018 | Jim's Take on the Market, North County Coastal, Sales and Price Check

Detached-home sales between La Jolla and Carlsbad are hanging tough - and still no flood of inventory, in spite of much higher prices! NSDCC Stats for March Year # of Sales Avg. $$/sf Median SP Avg DOM # Houses Listed in March 2013 299 $404/sf $840,000 49 503 2014 219...