Were you thinking you could always move to the desert? H/T daytrip: Mark Grden was looking for peace and quiet when he...
“Bizarro Desert Wonderland”
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Thinking of Selling?
Retired Grandparents at Sea
For those boomers considering all the options of where to move, check out this example of living on a boat: ?
Zillow’s First Home Purchase
They paid $410,000 and are listing for $425,000? Are they expecting a bidding war? By the way, OpenDoor has 300 listings in Phoenix already! Hat tip to daytrip for sending this in - an excerpt: Noel Levine, a freelance IT consultant and self-described geek, said he...
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...
Zillow Says To List Now
Hat tip to SM for sending in Zillow's latest version on the best dates to put your home on the market. San Diego is the only town in America that gets started this early - let's go! https://www.zillow.com/research/best-time-to-list-2018-19215/ Not only is now...
Expert vs. Trainee
We covered in my four-part series that there is a vicious undercurrent of fraud and deceit being imposed upon buyers and sellers alike, and that drastic action is needed to stop it. But such action is unlikely to happen - at least until the district attorney has a...
Affordable Beach Towns
Are you thinking of leaving town, and want a beachy location for less? Call me when you're ready to sell your house here!
Why A House Isn’t Selling
Even though our market has been red hot, less than 70% of the homes listed for sale actually sell. Hat tip to Charles for authoring this list of reasons why: When you first put your house on the market, you might be hopeful for a quick sale—especially if you've put a...
Selling Strategies That Can Backfire
Good tips from realtor.com: When you're selling your home, you might imagine you hold all the cards. And you do—sort of. But it's easy to become overconfident in a seller's market. If you don't do a reality check, pronto, you could end up sabotaging your sale. So...
Baby-Boomer Housing
These responses point to a massive downsizing trend! From realtor.com: LINK It's all about millennials these days. Everything seems to center around these special snowflakes. But what about the original "me" generation? We're talking about baby boomers, of course....
