Thinking of selling? Make your house dog-friendly - they have clout! LINK Millennials really love their puppies, and now, it's starting to show in their home buying. According to a recent survey by SunTrust Mortgage, 33% of Millennials were influenced more by dogs...
Thinking of Selling?
Hire Jim to Sell Your House!
When a buyer's agent calls the listing office to inquire about making an offer, the usual response is, "Send it in, and we'll get back to you." More questions don't reveal much else, and the buyer's agent is left wondering if there is any hope of selling a house....
Home Staging – Before and After Tour
A before-and-after tour to show the effects of staging - with a solid result! Staging makes for more effective photos, provides ideas on what can be done, and helps to instill maximum urgency. Save Save
The Unwanted McMansion
A great article from realtor.com. Excerpts: As baby boomers look to downsize out of their suburban McMansions, a generational showdown is looming: Millennials might be coming into their own as the nation's biggest group of first-time home buyers, but they aren't...
Best Time to List
What's more important than what day you list? Having the home in top condition, putting an attractive price on it, and making it easy to show. http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/02/homes-sell-fastest-during-these-two-weeks.html
SD Spring Selling Season Starts Now
Graph showing how San Diego resales jump in March – and those are sales that began in January and February!
Move While You Are Younger
There are already people who have decided to buy and/or sell this year, and to those folks I'll say in advance - congratulations, and I'd like to help you! I'd like to reach out those who are thinking of putting off the move for another month or year. Here are reasons...
Traffic Doesn’t Equal Offers 2
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.
Traffic Doesn’t Equal Offers
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.
Selling Early in the Season
The N.A.R. economist/cheerleader gives his reasons on why sellers should list early this year. Like Yunnie, I don't think Smoke consults with realtors, instead he just shoots from the hip. It's not a bad thing, but it leads to lightweight, obvious answers - see...