42% of the home sellers had owned their home for 12 years or more. These long-time owners grapple with improvements to sell – where do you start, and where do you stop? I suggested beefing up the curb appeal, and new carpet and paint.
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Happy New Year! Are you thinking of selling and/or buying this year? Here are some ideas to hopefully give you an edge in conquering what usually ends up being the 1% to 2% difference between the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat! Home Sellers The new listing...
After the recent article by Zillow on whether the San Diego market is in a bubble, the UT conducted their own investigation. Thankfully, they talked to our old friend Rich Toscano: An excerpt: The San Diego man who predicted the housing crash on his blog Professor...
Last week we saw that there was a 17% surge in the number of new listings towards the end of this year, compared to 2014. What is the effect on closed sales? The impact could go either way. More well-priced listings could energize the market, and sales increase. Or a...
San Diego is the highest-priced in the Top 10 - we want affluent millennials! From realtor.com: http://www.realtor.com/news/trends/where-the-millennials-move-to-in-2016/ Is there any part of U.S. life that hasn’t been dramatically altered by the millennial invasion?...
Sundays are the favorite day to look at homes online. From realtor.com: So what is the true Black Friday of the housing business? Here’s a holiday shocker: Dec. 28 was actually one of the busiest days for real estate searches in the entire year, despite the fact that...
Have you noticed that some listings aren't on the real estate portals? There are two ways that it can happen. There used to be an agreement between our MLS company, Sandicor, and Zillow/Trulia, to upload our listings automatically. But as a result of a dispute...
If you are thinking of selling your home, it is tempting to wait until spring before going on the market. Here are reasons why you should drop everything and call me today! Virtually no competition - Sell when everyone else isn't! Inventory is picked clean - Buyers...
Interest rates have been moving higher for the last six days, and have priced in the 1/4% increase that the Fed is expected to do next month. If the Fed does finally bump the Fed Funds rate, there should be some relief that's it's over, but don't expect that lenders...
