In San Diego, Realtor.com gets our listings automatically uploaded directly from the MLS, where Zillow and Trulia do not. If you don't see listings there, it's because agents don't know they have to upload manually, or prefer not to use Zillow/Trulia. Realtor.com is...
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Open House Report
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Frenzy vs. Frenzy Sales Overlay
Every day we hear some pundit talking about the latest real estate bubble forming. Can we learn anything from comparing recent sales to those during the bubblicious 2004-2007 era? Sales were dropping precipitously in 2005 and 2006 after the 2003-2004 run-up. There...
Fall 2015 Reality Check
We can talk, can't we? Houses that have been on the market for more than 60 days (which includes 507/1,079 = 47% of NSDCC active listings) missed the hot season. Buyers presume, "If it hasn't sold by now, something is wrong with the house, or the price." Some people...
Preparing Your Home to Sell
Here's the best reason to fix and clean your house before selling. It is irresistible for buyers to add up what they think needs to be fixed, and subtract it from your price. I-R-R-E-S-I-S-T-I-B-L-E. Some make a sport of it, with both husband and wife scurrying...
Pricing Gauge for Home Sellers
Almost half of the active listings in NSDCC have been on the market for more than two months. They have missed the 'selling season', and the sellers are now left wondering when/if that happy couple with 2.2 kids will come along. Over the last two years we've been in...
House-Price Torpedos
Their agents are telling buyers to wait...but wait for what? Wait how long? Wait for who? It's irresponsible to make such casual comments. Not mentioned in this article is that a good agent can overcome all these obstacles, and a bad agent makes them worse:...
House Lottery
The first few house lotteries were shut down due to their gambling nature, but now there are new twists. First it was the flipper who is unloading a 1906 Craftsman-style home to the person who submits $100 and the best dessert-recipe HERE Now these folks in Phoenix...
Chances of Selling
I have two RSF listings that are outside the Covenant. One seller asked me what the chances are of selling. I said 20%, to which he said, 'Yikes'. But any RSF listing only has a 30% or 40% chance of selling. There were 436 listings, and 127 sales (29%) last year in...
Kayla’s Korner
Kayla is also in the Top 5 for sales at Klinge Realty: