(the title should have been 'Jan-plus Sales Roundup) Let's keep the stats coming; here the updated Y-O-Y comparisons for the period Jan. 1 thru Feb. 18 (and 2010 will have some additional late-reporters): Town or Area 2009 SOLDS 2010 SOLDS 2009 $/sf 2010 $/sf Carlsbad...
Thinking of Selling?
Price Right, Or Else
Are you thinking, "what can I expect this year?" For those watching the new listings that are hitting the MLS these days, it may seem familiar. So far, the 2010 Spring Kick is looking much like last year's. Courtesy of our friends at Housingtracker.com, we're seeing...
Vivid Imagination
From the latimes.com: Home sale prices in Southern California showed fresh strength in January, bouncing 8.6% from the same month one year earlier -- a period when the market was inundated with steeply discounted bank-owned properties. But compared with a particularly...
Pricing Alert 1
Jinx wondered if pricing was going to be flat for a while, and I think it'll depend on the area in question. Some neighborhoods may look like they are going up in value, and others down. The low-inventory conditions makes it harder to track the actual trends - either...
Happy New Year!
Del Mar Mesa-rita
Pardee has removed Shaw Lorenz from their website, and staffers made it sound like they have postponed construction plans for now:
Short Sale Advice/Alternatives
This two-part video is intended to be an instructional piece on exploring the alternatives to short-selling. If you come here for the entertainment, you'll be disappointed - this is only one-person's dry examination of the facts pertaining to their situation. The...
Prelim January Numbers
The late-reporters will add a few extras, but here are the preliminary detached sales numbers for January, 2010: Town or Area Zip Code Jan. 2009 Jan. 2010 Cardiff 92007 1/$563psf 3/$353psf NW Carlsbad 92008 4/$274 7/$339 SE Carlsbad 92009 21/$276 24/$263 NE Carlsbad...
Flipper Crazy
A tour of the recent flippers around Carlsbad, +1:
REO Rancho
There has only been one house in the Covenant close under $1,000,000 so far, the 1,862sf one on 3.16 acres at 6427 Paseo Delicias: http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-090036222-6427_Paseo_Delicias_Rancho_Santa_Fe_CA_92067 It had listed for $1,320,000 in June, but had to lower...