From Dwell: Wood in general is a beautiful, evocative natural material, and when it's saved from a landfill and reused, it has even more character, history, and sustainability. Reclaimed wood can be recovered from a wide variety of sources, but it most frequently...
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Price Reductions
It's the time of year when we see some price adjustments by agents who have tried everything else, to no avail. But how much do you need to reduce the price to cause a sale? Ideally, it needs to be enough to cause buyers who have already seen the house to come back -...
San Diego Water-Conservation Rebate
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/City-To-Offer-Up-To-17000-Rebate-To-Replace-Lawns--450681053.html The City of San Diego is offering a lawn rebate, $4,250 for residential owners and $17,000 for commercial owners to replace their grass, in an effort to encourage...
Interactive School Map
A new school map from VOSD - the high schools show the percentage of students who scored above 1500 on the SAT: http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/parents-time-to-choose-a-special-map-of-san-diego-schools/ Last year, when California education officials...
Kayla’s Trendy Tuesday
Before we get started, I just want to express our sincere condolences to all the victims of the Las Vegas shooting and that they are in our thoughts and prayers. #vegasstrong Holiday Checklist Now that fall is here, we need to get your home ready for the holidays!...
14 Staging Tips for Smaller Homes
These days it seems like everybody wants a tiny house. But what if your home isn’t adorably tiny? What if it’s just sadly small? Don’t worry—it’s not your square footage that matters most; it's how you present it. Even if you're tight on space, you can fool buyers...
The Big Stagnation
On the Facebook bubbleinfo, in response to the idea that the bubble won't be bursting, Matt asked 'what constitutes the big stagnation when it happens'. My response: The Big Stagnation? You'll know it when you see it. We used to consider 6 months' of inventory...
Off-Season Selling
The pricing triangle above demonstrates the importance of an attractive list price. These percentages are probably cut in half during the off-season, but there are still buyers - I've run into two bidding wars this week!...
“Why Are You Selling?”
From realtor.com: http://www.realtor.com/advice/sell/why-are-you-selling/ “Why are you selling your house?” might seem like a perfectly innocent question from home buyers, but watch out—if you're the home seller they're asking, this is one of the diciest questions you...
Wire Transfers Now Scrutinized
In San Diego, this applies to cash sales over $2,000,000 to LLCs. Wake up and smell the dirty money. That’s the message federal regulators are sending to the real estate industry in Miami and other high-priced housing markets. On Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department...