Selling the house and hitting the road sounds like an adventure. For some, it might be the only choice - and I think their numbers are probably increasing. I haven't seen this movie yet, but it looks like a good depiction of home on the road: P.S. My Dad worked at...
Where to Move
Retire to Florida?
Hat tip to DB for sending in this article/trailer: New documentary, 'Some Kind of Heaven' explores the dark underside of America's largest retirement community known as 'The Villages' in central Florida with a notorious swingers scene. The community was designed to...
Migrating….Close to Home
Hat tip to just some guy for sending this news which shows that while migration has increased, many are opting to stay closer to home: San Francisco’s chief economist, Ted Egan, said that while the out-migration patterns are alarming — only Manhattan has had as large...
The National Housing Squeeze
Good article from the wsj: Statistically speaking, Idaho is one of America’s greatest economic success stories. The state has low unemployment and high income growth. It has expanded education spending while managing to shore up budget reserves. Brad Little, the...
Move to Mexico?
Are you thinking about moving, but after living in San Diego, you wonder about places like Austin where the high temperature today is predicted to be 28 degrees? How about Mexico? Here are some tips: In 2006, after years of living paycheck to paycheck in Santa Cruz,...
Is California Exodus Overblown?
Long-time homeowners who can keep their taxable income lower and pay off their house don't find California that much more expensive (based on how few are moving). Excerpted from this article:...
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California Exodus
This has 5.7 million views in the first 12 days, and just the headline alone makes an impression:
Top Markets in 2021
Zillow Survey Predicts Austin will be the Nation's Hottest Housing Market, Leading a Sunbelt Surge More affordable metros are replacing expensive coastal areas as top drivers of home value growth -- A panel of economists and real estate experts expect Austin to...
Inventory Watch
We've only had 193 new listings between La Jolla and Carlsbad this year, which is still running about 20% behind the pre-Covid count last January. Undoubtedly, there are still sellers that are wary of the risk of opening their home to strangers, but it could also be...