Are you preparing to sell a parent’s home? How should one approach an elderly parent who is reluctant to sell their home? What are the common mistakes people make when trying to sell a parent’s home, and how can they avoid them? Here’s what experts and sellers...
For those potential sellers who are already writing off 2025 and plan to sell in the new year instead, note how the selling season has been starting sooner than ever. Peak pricing last year in Coastal North was in February, and this year it was January (scroll over):...
I didn't miss anything while I was gone. There were no new pendings around our new listing in San Marcos - even though there are plenty of choices! The house for sale that is three doors down dropped their list price by $50,000, but all that does is balance out the...
Compass agent Ben Faber started a discussion: JtR: If you find a halfway-decent home, it will probably be in the first seven days it’s been on the market. It’s when the listing agent goes into full defensive mode and all communication turns vague because they are so...
It's obvious this year that the market is tough and sellers aren't able to demand everything they want like before. It will probably cause more sellers to cancel sooner, and others to not try at all. The inventory count may hover around 500-ish for a couple of more...
Our new listing in San Marcos! This beauty is better than a new home and features the preferred NextGen - a home within a home! Mom/grandma gets her own primary suite downstairs and then the main primary suite is upstairs with the other two bedrooms plus loft (could...
I wrote a purchase contract for a buyer this week. There were 41 pages. Let's add that to the list of hurdles for buyers in 2025. There are several search portals that display home listings publicly and free of charge. But it doesn't make it any easier to find a good...
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These were my notes that expand on the previous blog post. This is the Market Lull. It’ll go for at least another month or two and for many it might last until January. Hardly anyone knows what to do. Buyers don’t mind waiting longer - they keep hoping that something...
Here’s a formula that works well for buyers and sellers (who are smart to lower their price just to keep up). Listings that don't lower their price will stale quickly.
