Homes.com is making a run at Zillow and all other search portals. They are advertising 100 million users already, and they are displaying the listing agent's phone number prominently on their properties for sale: Zillow must have felt the pressure, and they are...
Why You Should List With Jim
Our New RB Listing
12705 Coachman Ct., Poway 3 br + den/2 ba., 1,878sf YB: 1978 10,000sf lot No HOA LP = $1,400,000 Already gorgeous and now thoroughly renovated, this one-story charmer has all the hot buttons - remodeled white kitchen and baths, lighter hardwoods, high ceilings, new...
But At What Sales Price?
Over the last few years, the real estate disrupters have figured that the high-tech environment should produce an easier/cheaper way to buy and sell homes. No matter how it's presented though, the message is clear. We're hoping to beat the agents out of their...
After One Day On the Market
Here's how our new listing stacks up. Nine of the 22 homes for sale in the 92011 are mobile homes, and two are attached homes. This zip code has a population of ~25,000, but there are only NINE houses for sale, ranging from $1,995,290 to $3,779,000.....and now two are...
Aviara Point Estate!
Here is our first listing of 2024! 7180 Aviara Drive, Carlsbad 5 br/4.5 ba, 4,710sf YB: 1997 0.26-acre lot LP = $3,500,000 Are you searching for a sensational luxury home in Carlsbad's premier gated community, Aviara Point? This exceptional contemporary estate...
Donna At Work
We suggest a variety of home improvements to help our sellers achieve a top-dollar sale. When it comes time to select the right slabs for kitchen counters, you only get one shot....and it better work!
Fewer Sales = More Commotion
There have only been 83 NSDCC sales recorded in December, 2023, which means we may not make it to 100 closings. January isn't looking too good either, and from what I can find, we've never had less than 100 monthly sales, let alone in back-to-back months. But it's...
Single Agency Coming Soon
The gradual phasing out of buyer-agents is underway, and it shouldn't be long now. Zillow's new format features the listing agent's phone number under the main photo! The three-headed agent display was removed and now when a reader clicks on the right side for Request...
Surge Detector
This is what a surge in listings looks like. We won't see a hundred new listings hit the market in one day....it will be two here, three there, four over here, etc. and pretty soon the buyers will think about stepping back to see where it might go.
Assigning A Contract
I mentioned this dilemma a few months ago and the C.A.R issued clarification in October. While the contract generally tends to be seller-friendly and of course it protects realtors at all costs, this is an advantage for buyers: Sometimes during the course of the...