In the beginning, we recognized that there was still some of the original look from 1997 in this home - and we could have spent some real money to bring it current. Instead, we let our price fix it. The other listing on the street was coming back on the market for...
How many times in your life will you get the chance to purchase a newer 3,372sf one-story with full ocean view on a culdesac in a gated community for $2,175,000 that is Carlsbad-adjacent? In a previous video we shopped for slabs - this is the house:
Our Cedarcrest listing hit the open market on January 25th, and we recieved NINE offers! I gave all of them a chance to bid it up, and ten days later, our sellers had their net proceeds in their account! They moved to Portugal, and yesterday they reported that the...
There is no guidance on how to effectively handle a bidding war. I don't see or hear anything from NAR, CAR, brokerage managers, or team leaders on how listing agents should handle a bidding war, other than to put the offers on a spreadsheet and let the seller decide....
There is a common belief that it takes longer to sell homes that are more expensive. The statistics back it up too. But the belief is a self-fulfilling prophecy that is executed by realtors and sellers every day. It's hard enough to put an attractive price on a...
One house doesn't speak for the whole market but it sure felt like it was already peak selling season this weekend. We had 160+ people attend, received eight offers so far, and it's already $100,000+ over list:
11043 Cedarcrest Way, San Diego, 92121 3 br + den/2.5 ba, 2,000sf YB: 2000 Lot size = 6,163sf HOA = $53/mo (no Mello-Roos) LP = $1,450,000 Check out our new listing in the heart of Sorrento Valley! You'll love this central location that allows for maximum convenience...
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...
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...
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...
