When other agents want to show my listings, I accomodate. Do I drill the agent with a bunch of questions to prequalify the appointment? No, I trust that they are a professional and wouldn't be wasting their time. Yesterday, an agent wanted to show our Terramar listing...
Pickleball courts need to be tactfully disclosed by home sellers nearby. Jaye Gleyzal moved to the Sea Cliff gated community in Carlsbad six years ago. She enjoyed exploring its many walking paths and listening to the gentle buzz of busy hummingbirds on her patio. But...
Check out our new listing! 5239-41 El Arbol Dr., Carlsbad 3 br/2 ba,1,200sf house in front, and 1 br/1ba 800sf house in back Lot size = 10,200sf LP = $2,795,000 Two legal beach bungalows separated by a terrific garden in the middle of one of the largest residential...
Check out our new listing! 5041 Bella Collina St., Oceanside 4 br/2.5 ba, 2,547sf YB: 2000 Lot size = 12,525sf No HOA LP = $1,250,000 Super high-end estate inspired by the Toll Brothers model homes at Robertson Ranch! The gorgeous chef's kitchen with four-seat island,...
During the frenzy, pricing didn't matter much - buyers were overbidding everything. Now that the environment has settled down just a bit, the list price chosen by sellers makes a difference. Here are some of my notes on pricing. Make the pricing easy to digest. The...
The number of homes for sale between La Jolla and Carlsbad will probably decline for the rest of 2023, even though the pendings counts are as high as they have been all year. Is the number of pendings higher because pricing is soft, and getting softer? Generally, the...
Every coastal home has termite damage, and every seller would be smart to identify the cost before selling. There is usually a wide varance in costs quoted - we use our qualified vendors who don't charge a premium rate and let our volume work for you. Here the cost...
The 1+ acre lot was probably what sold this one. Part of a nice flurry of July sales that are inline with the monthly sales counts in March-June. But the median sales price has a month-over-month change of -17%, which will cause the doomers to flip out. But it's only...
Seven minutes with captions! Having the saves around five percent of the views is about right - let's call it the baseline. More than that and you got a hot listing, and less than 5% means don't start packing just yet.
