? Ok, I'm breathing again now that 150+ people came to my first open house on Moorhen Place. The market/buyers have seemed cautious and conservative so far in 2025, and it's incredible how they insist on looking for any reason NOT to buy. The only problem is that the...
Our new listing hasn't been on the open market for 24 hours yet and there have already been almost a thousand views with more than 11% of them marked as saved. My Youtube video has had 167 views in the first 48 hours too - wow! It went live on the MLS at 10am...
Check out our new listing in SW Carlsbad! 6814 Moorhen Pl., Carlsbad, CA 92011 3 br + den/2.5 ba, 2,409sf YB: 2001 Lot size = 34,412sf (0.79-acre) LP = $2,000,000 Are you looking for a newer & updated one-story 3br + den/2.5 ba, 2,409sf house on a huge 3/4-acre...
In the post-settlement world where agents are expected to prove their value, Compass will soon unveil a new client-facing portal that it says will streamline the transaction process for buyers and sellers while also helping its agents build more business. The new...
My predicted surge in inventory is underway - look at the navy-blue line above. There are 363 active listings between La Jolla and Carlsbad today, and once the Super Bowl is out of the way, we should really get rocking. It should easily reach 400 before the end of the...
This guy suggests that the listing agent should skip the highest-and-best round, and instead, select the offer written by the buyer-agent that they think is most likely to close the deal - after trying to bump them another $5,000 or $10,000. I like to do the...
It never occurs to the experts that higher prices have something to do with the locked-in effect, and that home sellers have to move to where it's much cheaper to make it worth moving. For those who pay cash for their next home, having a 3% mortgage didn't keep them...
This should be a piece of cake! We had five offers to purchase this 1979 custom home, but because it is hard to look at, buyers expect a BIG discount. Here I review a simple plan to bring it into this era. The comp that just closed this week for $2,895,000 is a...
There are consumers who shop around for an agent. It's a practice that I strongly disagree with - I think you should just hire me 😆 - but some people insist. It provides an irresistible opportunity for agents to talk smack about other agents. This is what a...
