It's common that when the residential resale market feels slower, the participants shrug it off by saying, "It just takes longer to sell these days." It is a too-quick opinion that masks the real problem, which is: It's taking longer for sellers to admit how wrong...
Why You Should List With Jim
29482 Vista Valley Drive
Our new listing in Vista/Bonsall! 29482 Vista Valley Drive 4 br/6 ba, 4,984sf YB: 1987 1.01 acre lot LP = $1,895,000 Are you looking for the ultimate golf estate? This custom masterpiece has 235ft of frontage on the signature 18th hole of the prestigious members-only...
How Hot Is The Market?
How can we gauge how the market is doing? Each blog post here has at least one category, including 'How Hot' - which hasn't been touched since 2017, so no new revelations there. Let's take a quick look at the January listings to use as our gauge. Of the 126 NSDCC new...
Max Transparency
We have received written offers on our new CV listing so we have done our customary thing and issued highest-and-best counter-offers to each buyer. But there isn't any typical or obvious way to update the other potential buyers and the general public on the progress...
The Finer Features
I wanted to give my shiny new microphone a good test so I did two videos while I was at it. This is a tour of some of the upgrades in our new listing in Carmel Valley. I'll be there today 11am - 2pm - stop by if you can! 11463 Nantucket.
CV Listing Video Tour
A nine-minute walkaround tour - there's a lot to appreciate here!
Open-House Report
Over 100 people attended our open houses over the weekend, and the home was well received. It is rare to see an 80-year old bungalow improved this nicely!
Our First Listing of 2025
Check out our new listing! 506 S. Freeman St. 3 br/2 ba, 992sf YB:1944 LP = $1,399,000 Are you looking for an updated beach bungalow that is walking distance to everything downtown Oceanside has to offer? This is it! Hardwood floors, like-new kitchen and baths, new...
January Listings Are A Precursor
Virtually everyone is reluctant to predict the future of the real estate market. Even most realtors will throw their hands up and declare, "Who knows?". But around here, one fact has been clear and it tells us what we need to know about the rest of the year. The...
Price Adjustments? How Much?
Is having more homes for sale a big deal? The local market has survived everything else, though they were all at lower price points. If price adjustments are needed, what can we expect? I've mentioned how my recent listing in La Costa Oaks got caught up in price war....