One of the biggest shows of the year rolls into town on Tuesday, and many of us are still scratching our heads about who should headline. I paid to see the Psychedelic Furs play the OAT at SDSU back in the 1980s and always thought they were a fine punk band of the era, but […more]
2956 Canyon Road in South Escondido is IN ESCROW UPDATE: After only ONE DAY on the market, the Seller accepted an excellent offer, and we are already scheduled to close escrow next month! Welcome to South Escondido! Here’s your opportunity to own a five bedroom home on a half acre property, with NO HOA or…
Check out Kate’s Old-Spanish-style one-story listing on 2.27 acres in Olivenhain!
If the reason the housing frenzy stalled was due to higher mortgage rates – and then mortgage rates come down – shouldn’t it ease the concerns? Unfortunately, the national doom-and-gloom is heavy and persuasive, and reliance on ivory-tower guesses can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Shiller once again thinks the U.S. housing market is headed for […more]
The graph above shows how the 2021 off-season wasn’t off by much, with nearly half of the Nov-Jan sales closing over their list price. We probably won’t see that happen this year! On the street, it feels like the off-season is already here, which is fine. The seasonality has been topsy-turvy ever since the pandemic […more]
The pandemic while being hard on many industries, created a boost and flood of capital into the real estate market. Housing has been one of the hottest sectors since Covid-19 came on the world stage. Now that we are overheating with inflation, those juicy low mortgage rates are no longer here. People are now maxed […more]
Our full-price buyers backed out of their purchase of my new listing in La Costa Oaks due to fear of fire. I was there in 1997 when the last fire blew through La Costa – you may remember me being interviewed by Susan Taylor on NBS that night – so I’m aware of the danger. […more]
Yesterday I joined Molly of Real Talk Media for a couple of thoughts about next year’s market: The key to market conditions will be the inventory – no surprise there. If there was a surge of newer McMansions for sale that were upgraded, well-presented, and had decent backyards, it would light the market on fire, […more]
Whoever advertises the most, wins the game. I know agents who spend $25,000 to $50,000 per month! Aug. 4, 2022- Zillow, Inc. and Opendoor Technologies Inc. have announced a multi-year partnership that combines two category leaders to transform how people start their move. The partnership will allow home sellers on the Zillow platform to seamlessly request […more]
The MLS company in Washington state is looking to help with the transition of how buyer-agents get paid. I’m not sure the agents appreciate it though! Could this help sellers see that paying a bounty to buyer-agents would incentivize a sale? The NWMLS, with its 32,000 subscribers, is changing “its rules and its transaction forms […more]