Check out our new listing! 2302 Birdie St., Oceanside 4 br/2.5 ba, 1,944sf YB: 1989 No HOA LP = $1,200,000 Wouldn't you love to find a renovated home on a big lot that is move-in ready? Here you go! Upgraded this year with new flooring & paint, windows,...
Jim the Realtor
Sellers: “Full Price or Higher”
They're not going to give it away! Amid growing economic uncertainty, recession fears, and continuing tariff turmoil, there's a glimmer of hope among homeowners who say that they are still feeling very optimistic about getting top dollar for their properties—with many...
Inventory Watch
The tariff tirade may be dissipating, but the effect on mortgage rates will probably last for months. Higher rates add more sluggishness to an generally-overpriced market but sellers are committed to exploring their price discovery in April. We'll see if loosens up in...
Zillow Views and Saves
Home sellers may have noticed a tally of saves, shares and views on their listings on Zillow and wondered how these metrics compare to other homes on the market. A new Zillow analysis reveals the ideal benchmarks that enhance the chances of selling a property faster...
Homes.com vs Zillow
Everyone will be picking sides now! Dear Jim, This week Zillow Executive Errol Samuelson announced that homes not listed on the MLS within 24 hours of public marketing—won't be published on Zillow "for the life of the listing." Simply put, if your listing is not on...
Off-Market Sales Reality
Yesterday, reader Jim repeated the common belief about the Compass 3-Phase Marketing Plan: Compass isn’t going this route to protect sellers - they are trying to increase their dual agency transactions which will lead to more profits for a publicly traded company. In...
Anza
If living in the rural countryside is acceptable but being closer to San Diego is a must - maybe Anza might work for you! It's only 65 miles from Carlsbad and a place where homes are in the $400,000 - $600,000 range! https://www.homes.com/anza-ca/houses-for-sale/
San Diego Inventory
The March new listings in the San Diego metro area look good with our 12.7% being one of the lowest national increases year-over-year (above). But after a few months of this, the unsolds are starting to stack up: Buyers don't seem to mind, and for them it can only get...
Compass vs. Zillow
Yesterday, Zillow released a statement....an excerpt: Our standards are straightforward: If a listing is marketed directly to consumers without being listed on the MLS and made widely available where buyers search for homes, it will not be published on Zillow. These...
More on Pocket Listings
Let's talk more about my two favorite topics this week: Be Bold and Forge Ahead, in spite of the distractions. Off-market sales. If you are a potential home buyer or seller who is chuckling to yourself about my lame attempt to instill some hope into the marketplace,...