Ok, ok - I know you don't want to leave San Diego. But for those who gotta do something, check this out. Toll Brothers, one of the best tract builders around - maybe the best around. Brand new one-story homes in the $400,000s Below-market mortgage rates. Yes, you will...
Jim the Realtor
Put Your Foot Down
Pick Up The Pace
Since October, I've been blabbing on and on how there were several reasons why the pent-up supply was finally going to bust loose in 2025. If you want to sell your house this year, you better get on it. It's more than just an isolated or local thing. Look at the stats...
Klinge Realty Group, 2025
The proofs of our new photos are in! I thought this photo captured the current state of the Klinge Realty Group: It's not all about me any more, and everyone is quite happy about that! From left to right: Richard Morgan: Team member since 2009 and all-around great...
Beach Hut
It's rare to find a 10,000sf usable lot this close to the beach, so you really can't blame buyers for paying $1,977,000 (list was $2,050,000). Everything that's wrong here can be fixed with money:
Compass Looking At Berkshire Next
Here's the full story so far but you know what triggered this move. Warren has to be as madder than Reffkin over the arbitrary penalties from the NAR, and their vig was 5x what Compass had to pay: What will be the impact locally? Combining the #1 and #2 brokerages...

Off-Market Sales and The Future
Everyone talks badly about Robert Reffkin/Compass and our stand against the CCP. It's because the industry is so sensitive about the thought of agents hoarding their listings off-market to sell them to their own buyers or to buyers represented by other in-house...
Hoarder’s House For Sale
Hat tip to CBMark to sending in this gem - it's only $599,999 and open today! The problem with the hoarder home is more than just the mess inside and outside. The hoarder home owner "harasses the children of my best friend, which is directly across the street from my...
Path to $3,000,000
We closed the escrow on Clemens today! Bidding wars can typically go up to 10% over the list price. Even a novice agent can pull it off just by having their listing on the open market. But buyers get jittery going any higher than +10% and without having a great agent...
Clear Cooperation is Cooked
The last debacle by Ketchmark cost Compass $52 million - there is no way that we will keep putting ourselves at risk of more lawsuits. It's why Robert Reffkin has been so adamant about disolving the Clear Cooperation Policy, even though he doesn't state it often...