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Jim’s Take on the Market
Fed Rate Cut
The Fed came through yesterday and lowered their rate by 1/4%. It caused mortgage rates to come all the way back to....7%. This is probably as good as it will get for the next few months. The market feels fairly balanced currently, with some tilt towards a buyer's...
More Thoughts on Trump Effect
Most home sellers are reluctant to do much, if anything, to prepare their home for sale. The covid frenzy was very forgiving when buyers were desperate to buy anything at any price - which spoiled sellers (and agents) who were still able to sell homes for retail...
No Change to the CCP
The Clear Cooperation Policy isn't going anywhere, at least not for now: The MLS Technology and Emerging Issues Advisory Board opted not to make a recommendation about CCP or take any other action. But they did turn over the feedback they received to the NAR...

NSDCC October Sales, Prelim
NSDCC Monthly Detached-Home Sales, 2024 Last October, there were 140 NSDCC sales with a median sales price of $2,182,500 ($810/sf). This month's final count should be 160+ sales and a median sales price that's +10% above last October! Statistically, the political...
A Frenzy of Inventory
What would a frenzy of inventory look like? There has only been a 15% year-over-year increase in the number of homes for sale in 2024, which isn't that noticeable, especially to the casual observer. Plus, the top-quality homes still get swept off the market quickly,...
JtR’s Red Alert For 2025
I thought the run-up to the election would cause potential home sellers to wait it out. Wouldn't it make sense to NOT list your home in the month or two before the most contentous election in history? Certainly home sellers would have foresight and believe that buyers...
San Diego Case-Shiller Index, August
San Diego Case-Shiller Index, August 2024 It is typical for pricing to be softer towards the end of the year. In 2023, the decline was limited to the last three months, but this year it started much earlier and the drop has already matched last year's total decline...
South Oceanside Exploding Now
He's not just passing through - Mark Wahlberg is setting up shop in South O: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mark Wahlberg (@markwahlberg)
Six-Months Supply of Inventory
We've heard of the metric that measures the supply and demand in residential real estate sales. Lance called it the key housing metric going into 2025, but he is suspicious of its accuracy: A rule of thumb in real estate is that anything below a 6-month supply of...