The one-story ranch houses with detached granny flats are their own category now, and buyers are paying prices that don't compare to other regular homes. This was taped in July when nobody wanted to have anything to do with it. The seller, Joe Walsh's ex-wife, hired a...
We've been actively engaged is selling these two listings over the last 45-60 days, and then found buyers for both houses this weekend. The Bridge House went pending just ten days after a 10% price reduction, which got us down into the next lower bracket of buyers who...
Here's a steamy new real estate video that isn't as sexy as the previous ones we've seen, yet the reaction was so strong that the brokerage took it down and cancelled the open house. The big complaint was that the woman featured wasn't the woman in the photo, but the...
Realtors are fighting the idea of open bids? Agents prefer no rules: Ontario real estate agents are lobbying the province against the mandatory disclosure of offers among competing home buyers in transactions involving multiple bids. The Ontario Real Estate...
This is testimony to what works. Carmel Valley is known to have plenty of drab, older tract houses that lack the snappy look that buyers expect when paying upwards of $2 million dollars. But when a fully remodeled home comes on the market, buyers take notice. ...
A few readers have sent in articles regarding the class-action lawsuit filed about commissions - an excerpt: A class-action lawsuit is seeking to upend the way homes are listed for sale and the commissions paid to agents. The goal, say the plaintiffs, is to make home...
To further examine the off-market phenomenon, here are the first few entries snipped today from Facebook realtor groups: I don't fault the listing agents - this is realtor marketing in 2019, and everyone is doing it so it must be ok. Agents who represent...
The largest agent club in Southern California is growing its membership quickly, as the erosion of the cooperation between brokers continues. We'll hear more about the disrupters, discounters, and consolidation, but the underlying theme is that agents are only going...
When evaluating which agent to hire, the best thing a consumer can do is check their sales history to help determine the agent's level of experience. We've known that Zillow has the 12-month sales history of each agent, but those sales are inputted manually by the...
Looking for a home with a HUGE ocean view? Join us between noon and sunset on Sunday, March 24th to tour 4275 Clearview Drive in Olde Carlsbad! Here is a sample of the view:
