A recent WSJ survey found these to be turn-offs to luxury-home buyers: Granite Jetted bathtubs French doors with mullions (vertical bars between the panes of glass) Unsightly built-in entertainment systems Bidets Heavy brown furniture. Home sellers are smart to...
February might be the worst month of the year for buyers to get a deal. Sellers are bursting with optimism as the selling season gets rolling, and they hope that young couple with 2.2 kids are right around the corner. But how many new listings are there? We've had 74...
Hat tip to SM for sending in this detailed article about Zillow's contest to improve the zestimate. No surprise that the winner was a group of analyzers who blended the algorithms to move the needle a couple of ticks. If they would have asked me, I'd say score each...
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Our new listing of an incredible turn-key 3br/3.5ba, 1,866sf former model home full of light at Costebella in San Marcos - and walking distance to CSUSM! [button link="https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/718-Almond-Rd-San-Marcos-CA-92078/63658173_zpid/"...
We ended up with three offers on our Gladstone listing, and a bidding war! Bidding wars don't just happen; somebody has to spur them on, coordinate them effectively, and keep the focus on winning and losing, and not the price. The home had its foibles too. It only has...
Be careful with those Redfin estimates - they are tied to the list prices. The snip above was taken on January 15th, and the one below was taken last night. It's hard to believe the actual value went up 12% in 48 hours: Should they have the ability to revise their...
This company was mentioned as a favorite of Compass agents, and this video gives a brief sampling of their products. It's incredible what they can do! Virtual staging improves the buyer's first impression of an online listing, but there will be some natural letdown...
Tom's house in South Oceanside was one of the homes that was picked up in that market surge about a month ago. The weather was ideal, rates were rising, there was a bit of a lull before the holidays, and we compared favorably to the other houses for sale nearby. ...
Is there a chance our home values could drop 20% to 30% like we saw in 2009? There aren't enough homeowners who will sell for today's market value. If prices drop, wouldn't there be fewer homeowners interested in selling? Probably - unless there was a panic. Who...
