The discussion about affiliating with Compass included trying to predict the future of the market, and realtors in general. Historically, there has been a lack of widespread advertising because the realtor business was mostly mom-and-pop operations. But now that big...
Here are examples of some of the wacky stuff that happens in this business, and why it's important to get good help: We represented the buyers of House B, whose sellers were buying their listing agent's personal residence (House A). They had included in their listing...
Choosing the right realtor to sell your home is critical. It's not life-or-death critical. We're just talking about the extra 5% to 10% that is available when effective marketing creates maximum urgency - and the agent's skills and salesmanship creates competition...
The cheerleaders have been saying that the fewer sales this year are being caused by less inventory. Is that the case? Looking at the detached-homes between La Jolla and Carlsbad, the number of houses being listed in 2018 looks about the same as in previous years. ...
A recent client who moved to the Bay Area asked for advice on finding a good agent for assistance in buying a home in a hotly-contested area. My thoughts: Zillow is your best tool - it shows every agent's sales over the last 12 months. Lately a realtor's goal is to...
It was almost four years to the day that the drone visited Robertson Ranch - before the development began. Here is a post from 4/17/2014 when I was still piloting the drone, and hit my peak elevation:...
It took a glaring mistake by a listing agent to expose it, but it makes what Redfin does all the more obvious. This listing was inputted this morning with three extra zeros attached, and she didn't notice for a couple of hours. Maybe because the listing agent hasn't...
They had the big meet-up in the desert - where a 'cohort of startup entrepreneurs; disruptive company founders; top-producing practitioners; owners of brokerages big and small; coaches; executives across new and old franchisors; MLS and association leaders; big data...
What today's home buyers are up against......from realtor.com: Driven by frustrated buyers who rolled over from last year and record-breaking lows in housing inventory, the 2018 spring buying season is expected to be one of the most competitive in years—but buyers are...
Thanks Ryan for the tour of this practically-new 3,146sf house in N. Carlsbad:
