Hopefully the hubbub about realtors' pay will cause consumers to investigate agents more thoroughly, which I've been encouraging for a while. Here's one of my blog posts from 2009 - check the comment section too: by Jim the Realtor | Jul 24, 2009 | Thinking of...
What a great day! Delivering pies and talking real estate - what a privilege! Talking points you might hear over Thanksgiving dinner. - It's too unaffordable. Prices have to adjust. There will be the occasional seller who gets caught in a pinch and has to sell that...
Yesterday, 2,400 Compass agents came to the Rady Shell to hear CEO Robert Reffkin discuss the accomplishments of his clients, the agents. Here are this year's facts to plug into our presentations: Compass #1 in sales volume nationwide last two years. Compass agents...
The first week after the realtor-lawsuit verdict went as expected - chaos, doom, and no sexy alternatives. It will take years to appeal, but it won't matter how it turns out. Buyers are going to be paying their agents. If sellers aren't obligated to pay any commission...
Market conditions in the off-season will be tepid but temporary - buyers will be lying in the weeds, and sellers should wait until the 2024 Spring Selling Season. I don't know how this sale above happened, and it doesn't matter. All that we know is that the seller...
Are you wondering what it is like being a buyer these days - and how we can asisist you? This is a good example. Our buyer above made offers on seven different homes over the last year before winning the right home, at the right price. We survived a five-offer bidding...
The minute I saw this address I knew that it would have a big ocean view because I sold one in here before. It turns out, I sold this very home in 2001 for $257,000 when it was all-original (I rep'd the seller then). It has since sold for $461,000 in 2005, $429,000 in...
Since June, I've been saying "Wait until springtime". Here is what's coming:
Even though I've had a record amount of inquiries already, I don't think there will be many sales early on. The inventory of quality homes is excruciatingly low, the prices are filled with early-season exuberance, the market uncertainty is off the charts, plus come on...
Our new listing in Carmel Valley! Open 12-3 this weekend. Check out this attractively-priced Portico home with fully remodeled kitchen, hardwood floors, 3 bedrooms + loft and downstairs den, sumptuous primary suite with two walk-in closets, and upstairs laundry room....
