Scripps Ranch Listing Inventory (What inventory?)

Or, as we like to say these days, comps-schmomps. That's what happens when demand exceeds supply. This morning in Scripps Ranch? A whopping 33 detached homes are on the market; if you take away Stonebridge listings, you are... Continue Reading »

My Christmas near the Fiscal Cliff

Well, it would appear that we avoided that whole “end of civilization” thingy. Phew. As one friend put it, if the Mayans were so smart, there would still be Mayans. I am relieved, nonetheless. I still have some unfinished... Continue Reading »

Partying like it’s 2003. Multiple offers – Aargh!

“What’s going on inside that house?” passers-by wonder. “Is it Black Friday again? Do they have cheap TV’s or free iPads? Is someone throwing a party, and we weren’t invited? Or maybe all those... Continue Reading »

Bank of America Short Sale Update – Let the Good Times Roll

  From the OMG files, Bank of America (BAC) recently sent a new advisory to agents who handle short sales. And, as if short sales weren’t already enough fun (and by “fun” I mean “Oh-please-make-it-stop-I-should-have-been-a-ballerina”),... Continue Reading »

Market Boredom, My Daughters, and the Medicare Tax (in that order)

Question: What’s your excuse this time for not blogging for nearly a month, blogging being a medium whose success depends almost entirely on delivering consistent daily, if not weekly, fresh and compelling content? Answer:... Continue Reading »

A Bold Prediction – The San Diego-Imperial County Sunrise Powerlink Project will be completed last June.

Standard & Poors/Case-Shiller® Home Price Indices for June came out yesterday. But you didn’t have to wait until yesterday. Zillow saved you the trouble and predicted last week what Case-Shiller would report yesterday happened... Continue Reading »

Hitting Bottom, Barstow, and Scripps Ranch Market Times

  According to the Wall Street Journal, the “housing bust is over.” Phew! That’s a relief. This article ran last week so, technically, the housing bust was over on July 11. I suppose I was just too busy... Continue Reading »

Scripps Ranch Housing Market Snapshot

Today’s Big Idea – There is nothing boring about a short sale.

(Before we commence with our regularly scheduled programming, a big link-back token of my appreciation to Kyle Lammers at Lender 411 for his uber-nice write up of our little blog. As my daughter, the sixth year Spanish student,... Continue Reading »

Taking precautions when showing your home (and I know)

photo credit: jontintinjordan In a post long ago (Stardate September 23, 2006), I shared a few of the low-lights from my week that was.  This recent post by “Jim the Realtor” Klinge sent me on a trip down memory... Continue Reading »