When it comes to real estate, it can often feel like a complicated game. But it doesn’t have to. Although having experience with property can give you an edge when you want to get into it as a career, you’ll find that the ins and outs of the housing market can be easy to understand. […]
Three Reasons to Sell Your House
Buying a house is a big moment in many people’s lives. It is not just a transfer of money and the acquisition of a deed, it is a rite of passage that demonstrates that the new homeowner is responsible and financially stable. Due to changes in the economy over the last thirty or forty years, many […]
Raise The Value Of Your Home Using These Five Ideas
If you are planning to sell your home, you may be concerned about whether the market is currently a buyer’s market or a seller’s market. You may be wondering whether you should wait a little while and think about selling your home when you may be able to get a better price for it. This […]
Selling a House in 2017: 4 Reasons it Will be Perfect Timing
Selling a house is all about timing. Selling a house in 2012 was a very different experience when compared to selling a house in 2016. In January 2012, the median time a home in San Diego county was on the market, before it sold was 91 days, while in January 2016 is was only 41 […]
Has the San Diego Real Estate Market Peaked? Incomes will Tell
The median sales price for homes – excluding manufactured homes – in San Diego county in July 2016 was $504,450. In July 2007, the median sales price was $493,000. Uh-oh. When you look at the chart below, you can see sales prices are at 2007 levels right before the real estate crash. So, has the […]
Zestimate Accuracy was 40% off on Former Home of Zillow CEO
The debate on Zestimate accuracy continues. Let’s be clear. Zillow revolutionized the home buying process by introducing the Zestimate, which the company calls a “starting point in determining a home’s value and is not an official appraisal.” Many home buyers and sells forget the fact that the Zestimate is only an automated starting point for […]
Pricing Your Home For Sale is a Marketing Strategy
The first thing everyone considers before selling their home is price. We want to know how much money can we make? Understand that there is a strategy to pricing your home. A mistake many sellers make is pricing the home too high at the beginning and missing out on qualified buyers as the home sits on the […]
Poll Predicts U.S. Home Prices Rise in 2016 by this Amount
A Reuters poll of 24 analysts predicts U.S. home prices are likely to rise 5 percent this year. In 2015, home prices also gained 5 percent, despite everyone expecting a Fed interest rate hike, according to the S&P/Case Shiller composite index of prices in 20 major metropolitan areas. The Fed raised short-term interest rates for the first time in […]