Give us a call! (858) 997-3801klingerealty@gmail.comFacebookTwitterInstagramRSSFacebookTwitterInstagramRSSHomeAboutMeet The TeamWhat We DoContactReviewsVideo ReviewsZillow ReviewsPropertiesOur Listings and SalesBlogArchivesMediaABC News NightlineBubbleInfo TVReason TVLA Times Front PageBloombergResourcesCompass ConciergeSchool DataCrime DataWhere to MoveVendorsSelect PageGranny Flat Rent-Sharingby Jim the Realtor | Sep 9, 2019 | ADU, Jim's Take on the Market | 0 commentsThese guys are only operating in the Bay Area, but this is an idea that could spread, especially if they could buy the granny flats for less than $100,000.  They mention the company Node, who is charging $200,000 for a ready-built and installed 600sf ADU if you were to buy direct from them.https://www.rentthebackyard.com/If you are looking for a reasonably-priced granny flat, Amazon has dozens of kits for sale if you don’t mind assembling it yourself – the House-in-a-Box:Link to Amazon Granny FlatsInventory Watchby Jim the Realtor | Sep 9, 2019 | Inventory, Jim's Take on the Market | 0 commentsThis is an interactive graph that compares the number of higher-end new listings per month.We had a little uptick in July, but we settled back down in August.  We only had five more listings last month than we did in August, 2018:Here’s how it looks over ten years – we sure have more high-enders than we used to!(more…)NSDCC August Salesby Jim the Realtor | Sep 7, 2019 | Jim's Take on the Market, North County Coastal, Sales and Price Check | 1 commentYou may remember that July’s numbers were all negative when I reported them on August 11th.However, we had a slew of late-reporters, and July wasn’t as bad as I thought – the closings over $2,000,000 were only down 14% YoY (instead of -38%).LINK HERE for corrected July report.Last month was better – the number of sales over $2,000,000 were +13% year-over-year!NSDCC Detached-Home Sales, August:Year# Closed SalesAvg $$/sfMedian $$/sfMedian SP# of $2M Sales2017279$549/sf$452/sf$1,245,000632018276$534/sf$467/sf$1,320,000602019261$589/sf$500/sf$1,360,00068Latest YoY-5%+10%+7%+3%+13%Get Good Help!Back to the Wall?by Jim the Realtor | Sep 6, 2019 | Compass, Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor | 1 commentThe way this is going, Realogy is going to get stripped down and sold for parts:With his back against the mats, Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider considered selling the brokerage to its chief rival: Compass.In a statement Friday, the SoftBank-backed brokerage said Schneider even proposed a plan where the arch enemies would form a joint venture — a proposal Compass said it declined.The statement was made in conjunction with Compass’ motion to dismiss an explosive lawsuit filed by Realogy earlier this summer. In the suit, Realogy accused Compass of illegal business practices, including “predatory” poaching and attempts at collusion.“The motion reveals the lawsuit for what it is: an act of desperation in respons