We’re not sure what’s hotter right now… the market or the weather. It feels like summer on all fronts and it’s only mid-March. We’ve closed on some great properties below, have several others moving through escrow, and a few strong ones coming soon. We also highlighted some excellent new listings this week. We’ve been saying it for a while now -- this market has been incredibly resilient, and well-priced homes are selling. The latest numbers from the National Association of Realtors had San...
14 days ago • 6 min read
We skipped our newsletter last week as I was heli-skiing deep in the Caribou Mountains in Canada while Tracie and Kaylee kept our well-oiled real estate machine running smoothly. While it was a pretty bad winter for skiing overall, finishing the season like this was an unexpected bonus. Meanwhile, our endless summer in San Diego continues with amazing weather and sunshine. Sometimes the “sunshine tax” really is worth it. We’ve had a great few weeks working with clients and recently closed...
22 days ago • 6 min read
We are writing offers for clients this week and guess what? We are competing against multiple offers. The market is sitting in an interesting equilibrium right now. Inventory is tight. Buyers are active. Good properties are selling with multiple offers at reasonable prices. The difference is buyers are willing to pay a fair price for a quality home, but they are far less inclined to stretch 10–15% over market value. That dynamic is keeping prices steady, even in competitive situations with...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
As the market heads into the spring selling season, we expect a continuation of the momentum we’ve seen over the past couple of months. We’re seeing a lot of properties go under contract, and the well-priced, well-presented homes are attracting multiple offers. Interest rates have been drifting lower and are primarily in the mid-5% range for most jumbo loans. So far this year, we’ve seen 23 pending and sold homes over $8 million in San Diego. The vast majority have been in La Jolla, Rancho...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
If you have worked with us, you know that Tracie is extremely efficient, organized, detail oriented, and manages escrow like a true professional. When we open a new escrow, we are under a tight timeline to perform and protect our clients. We have a current escrow with an out of town buyer. We can handle 90% of a sale for clients who are out of the area. Tracie is managing about 10 inspections, multiple vendors, phone calls, bids, and estimates. Calls with clients, escrow, title, the seller's...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
With the warmer weather, the market is behaving more like mid-summer than late winter. There is real momentum right now. In conversations with agents across the coast, most are working with active buyers, but there continues to be limited new inventory coming to market. We’re not seeing prices bid up week after week, but homes are selling and good properties are moving. If interest rates were to come down, this could turn into a much faster-moving market. There is a large group of would-be...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
We’ve been BUSY!! We’re incredibly grateful for the trust our clients place in us and for the referrals that continue to come our way. This has been a challenging market for some agents, but we’ve been fortunate to work with exceptional clients who value strategy, communication, and results. That connection is what drives us to fight hard for the best possible outcome every time. We have a great success story below that’s a perfect example of that. We also have some great property picks this...
2 months ago • 7 min read
If the current momentum in the market continues as it has over the last two months, 2026 could be a good year for San Diego real estate. In the first three weeks of January, we have four pending or closed sales. All of them have been cash buyers, and three were multiple-offer situations. While this is a small sample of the market, it’s a real-time, first-person snapshot. We picked five new listings this week. See our commentary below on why we like them. Tracie is putting a fun spin on her...
2 months ago • 5 min read
It has felt like summer in January this past week. Crystal clear skies and great beach weather all around. We have been showing three different out-of-town clients this week, and San Diego really sells itself. This is when we are happy to pay that “sunshine tax” to live here. We had a productive week closing one escrow, opening another, and moving several others forward. Inventory is tight across the board right now, but there have been some great listings hitting the market and they are...
3 months ago • 6 min read